Travels

Interacting with the film fraternity on Friday Tourism Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Satpal Maharaj said that many attractive facilities are being provided under Uttarakhand film policy. We are continuously working to facilitate and develop more and more infrastructure for producers and directors interested in coming to our state for their film projects.

Mongolian Airlines (MIAT) operated the first ever charter flight (OM7602) on which all passengers and air crew members used a digital health pass to verify their COVID-19 negative status. The flight, chartered by Rio Tinto, carried employees destined for Oyu Tolgoi site, one of the largest known copper and gold deposits in the world.

Liberty General Insurance Ltd. (Liberty), one of the leading general insurance companies in India has always believed in being there for its customers at every touchpoint and offering them relevant insurance solutions as per their dynamic needs. In this backdrop, Liberty and Yatra, India’s home-grown online travel agency, have partnered together to offer ‘Liberty Secure Travel’ an insurance policy to the customers who book airline travel through Yatra’s platform.

As the ease in restrictions globally pave way for a strong comeback of international travel, Sri Lanka has taken a big step ahead in reopening its borders for India. The pioneer of luxury experiential travel in the destination and part of the family-owned Dilmah Tea Company, Resplendent Ceylon welcomes this move by launching specially curated packages for Indian travellers that offer an inimitable selection of ‘Tea, Sea and Safari’ journeys.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will integrate its corporate travel programmes under the HighFlyer brand from 1 September 2021. This will offer even greater value, benefits, and options for corporate customers from businesses of all sizes, ranging from large multi-national companies to small and medium enterprises.

GO FIRST, founded as GoAir, is celebrating India’s best-ever haul of seven medals at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by offering free travel to all medal-winners for the next five years, until 2025 on the ever expanding domestic and international network. India finished its campaign with one gold, two silvers and four bronze medals.

Average economy-class fares on international flights operating on key routes connecting India have risen significantly during the last one month due to high demand, according to data from EaseMyTrip.com. The travel website's data shows that average economy class fare on a flight heading from Delhi in India to Newark in the US increased from Rs 69,034 in July to Rs 87,542 in August.

AbhiBus, a leading online bus travel aggregator has witnessed a surge in demand since June, as many states relax their lockdown restrictions. The company witnessed 60% surge in demand with more than 4,50,000 bus bookings in the 5 weeks since June.

The United States has improved the travel advisory for India, lowering it from the highest Level 4, which means no travel, to Level 3, which urges citizens to reconsider travel. It also eased travel recommendations on Pakistan from Level 4 to Level 3.

Kandima Maldives, the game-changing active lifestyle desti(nation) is popular among sport enthusiasts and professional football celebrities, having hosted Saudi Arabia’s Omar Al-Muziel; ex Liverpool player, Daniel Agger playing friendly guest matches at Kandima or Spain's Alberto Moreno representing Villarreal for the UEFA Europa League win this 2021, and also the former Liverpool FC left-back celebrating his honeymoon at the resort...