Following attacks in West Asia, hundreds of Indians, including prominent personalities, are stranded in Dubai and other key hub airports due to flight disruptions, prompting appeals for government assistance.
'We used to get 400-500 applications for Canada on a yearly basis until last year, but this has gone down to just 70 this year.'
Passenger traffic to Lakshadweep more than doubled from April to June this year.
Just over a three-hour flight from Delhi, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia have seen a big jump in visitors.
Data for the first nine days of January shows that tourist arrivals from India to the Maldives has been at similar levels as last year during the same period.
The advisory was issued by the Indian embassy in Ankara on Tuesday against the backdrop of strained India-Turkey relations and Turkey's offensive against Kurdish rebels in Syria.
The travel ban will come into effect from 11.59 pm on Saturday, April 24, and is subject to review after 10 days.
Move aimed at forcing airlines to revoke decision to withdraw 5 per cent commission.
Miffed hotels, restaurants stare at huge losses on account of advance planning for events that they now have to shelve.
"The (number of ) people flying business class has seen a decline of over 40 per cent in the domestic routes and 20 per cent internationally," said Ajay Prakash, general secretary, Travel Agents Federation of India.
Full-service carriers Jet Airways, Kingfisher and Air India have told travel agents that they will not levy the transaction fee on air tickets from November 25. This means tickets will be Rs 350 to Rs 10,000 cheaper of bought from the airline office or website. In all, 16 carriers have shifted to the zero-commission mode. The decision of the airlines might leave 1 million people employed with over 2,000 IATA affiliated travel agencies without jobs.
A court in Canada has ordered the seizure of amounts collected by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on behalf of Air India and the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Separate orders were passed on November 24 and December 21 on pleas by shareholders of Devas Multimedia Private Limited who have filed multiple petitions to enforce arbitration awards against the Indian government. According to a Devas spokesperson, more than $30 million has been seized to date under the IATA action.
Many travel companies said customers are waiting and watching. "People are holding on to see if better deals come their way. So although advanced bookings are down, we might see people booking during the summer months themselves," said Richa Goel Sikri, director of Delhi-based STIC Travels.
If you are a frequent traveller and use the services of a travel agent, your bill is likely to see a rise this summer, provided travel agents have their way.
International airlines are offering affected passengers an option of refund, vouchers, discounts on future bookings, and the opportunity to hold tickets for up to two years following travel bans.
The Travel Agents Federation of India has threatened to stop selling tickets of major European airlines from June 26 if the second round of talks with them on June 22 to discuss the issue of slash in the agents' ticket commission fail.
Want last year's bonus? Sell our tickets: Jet Airways tells travel agents.
Ticket refunds remain a challenge, though Jet claims the amount would be credited in 7 to 10 working days after the request is processed.
Air India on Thursday increased the fuel surcharge component in fares on several routes.
The travel agents have demanded refunds for customers
In 2014, foreign tourist arrivals grew by 10.2 per cent over 2013.
The focus is now on having premium service to give passenger comfort and increasing train speeds.
Months after take off, Durgapur airport in West Bengal struggles to stay afloat
Life of air passengers was different in the 1970s.
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