| MakeMyTrip promotes responsible travel through green initiative Posted: 09 Dec 2009 03:17 AM PST
| MakeMyTrip promotes responsible travel through green initiative Posted: MakeMyTrip is offering travellers the opportunity to reduce their impact on the environment and travel responsibly. Air passengers booking tickets on the website receive an estimation of their carbon footprint for the journey and the opportunity to offset it by contributing towards aforrestation programmes run under the aegis of GiveIndia (http://www.giveindia.org/c─48─environment.aspx) by Seva Mandir (http://www.sevamandir.org/) in Rajasthan. GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows donors to support a cause of their choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinised for transparency and credibility.<br><br>MakeMyTrip has witnessed a good response to this initiative from travellers. Within a month since its launch, the programme has resulted in collection of over Rs two lakh, used entirely for planting trees. On ground, this translates into the planting of 18, 000 trees and a green cover of 50,000 square feet. | | KLM and Garuda Indonesia plan to code share flights between Singapore and Denpasar, Bali Posted: According to a report in asiatraveltips.com, Garuda Indonesia and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are planning to launch code share flights between Singapore and Denpasar, Bali. The two airlines are also looking at working closely in the maintenance of aircraft components. By code sharing with Garuda Indonesia, KLM can offer its customers daily connections between Singapore and Denpasar. In turn, Garuda Indonesia's passengers will gain access to greater frequency between these destinations. <br><br>KLM now flies three times weekly from Amsterdam to Singapore and onward to Denpasar. From mid─January 2010 KLM's frequency will increase to four flights a week, while Garuda Indonesia flies this route daily. The maintenance agreements will offer KLM the opportunity to contract out the maintenance to Garuda Maintenance Facilities AeroAsia, which services PT Garuda, the national airline. | | Accorhotels.com launches iPhone application Posted: Accor has teamed up with Apple to provide iPhone users with free access to an application enabling them to book a room in over 3,000 Accor hotels worldwide, directly from their iPhone via www.accorhotels.com. This means bookings for Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Mercure, Novotel, Suitehotel, Adagio, ibis, All Seasons, Etap and Formule 1 hotels can now be accessed by 30 million iPhone users.<br><br>According to a report in etravelblackboardasia.com, developed with Haiku, a provider of mobile solutions, the easy─to─use application takes advantage of Apple's intuitive browsing capabilities and offers additional services, including geolocation features that enable users to search for the nearest hotels or calculate itineraries in real time. It also includes a personalised service that memorises current reservations and favourite hotels and synchronises with the iPhone contacts. <br><br>When booking via iPhone, users also benefit from secure payment processing and access promotional offers in Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Adagio, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap Hotel, hotelF1 and Formule 1 hotels around the world. | | Jet Airways to introduce direct services on Mumbai─Dhaka sector, effective December 23, 2009 Posted: Jet Airways will introduce new direct services on the Mumbai─Dhaka─Mumbai sectors, aboard its state─of─the─art Boeing 737─800 aircraft, effective December 23, 2009. This will be Jet Airways' third flight to Bangladesh from India, and will connect Dhaka with several destinations across North America, Europe and the ASEAN region, as well as eight destinations across the Gulf, over the airline's Mumbai hub. The airline currently flies daily from Delhi and Kolkata to Dhaka.<br><br>The new Mumbai─Dhaka flight will initially operate six days a week, with the exception of Tuesdays. Effective March 29, 2010, it will be a daily flight. Flight 9W 276 will depart Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 08:30 hrs, arriving in Dhaka's Zia International Airport at 13:00 hrs. Flight 9W 275 will then depart Dhaka at 14:30 hrs, arriving in Mumbai at 16:10 hrs. | | Civil Aviation Minister presents status of development works of non─metro airports by AAI in Lok Sabha Posted: According to a PIB release, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel recently informed the Lok Sabha that the development works by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been completed at various non─metro airports, and in many the work is scheduled to be completed by 2009─10. <br><br>Patel mentioned the details of development works completed by AAI at various non─metro airports are as follows: Vizag (Andhra Pradesh)─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Guwahati (Assam)─ extension of runway; Mangalore (Karnataka)─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Agati(Lakshadweep)─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Raipur (Madhya Pradesh)─ construction of new apron; Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh)─ construction of new apron at; Aurangabad (Maharashtra) ─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Nagpur (Maharashtra)─ construction of new international arrival hall and expansion of existing terminal building; Amritsar (Punjab)─ extension of runway, expansion of apron and terminal building, construction of new terminal building; Jaipur (Rajasthan)─ construction of new international terminal complex; | | HP tourism department imparts training to registered house owners under 'Home stay scheme' Posted: According to a PTI report, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism department is imparting training to registered house owners under 'Home stay scheme', keeping in view the rush of tourists in the hill state during winters. Manisha Nanda, Principal Secretary Tourism, Himachal Pradesh said that through the scheme, the state tourism department is popularising Rural Tourism in the state. A total 176 houses across the state were registered under the scheme. Nanda also asked officials to conduct regular inspections of hotels keeping in view winter rush of visitors. <br><br>Arun Sharma, Director Tourism, Himachal Pradesh said that the state has received Rs 166 crore from the Centre for developing tourism circuit and destination development scheme during last seven years. | | Indian Railways revenue earnings up by 8.74 per cent during April─ November 2009 Posted: According to a PIB release, the total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during April 1, 2009– November 30, 2009 were Rs 55586.69 crore compared to Rs 51117.55 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.74 per cent. <br><br>The total passenger revenue earnings during first eight months of the financial year 2009─10 were Rs 15597.44 crore compared to Rs 14440.92 crore during the same period last year, registering an increase of 8.01 per cent. <br><br>The total goods earnings have gone up from Rs 34394.97 crore during April 1, 2008 –November 30, 2008 to Rs 37337.46 crore during April 1, 2009–November 30, 2009, an increase of 8.56 per cent. <br><br>The revenue earnings from other coaching amounted to Rs 1501.62 crore during April─November 2009 compared to Rs 1297.69 crore during the same period last year, an increase of 15.71 per cent. <br><br>The total approximate numbers of passengers booked during April─November 2009 were 4937.73 million compared to 4717.56 million during the same period last year, showing an increase of 4.67 per cent. | | Air India proposes ten per cent cut in wages of about 150 expatriate pilots Posted: According to a PTI report, under pressure from its pilot unions, Air India is understood to have proposed a ten per cent cut in the salaries of about 150 expatriate pilots. A source familiar with the development said that this decision is being mulled on as the pilot unions have demanded equal pay package than that of the foreign pilots. In addition, the management is also considering slashing bonuses of foreign pilots by 50 per cent and stopping reimbursement of their travelling allowances. <br><br>Currently, there are around 810 expatriate pilots employed by five airlines──Air India, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, IndiGo and SpiceJet. Air India alone has around 153 pilots, besides 1,253 Indian pilots and about 200 trainees. A major demand of the Indian pilots unions like Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild, who had recently gone on agitation, has been to curtail the packages offered to the expatriate pilots as a cost─cutting measure and ensure equality in Indian and foreign pilots' pays and allowances. | | Qatar Airways launches flights between Doha and Melbourne Posted: Qatar Airways has launched flights between Doha and Melbourne. The new route signals the beginning of Qatar Airways' operations to Australia, and adds another continent to the airline's rapidly expanding global network. Melbourne becomes the airline's 85th destination and fourth new route of 2009. The airline plans to launch flights to Sydney next year. <br><br>Qatar Airways is operating its new aircraft – a Boeing 777─200LR delivered recently – on the route, flying initially three─times─a─week on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Flight QR030 will depart from Doha International Airport on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday at 12:45 pm, and arrive in Melbourne at 22:25 pm. On the return leg, Flight QR031 will depart from Melbourne International Airport on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday at 23:55 pm, and arrive in Doha at 06:25 am following day. <br><br>Effective January 