Tourism Security

India attack spurs tighter tourism security

American officials and security experts say the deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai will undoubtedly cause Western-style hotels and tourist spots around the world to beef up their safeguards.

Mumbai

Commandos battle room by room to save tourists

Indian commandos were fighting room-to-room battles last night to clear armed militants from three sites in Mumbai, including two luxury hotels, more than 24 hours after a series of devastating attack

Offers Full Support And Solidarity To India

UNWTO condemns attacks in Mumbai

MADRID, Spain – UNWTO secretary-general Francesco Frangialli has condemned the series of deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India’s commercial capital and largest city.

India

Meltdown: Tourism sector to be hit further

NEW DELHI - Indian tourism, already hit by the global meltdown, will be further impacted by Wednesday night's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, according
to India Inc.

India Terror Attacks

Another terrorist attack in India, at least 80 feared dead

India’s capital of Mumbai has been targeted by terror attacks killing at least 80, by last count.

Carnage In Mumbai

Multiple attacks in Mumbai leave at least 80 dead, hostages held in two Mumbai hotels

MUMBAI, India – Teams of heavily armed gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular tourist attraction and a crowded train station in at least seven attacks in India's financial capital, killing at least

JAL Hotels will operate luxury hotels for DB Hospitality Private Limited

JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. plans new Nikko Hotels in India

TOKYO - JAL Hotels Co., Ltd.

Obaboom

Invoking Obama, young parliamentarians call for change in India

New Delhi, India - While the youth vote in the United States carried Barack Obama to victory in this month’s presidential elections, young Indian parliamentarians speaking at the World Economic Foru

India

India turning affordable, quality option for medical tourists

BANGALORE - India is soon growing to be a popular medical destination following the availability of health care facilities that matched

India

Tourists in India in samosa shock

A Dutch couple visiting India's Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, the spicy potato-stuffed snack.

Recognizing His Contribution To The Travel Industry

Peter Kerkar, CEO, Cox and Kings India, Ltd. wins WTM Global Award

MUMBAI - Mr. Peter Kerkar, Global CEO, Cox and Kings India, Ltd.

India

Man arrested for molesting Spanish tourist in Kerala

Kannur (Kerala) - Kerala, a popular destination for foreign tourists, started its annual tourism season on a wrong note with an allegedly drunken man molesting a Spanish woman. He has been arrested.

India

Airline crews begin to feel the heat

New Delhi - Nearly 150 trained pilots holding commercial licences and hundreds of airhostesses have been rendered jobless, as the economic slowdown is forcing airlines to either ground a significant p

Svelte Hotel & Personal Suites Will Be Their First Hotel

Preferred Hotel Group partners with Tristar Hotels in India

HONG KONG - Preferred Hotel Group is pleased to announce its partnership with Tristar Hotels Private, Ltd. and to welcome its first hotel - Svelte Hotel & Personal Suites.

Emirates

Emirates airline spreading wings in India

DUBAI - The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) national airline Emirates is embarking on a major expansion drive in India this winter with the addition of
31 flights a week.

India's medical tourism: a tale of tainted blood, stolen kidneys and riches offshore

India's medical tourism has taken a hard knock in the tourism industry following the release of an Indian government "money trail" investigation linking it to a "multimillion dollar" international rac

India

Solve German rape case, it is affecting tourism: Minister

Panaji - Goa's Tourism Minister Fransisco Pacheco on Sunday asked State Home Minister Ravi Naik to take the alleged German girl rape case to its logical conclusion as the case is affecting state's tou

France

France woos Indian tourists

France is hard-selling itself to India as a viable tourist destination with new locales and two new campaigns specifically for the Indian holiday crowd.

India

No bailout to any airline: Patel

New Delhi - Under attack from MPs for offering relief to private airlines at the "cost of common man", the Government on Thursday denied that any financial bailout package has been given to any airlin

India

Tourism department wishes to sell its sick hotels, finds few takers

Lucknow - The much-hyped privatisation of hotels and other property owned by Uttar Pradesh Tourism has received a lukewarm response.