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Munich Airport and Lufthansa start testing of humanoid robot in Terminal 2

“Josie Pepper” to provide information to passengers She is 120 centimeters tall, with sparkling, round eyes and a pleasant voice: Starting today, “Josie Pepper” the robot will be answering questions

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VFS Global launches new centre on behalf of Cyprus in Goa

VFS Global now accepts visa applications on behalf of Cyprus at their new centre in Panjim, Goa. Residents of Goa planning a visit to Cyprus can now apply for their

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South African Tourism trade delegation arrives in India to define targets and strategy for 2018

South African Tourism begins 2018 with the 15th edition of its biggest travel trade initiative in India. South African Tourism’s Roadshow will travel to five Indian cities; Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore,

Aviation

India’s Air Odisha secures scheduled operator permit

Air Odisha (Bhubaneswar) has received a scheduled air operator permit from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), allowing it to launch scheduled operations planned to commence on February 17. “We

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SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh awarded ‘EY Entrepreneur of the year 2017 for Business Transformation’

SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh — widely acknowledged as a turnaround specialist — was named ‘Indian Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 for Business Transformation’ by Ernst & Young

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Overnight inter-city travel by trains could soon be at 250 kmph

Overnight intercity travel could soon get faster as railways plans to run trains at a speed of 200-250 kmph on new high speed corridors to be announced in April this year. Railways minister Piyush Goyal has

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Thomas Cook India honoured with Best Risk Management Award

Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. was honoured with the prestigious award for Best Risk Management Practices at the 4th edition of The ICICI Lombard-CNBC TV18 India Risk Management Awards 2018. Presented by

Destinations

Cruise terminal in Chennai to be ready in a month

Chennai’s status as a holiday destination for cruise ships is set to get a boost in two years. To lure tourist operators, the Union shipping ministry has offered them special

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Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train gets a makeover under Indian Railways Operation Swarn

Passengers on the Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express are in for a delight as the Indian Railways has introduced new coaches for the superfast air-conditioned train under Operation Swarn. The new coaches

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Maldives tries to fight off travel alerts as tourists stay away

Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week, tour operators say, despite government assurances things are