1, 2010, Flight QR030 will depart daily from Doha International Airport at 12:45 pm, and arrive in Melbourne at 22:25pm. Flight QR031 will depart daily from Melbourne International Airport at 23:55 pm, and arrive in Doha at 06: 25 am following day. | | MoT extends Visit India 2009 campaign till March 2010 Posted: Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has extended the Visit India 2009 campaign till March 2010 as the recent swine flu scare and global economic meltdown continue to affect Foreign Tourist Arrival (FTA) numbers in the country. The campaign was launched in the beginning of the year as one of the initiative to give a fillip to tourist arrivals, which had dipped significantly post Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008. The campaign also offers buy─one─get─one─free deals in air tickets and hotel stays. Leading hotel chains and airlines such as The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), East India Hotels, ITC Group, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Air India among others are partners in this campaign. <br><br>According to a report in The Financial Express, earlier, the campaign was supposed to run till December 2009. Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism said that its scope has now been extended till the 'end of the season.' “The campaign will now run till March 2010 instead of December─end this year. It will help attract tourists during the festive season and I expect the Commonwealth Games 2010 to be another attraction after that,” said Selja. | | MakeMyTrip promotes responsible travel through green initiative Posted: MakeMyTrip is offering travellers the opportunity to reduce their impact on the environment and travel responsibly. Air passengers booking tickets on the website receive an estimation of their carbon footprint for the journey and the opportunity to offset it by contributing towards aforrestation programmes run under the aegis of GiveIndia (http://www.giveindia.org/c─48─environment.aspx) by Seva Mandir (http://www.sevamandir.org/) in Rajasthan. GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows donors to support a cause of their choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinised for transparency and credibility.<br><br>MakeMyTrip has witnessed a good response to this initiative from travellers. Within a month since its launch, the programme has resulted in collection of over Rs two lakh, used entirely for planting trees. On ground, this translates into the planting of 18, 000 trees and a green cover of 50,000 square feet. | | MakeMyTrip promotes responsible travel through green initiative Posted: MakeMyTrip is offering travellers the opportunity to reduce their impact on the environment and travel responsibly. Air passengers booking tickets on the website receive an estimation of their carbon footprint for the journey and the opportunity to offset it by contributing towards aforrestation programmes run under the aegis of GiveIndia (http://www.giveindia.org/c─48─environment.aspx) by Seva Mandir (http://www.sevamandir.org/) in Rajasthan. GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows donors to support a cause of their choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinised for transparency and credibility.<br><br>MakeMyTrip has witnessed a good response to this initiative from travellers. Within a month since its launch, the programme has resulted in collection of over Rs two lakh, used entirely for planting trees. On ground, this translates into the planting of 18, 000 trees and a green cover of 50,000 square feet. | | MakeMyTrip promotes responsible travel through green initiative Posted: MakeMyTrip is offering travellers the opportunity to reduce their impact on the environment and travel responsibly. Air passengers booking tickets on the website receive an estimation of their carbon footprint for the journey and the opportunity to offset it by contributing towards aforrestation programmes run under the aegis of GiveIndia (http://www.giveindia.org/c─48─environment.aspx) by Seva Mandir (http://www.sevamandir.org/) in Rajasthan. GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows donors to support a cause of their choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinised for transparency and credibility.