As ties thaw, India resumes tourist visas for Chinese nationals

India has resumed tourist visas for Chinese nationals after a five-year hiatus, signaling a thaw in relations ahead of a possible visit by PM Modi to ...

Goa renews call for visa-on-arrival as international arrivals rise

Tourism Minister Rohan A. Khaunte has urged the Centre to extend visa-on-arrival facilities to Goa, citing an increase in foreign tourist arrivals and...

MakeMyTrip rolls out global experiences booking platform for Indian travellers

MakeMyTrip has launched a global Tours and Attractions booking platform offering over 200,000 experiences across 1,100 cities in 130 countries. Design...

Hotel bookings rise 41% as Indians turn Independence Day into long weekend break

Hotel bookings across Indian leisure destinations have surged by 41 per cent ahead of the Independence Day weekend, according to World on Holiday by R...

Foreign spends continue to decline, fall to $2.3bn in May

Overseas remittances by Indian residents decreased to USD 2.3 billion in May 2025, continuing a downward trend from previous months. This decline is a...

Mahindra Holidays posts 69% standalone profit growth, eyes 10,000-key target by FY30

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India has reported a 69 per cent rise in standalone profit and an 18 per cent increase in consolidated profit year-on-year...

Air India warned over 'systemic' lapses in fatigue management and training, documents show

Air India faces regulatory scrutiny for safety standard breaches. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued warnings about crew fatigue managem...

Alaska Air reinstates profit forecast as travel demand improves

Alaska Air Group has reinstated its full-year profit forecast, buoyed by increased passenger traffic and stronger pricing, though it anticipates a low...

Southwest Airlines earnings hit by weak US travel demand

Southwest Airlines announced a disappointing quarterly profit and revenue due to weak travel demand. The airline cited economic uncertainty as a facto...

Indian students flagged difficulty in obtaining US student visa appointments: Govt to Parliament

In a written response to a query in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh also said the MEA took up the matter w...

Club Med appoints Stephane Maquaire as President and CEO

Club Med Holding has named Stephane Maquaire as its new President and CEO, following a rigorous succession process led by outgoing chief Henri Giscard...

Goa govt halts new Rent-a-Cab licenses due to rising accidents, congestion issues

The Goa government has temporarily halted issuing new Rent-a-Cab licenses due to increasing safety and traffic concerns from self-driven rental vehicl...