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Half Yearly Performance of Domestic Airlines in 2010

Traffic data submitted by various domestic airlines has been analysed for the month of June, 2010. Following are the salient features:
Passenger Growth
Passengers carried by domestic airlines from Jan-Jun, 2010 were 257.10 lakhs as against 210.99 lakhs in the corresponding period of year 2009 thereby registering a growth of + 21.86%).
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Coastal Tourism: The next big wave in Maharashtra By Shubhada Joshi, Director, Girikand Travels Pvt Ltd (Pune)
Coastal or Beach Tourism of Maharashtra has phenomenal potential. We are talking of the potential of a product that can be compared to likes of the Great Ocean Road of Australia or the beautiful Garden Route of South Africa. The Great Ocean Road that stretches from Torquay to Allansford took 13 years to build and the road hugs the coast tightly, offering outstanding views of the Southern Ocean and the Bass Strait. There are parts of the road that pass through towns where mountains meet the sea and there are diversifications that offer forest walks, waterfalls and exciting treks. The Garden Route is a scenic stretch on the South Eastern coast of South Africa. It stretches from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape covering numerous lagoons, lakes and towns dotted along the coast. The drive presents a thrilling view of the ecologically diverse vegetation and is a treat for the traveller.

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This Week's Top Headlines
Abolition of multiple taxes to be main agenda for discussion at ITTA’s annual convention 2010
  The Indian Tourist Transporters Association (ITTA), one of the largest body representing tourist transport service providers dedicated to promote tourism in India, has decided to hold its annual ITTA convention ...read more>>
Sentosa Development Corporation appoints 12 Indian agents as Preferred Partners
  Singapore-based Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC), operating the Sentosa Island recently launched its Preferred Partners Scheme (PPS) in the Indian market. It has appointed 12 travel agents from Mumbai, ...read more>>
Makemytrip launches B2B portal IndiaAhoy in USA
  MakeMyTrip has launched a U.S.-based (New York) operation, IndiaAhoy, a B2B portal which sells India packages exclusively through travel agents and tour operators. ...read more>>
TAAI members to select winners of TAAI Travel Awards 2010
  Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has decided to open the TAAI Travel Awards to its members to choose the winners for this year. The association will have 16 awards this year comprising from aviation, ...read more>>
Tourism Ireland launches directory of 19 Irish Country Club members in India
  Tourism Ireland has launched a directory of Irish Country Club members in India. Irish Country Club was formed recently and comprises of 19 suppliers from the Irish tourism industry who consider India as ...read more>>
MTDC and Offbeat Destinations launch special tour 'Asa Ha Maharashtra'
  Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) along with Pune-based Offbeat Destinations has launched a special tour titled 'Asa Ha Maharashtra' to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Maharashtra. ...read more>>
WTO to target domestic leisure tourists for Splash 2011
  Wayanad Tourism Organisation (WTO), the autonomous body formed by hoteliers, activity partners and Ayurveda service providers of Wayanad in Kerala, plans to tap the domestic leisure tourism market ...read more>>
Kadavu Resorts to develop five-star hotel cum convention centre at Wayanad, Kerala
  Calicut- based hotel company Kadavu Resorts has decided to expand its presence in the Kerala hospitality sector. The company is in the process of developing a five-star hotel cum convention centre at Wayanad, ...read more>>
Travel Designer India to expand in South India with offices in Bengaluru and Hyderabad
  Ahmedabad-based, Travel Designer India Pvt. Ltd., which caters to the B2B segment, is all set to expand in the South India market with offices in Bengaluru in the next three months and Hyderabad before April ...read more>>
Indian Railways plans to handover e-ticketing operations to CRIS
  Indian Railways is planning to directly undertake e-ticketing operations from its subsidiary Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), after recently taking over the catering services in trains. ...read more>>
Absolute Hotel Services India to open hotel in Jodhpur in July 2011
  Absolute Hotel Services India has signed a management contract with Prescon Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. to open a new hotel in Jodhpur in July 2011. The hotel will be added to an existing development ...read more>>
Domestic travel and tourism to emerge as second largest employer by 2019: ASSOCHAM-YES Bank
  The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and YES Bank have projected that India would get capital investment worth USD 94.5 billion by 2019 in tourism and travel sector ...read more>>
Business travel creeps back: Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT)
  Business travel is performing better than expected with demand for flights and rail travel on the increase, according to Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT). "We had predicted the year to be flat, ...read more>>
Social media gaining popularity with corporate travel professionals: American Express Business Travel
  According to a new research by American Express Business Travel, corporate travel professionals are increasingly using social media to ...read more>>
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