Reports & Survey

SWISS posts record passenger volume for 2016

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) transported 16,517,559 passengers in 2016, a 1.3% increase on 2015, which had itself been a record year in passenger volume terms. A total of 145,868

CAPA report says Domestic traffic in India could grow about 25% in FY2018

CAPA’s comprehensive 200-page India Aviation Outlook Report FY2017/18, to be released in Feb-2017 at the CAPA India Aviation Summit stated that the domestic traffic could grow by nearly 25% in

India continues to foray more into digital travel booking

India continued to foray more into digital travel booking with a greater emphasis on mobile transactions in 2016, according to a survey by travel portal Yatra. “With smartphone prices crashing

At Niti Aayog meet, PM Modi analyzes budget, skills, tourism

PM Narendra Modi, for the first time, attended an interaction with a set of noted economists and experts recently, in which he called for innovative approaches to budget-making, and a

9.3% growth in foreign tourist arrivals in November 2016 over the same period in 2015

USA accounts for highest share of tourist arrivals followed by UK and Bangladesh in November 2016 Rs. 14,474 crore Foreign Exchange earned through tourism in November 2016 9.3% growth in

SWISS earns IATA Fast Travel Platinum Award for its self-service facilities

SWISS has been honored with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Fast Travel Platinum Award for its wide range of innovative self-service facilities. Platinum status in IATA’s Fast Travel programme

“A 5% GST for Tourism could decrease current account deficit, increase GDP, & Double Up Forex Revenue”

In the recently concluded meet on Good & Services Tax (GST), the Government has declared a four tier structure of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent of which the

SWISS reports CHF 194m EBIT for the third-quarter period

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has reported earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of CHF 194 million for the third quarter of 2016, a 4.0% increase on the same period last year.

Reports & Survey

Indian arrivals jump 13% in September

International visitor arrivals to India continue to show double-digit growth. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Tourism, the country welcomed 615,000 overseas visitors in September 2016, up

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Tea Board of India partners with World Tea Coffee Expo Mumbai

Tea Board of India Partners with World Tea Coffee Expo Mumbai for promotion of Domestic Tea Trade After a successful presence at the 2015 edition, Tea Board of India doubles