Emirates Skywards and ICICI Bank announce new co-branded credit card in India
Dubai, UAE: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has partnered with ICICI Bank, a leading bank in India, to launch a co-branded credit card – Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Credit Card. The co-branded credit card will enable customers to earn Skywards Miles quickly on travel, lifestyle and everyday spending. The Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank […]
Working holidaymakers make welcome return to NZ
Tourism operators are looking forward to welcoming working holidaymakers as they return to New Zealand from today. Working Holiday Visa holders and some skilled workers can now enter New Zealand with no self-isolation requirements. This is a big step on the road to recovery for the tourism industry, Tourism Industry Aotearoa says. “Working holidaymakers will […]
VisitBritain gears up to host global online trade event ExploreGB Virtual
VisitBritain is gearing up to host virtually its flagship global travel trade event ExploreGB, from 21 to 25 March. ExploreGB Virtual is bringing together more than 330 global buyers to connect online and do business with 370 tourism industry suppliers and destinations from across the UK. The five-day programme of virtual events gives destinations and […]
TripAdmit signs agreement with Air Serbia to offer tours and activities
Wednesday, 9th March 2022: TripAdmit today announced that it has signed a contract with Air Serbia to provide its passengers with the ability to select and book from a full range of tours and activities in the destinations served by the airline. TripAdmit has produced a fully customised and bespoke white-label solution for the airline. […]
Pitch for up to $500,000 of investment at the first-ever ATM Draper-Aladdin Start-up Competition
Taking place on the Travel Tech Stage at Arabian Travel Market 2022, the inaugural competition will give up to 15 start-ups from travel and transportation, hospitality tech, and experiences and attractions the opportunity to pitch to industry judges and investors Up to fifteen start-ups from across the tourism and hospitality sector will be given the […]
New Dates for PATA Annual Summit 2022
BANGKOK — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced new dates for the next PATA Annual Summit. Originally scheduled to take place live and in-person in March, the forum will now be held from October 25- 27, 2022 in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The event will be the first time that the not-for-profit travel […]
South African Tourism aims to achieve 64% YoY growth in arrivals from India in 2022
India retains its place amongst the top-3 focus markets for South African Tourism Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Pune continue to be top Indian source markets to South Africa Over 1 in 4 Indian arrivals to South Africa are motivated by MICE Ahmedabad emerges as one of the fastest-growing source markets in India Delhi: To accelerate […]
D/A’s January report reveals a 12-month high in consumer confidence in the Saudi economy and UAE’s private sector
In Saudi Arabia, consumer sentiment in the economy is returning to near full confidence at 91.3% positivity as per the January Sila Consumer Sentiment Index report Tourism activity driven by enthusiasm surrounding Expo 2020 Dubai and some of the highest hotel occupancy rates in the world, supporting a 1.5% month-on-month uptick in overall UAE consumer […]
OTM Mumbai, the first major International Travel Tradeshow to promote tourism post-pandemic
OTM Mumbai is being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre from March 14th to 16th, 2022. Organised after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the show will witness 600+ exhibitors from over 20 countries, 29 Indian States, and 7 Union Territories. It will be the first international travel trade show since the pandemic. “Tourism […]
South African Tourism Accelerates India Travel Recovery Efforts with 4-city Roadshow
Mumbai: Building on its extensive recovery efforts in India, South African Tourism is all set to host their biggest, independent travel trade initiative in India – their annual Roadshow. This in-person roadshow will be the first mega-event post-pandemic and will travel to the 4 Indian cities of Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai from 07th to 11th March 2022. […]
