‘Hunar Se Rozgar Tak’ programme announced by Union Minister for Tourism

Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India has outlined several new initiatives for the programme Hunar Se Rozgar Tak (HSR) during the 12th Five-Year Plan. This information was provided by Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister for Tourism, while addressing the meeting of the Consultative Committee of...

Emirates’ to Fly: Dublin to Dubai

STARTING next year Emirates will launch a daily Dublin (Ireland) to Dubai (UAE) service carrying 15 tonnes of belly-hold cargo. Emirates SkyCargo is already active in Ireland, primarily transporting goods through Manchester and London (both UK). Pharmaceuticals, which make up nearly a quarter of Ireland’s...

Bahrain destroys ‘explosive’ package

SECURITY forces were on high alert after it was reported that a package containing explosives was discovered and destroyed at Bahrain’s airport. Bahrain’s interior ministry reported that explosives were discovered but later amended that, saying: “after examining [the] package at [the] lab it turns...

Decline in Air Freight Continues

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for October. Cargo demand was 4.7% below the same month in 2010 while passenger traffic showed a 3.6% rise over previous year levels. “Cargo is the story of the month.  Since mid-year the market has shrunk by almost...

Recession lingers over LAX

OCTOBER 2011 volumes at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are worse than those during October 2008 when the recession hit. This October volumes dropped 10.7 per cent, as Asian imports remained weak. There has been no notable growth – except 0.8 per cent between September and October, as ocean...

Air Cargo forecast for 2012, revised by IATA

While Boeing is forecasting a longterm surge in air cargo demand, a more sobering view was expressed by The International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday. The immediate short-term outlook is so dim, in fact, that IATA announced revisions to its industry forecast. This is in marked contrast...

Presentation made by Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board before IAAI Tamilnadu State Committee

Mr. Nazrul Izwan Ismail, Consul (Consular & Immigration) ,Malaysian High Commission as Chief Guest

IAAI Trichy Regional Committee Meeting Held on 26th At SRM Hotel,Trichy

Pegasus Solutions launches OpenFlex

Pegasus Solutions has launched OpenFlex as the debut offering from its Open Hospitality® service. A mobile website design solution, OpenFlex allows hotels to deliver promotional offers correctly formatted for any mobile device. OpenFlex ensures that the hotels are capable of seizing business opportunities...

Spain more popular among Britons

T h e l a t e s t f i g u r e s f r om HomeAway.co.uk, the UK’s number one holiday rentals website, show Spain was the most popular destination for summer holidays in 2011. In terms of the number of booking enquiries for breaks in Q3 2011, Malaga Province and Majorca claimed first and second place,...