Global tourism experienced a 4 pc upturn in 2021, compared to 2020 with 415 million international tourist arrivals as against 400 million the previous year. However, international tourist arrivals in terms of overnight visitors, were still 72 pc below the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to preliminary estimates by UNWTO. This follows on from 2020,...

Even as large, established players try to ‘optimise’ their seat capacity on international routes, two start-up airlines are already setting their sights on bringing in fresh capacity and enhanced competition on the high-demand UK-India routes. In the summer of 2022, two start-up airlines, both belonging to Indian-origin entrepreneurs, will fly,...

To promote sustainable development in hospitality industry, PATA, in partnership with global travel and tourism sector, launches a Net Zero methodology, a guide to be followed by the hotel industry. The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has partnered with Greenview, a global sustainable hospitality consultancy, to make the hospitality sector comply with,...