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Attack sites draw tourists, inspire music, comics

Anniversary Of Mumbai Attack

Attack sites draw tourists, inspire music, comics

By Rina Chandran

MUMBAI - Fancy a painting depicting the horror of last November's attacks in Mumbai?

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Tourism Authority of Thailand opens second India office in Mumbai

Expects 530,000 Arrivals From India

Tourism Authority of Thailand opens second India office in Mumbai

By eTN Staff Writer

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New Delhi Office announced that TAT will open its second India office in the city of Mumbai on November 2, 2009.

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Kingfisher Airlines to launch flights from Singapore to Mumbai

Beginning September 17, 2009

Kingfisher Airlines to launch flights from Singapore to Mumbai

By eTN Staff Writer

Kingfisher Airlines, India's only five-star airline rated by Skytrax, today announced that beginning September 17, 2009, it would commence daily non-stop flights from Singapore to Mumbai.

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New codeshare agreement between Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic on Mumbai-London route

Frequent Flyers

New codeshare agreement between Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic on Mumbai-London route

By eTN Staff Writer

Jet Airways is pleased to announce a codeshare agreement with Virgin Atlantic beginning May 6, 2009.

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New flights connecting Mumbai with Jeddah and Riyadh

Daily Flights

New flights connecting Mumbai with Jeddah and Riyadh

By eTN Staff Writer

Effective June 14, 2009, Jet Airways will launch services to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the introduction of daily, direct services from Mumbai to the Saudi Arabian administrative and commercial

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R.O.A.R.: Why no commission in India won’t work

Airline No Commission

R.O.A.R.: Why no commission in India won’t work

By Hector Dsouza

Am giving below a number of reasons why “no commission” will not work in India.

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New air service launches between Kuwait and Mumbai

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

New air service launches between Kuwait and Mumbai

By eTN Staff Writer

Jet Airways today launched its daily, direct service to Kuwait from Mumbai.

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Jet Airways and SICCL arbitration moves to Mumbai High Court

Takeover Of Sahara Airlines

Jet Airways and SICCL arbitration moves to Mumbai High Court

By eTN Staff Writer

Jet Airways has been informed that SICCL (Sahara India Commercial Corporation Limited) has moved an application in the Mumbai High Court for executing the award of the arbitrators in the arbitration r

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Virgin Atlantic halts Mumbai service

Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic halts Mumbai service

By thehindubusinessline.com

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways has been forced to slam the brakes on its Mumbai-London operations from May thanks to a double whammy of the economic slowdown and excess capacity.

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New air service between Mumbai and Lucknow

Jet Airways To Launch New Connection

New air service between Mumbai and Lucknow

By eTN Staff Writer

Effective March 29, 2009, Jet Airways will introduce its first service on the Mumbai-Lucknow sector.

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Thai tourism gets Indian treatment

Thai-India Relations

Thai tourism gets Indian treatment

By eTN Staff Writer

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), together with Thai Trade Center and The Bombay Store, a store that for over 104 years has been selling quality items to consumers, held the Thai Fest entitled “F

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'Slumdog Millionaire' boosts Mumbai tourism

India

'Slumdog Millionaire' boosts Mumbai tourism

By usatoday.com

Nominated for 10 Oscars and a best-picture favorite heading into Sunday's Academy Awards, the popular Slumdog Millionaire is translating to more rubberneckers in the Mumbai, India, slum where it was f

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Mumbai's slums charm tourists more than Australia's sweeping scenery

Slums Tourism

Mumbai's slums charm tourists more than Australia's sweeping scenery

By Yusof Sulaiman, eTN Asia/Pacific

Have film juries and tourists been charmed more by the lure of Mumbai's slums than Australia's scenic vista?

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Mumbai campaigns for a tourism comeback

India

Mumbai campaigns for a tourism comeback

By latimes.com

Security has been stepped up at Mumbai hotels since the Nov. 26 terror attacks that hit two landmark hotels and other sites and killed more than 170 people.

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Bali: Not another Mumbai

Terrorism

Bali: Not another Mumbai

By Balidiscovery.com

In an end of the year briefing by Bali's chief of police, Inspector General Teuku Husein Ashikin, the island's leading law enforcement officer issued assurances that his officers were prepared to face

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Mumbai hotels, in spotlight after attacks, struggle to recover

India

Mumbai hotels, in spotlight after attacks, struggle to recover

By bloomberg.com

As the Mumbai hotels struck in last month’s terrorist attacks prepare to reopen after three weeks of repairs, competitors across the nation’s financial capital are bracing for more sustained damag

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India: Dissecting hotel business, politics and middle class

India Tourism

India: Dissecting hotel business, politics and middle class

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

After the terror attacks in Mumbai in India’s finest luxury hotels that claimed the lives of over 170 people and injured some 200 civilians, an examination of the state of the country’s hotel trad

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India needs to step up its security, as leftover bombs found at railways

India

India needs to step up its security, as leftover bombs found at railways

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

When Indian police found leftover explosives on Wednesday comprised of two 4-kg bombs hidden in a bag in Mumbai's main train station, further adding to the case already so clear: that India’s homel

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Mumbai will prevail, terror won’t

Mumbai Attacks

Mumbai will prevail, terror won’t

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

After ten gunmen paralyzed the commercial hub and hospitality center of Mumbai in attacks that killed at least 174 people and revealed the weakness of India's security apparatus, India’s tourism dam

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Mumbai terror and Thailand protests fail to deter UK travelers

Flight Search Traffic Normal According To Skyscanner

Mumbai terror and Thailand protests fail to deter UK travelers

By eTN Staff Writer

EDINBURGH - The recent Mumbai terrorist attacks, which left at least 195 dead, and Thailand's political protests, which have led to a temporary state of emergency, have failed to deter travelers, said

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