<br><br>MakeMyTrip has witnessed a good response to this initiative from travellers. Within a month since its launch, the programme has resulted in collection of over Rs two lakh, used entirely for planting trees. On ground, this translates into the planting of 18, 000 trees and a green cover of 50,000 square feet. | | KLM and Garuda Indonesia plan to code share flights between Singapore and Denpasar, Bali Posted: According to a report in asiatraveltips.com, Garuda Indonesia and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are planning to launch code share flights between Singapore and Denpasar, Bali. The two airlines are also looking at working closely in the maintenance of aircraft components. By code sharing with Garuda Indonesia, KLM can offer its customers daily connections between Singapore and Denpasar. In turn, Garuda Indonesia's passengers will gain access to greater frequency between these destinations. <br><br>KLM now flies three times weekly from Amsterdam to Singapore and onward to Denpasar. From mid─January 2010 KLM's frequency will increase to four flights a week, while Garuda Indonesia flies this route daily. The maintenance agreements will offer KLM the opportunity to contract out the maintenance to Garuda Maintenance Facilities AeroAsia, which services PT Garuda, the national airline. | | Accorhotels.com launches iPhone application Posted: Accor has teamed up with Apple to provide iPhone users with free access to an application enabling them to book a room in over 3,000 Accor hotels worldwide, directly from their iPhone via www.accorhotels.com. This means bookings for Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Mercure, Novotel, Suitehotel, Adagio, ibis, All Seasons, Etap and Formule 1 hotels can now be accessed by 30 million iPhone users.<br><br>According to a report in etravelblackboardasia.com, developed with Haiku, a provider of mobile solutions, the easy─to─use application takes advantage of Apple's intuitive browsing capabilities and offers additional services, including geolocation features that enable users to search for the nearest hotels or calculate itineraries in real time. It also includes a personalised service that memorises current reservations and favourite hotels and synchronises with the iPhone contacts. <br><br>When booking via iPhone, users also benefit from secure payment processing and access promotional offers in Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Adagio, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap Hotel, hotelF1 and Formule 1 hotels around the world. | | Civil Aviation Minister presents status of development works of non─metro airports by AAI in Lok Sabha Posted: According to a PIB release, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel recently informed the Lok Sabha that the development works by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been completed at various non─metro airports, and in many the work is scheduled to be completed by 2009─10. <br><br>Patel mentioned the details of development works completed by AAI at various non─metro airports are as follows: Vizag (Andhra Pradesh)─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Guwahati (Assam)─ extension of runway; Mangalore (Karnataka)─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Agati(Lakshadweep)─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Raipur (Madhya Pradesh)─ construction of new apron; Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh)─ construction of new apron at; Aurangabad (Maharashtra) ─ construction of new integrated terminal building; Nagpur (Maharashtra)─ construction of new international arrival hall and expansion of existing terminal building; Amritsar (Punjab)─ extension of runway, expansion of apron and terminal building, construction of new terminal building; Jaipur (Rajasthan)─ construction of new international terminal complex; | | 'Tourism and hospitality industry as a whole has a bright future ahead' ─ Sunil Sikka, Head – Marketing and Business Development, WelcomHeritage Posted: <IMG height=75 alt=sunil_sikka_small.jpg src="http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/NewsImages/sunil_sikka_small.jpg" width=65 align=left border=0><b>Sunil Sikka</b><br>Head – Marketing and Business Development, WelcomHeritage | | Come 'Know' about: Tourism Australia Posted: Setting up a representation company in India a decade ago, currently Tourism Australia is one of the most active National Tourist Office (NTO) in India. Known as a long─haul destination, today Indians love visiting the Aussie land for leisure, visiting friends and relatives, education and often for business. The tourism board with its portal (<a href="http://www.tourism.australia.com" rel="nofollow" target="blank">www.tourism.australia.com</a>) keeps the global travel trade updated on the latest trends, news, happenings, states and events. To further enhance the destination knowledge among the travel trade, it also offers destination specialist programmes. Apart from providing up─to─date information on B2B and B2C level, the tourism board also organises workshops, seminars, road shows and campaigns to keep the brand 'Australia' on top─of─the─mind of travellers. <br><br>Highlighting the growing potential of the Indian market for Australia, Abhilasha Jain, Country Manager – India, Tourism Australia said, “India is one of our fastest growing markets and the number of Indian travellers to Australia has been consistently increasing over the past few years. | |
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