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Railways to launch a mobile application for booking flight tickets
The integrated mobile app will cater to various needs of passengers like booking porter, retiring room, ordering food besides train tickets. It is being developed by the CRIS, the Railways’
Exempt cruise tourism under GST regime: Shipping Ministry
The shipping ministry has asked the GST Council to exempt cruise tourism under the new indirect tax regime, in line with major cruising nations. At present, cruise tourism is not
Goa gets second allotment of CFA to the tune of Rs. 100 crore under Phase II of Swadesh Darshan
The Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Govt. of Goa, Manohar Ajgaonkar has announced the allotment of Rs. 100 crore to Goa by the Union Ministry for Tourism under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed by
An Appsolutely friendly complaint registration system for tourists
Working almost in sync with Goa Tourism to give tourists a platform to address their woes on transportation issues, the Directorate of Transport, Govt. of Goa has launched a Complaint Registration mobile app. The App, provides a convenient facility
Travel paperless in premium trains soon
From October, it will be possible to get reservation in prominent trains going via Lucknow using a mobile ticket application.Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to introduce the service in premium
Air India launches Delhi-Washington flight
State-owned Air India on Thursday launched its first flight to Washington DC from New Delhi, thereby adding its fifth destination in the US. Air India has deployed its 238-seater Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft to
Exemption on service charge on train tickets till September
The service charges on booking train tickets online through IRCTC range from Rs 20 to Rs 40 per ticket. Train passengers will continue to get benefits of a service charge
Indian Railways to announce 360-day advance rail booking period for foreigners
Foreigners are also not allowed to book tickets in Suvidha trains that cater to last minute travel planners. The aim is to provide adequate time to foreigners and NRIs to
DHL Express inaugurates its expanded Delhi Gateway, doubling India’s export capacity
Export clearance capacity to increase by 100% and imports by 60% Capacity increased to handle 10mn shipments per annum DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, today opened
Cruise policy next month, India to attract 700 vessels says Gadkari
The idea is to put India on the global cruise map which is seen to create about 2.5 lakh jobs and boost growth A cruise tourism policy is in the
