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Finnair starts three weekly flights to Mumbai

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 8 August 2022, 1:00 PM 230

Finnair has started direct three weekly flights to Mumbai. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Finnair is a network airline, specialising in connecting passenger and cargo traffic between Asia, North America, and Europe. Speaking about Finnair starting operations from Mumbai, CSMIA spokesperson said “CSMIA is extremely delighted with the association with Finnair, one of Continue Reading

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OYO buys Direct Booker; INR 40 crore deal to expand footprint to Europe

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Tuesday, 10 May 2022, 1:30 PM 433

According to the Financial Express, Ritesh Agarwal led travel-tech firm OYO has agreed to acquire Europe-based vacation rental company ‘Direct Booker’, the company said in a statement Monday. The deal has been completed at an acquisition price of over INR 40 crore ( or USD 5.5 million), the company added. Through the acquisition, OYO will […]Continue Reading

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Europe expects loss of over 3mn Russian tourists this year

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 9 May 2022, 1:30 PM 565

The European countries are expected to lose approximately three million Russian tourists in the upcoming months, based on the number of seats scheduled on inbound flights between February and August 2022. According to data published by Statista, the country that will lose the most Russian tourists is Turkey – provided that almost two million flight […]Continue Reading

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Omicron scare disrupts Christmas travel plans in Europe

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 18 December 2021, 11:47 AM 1126

Travel restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus are hammering the already beleaguered travel and tourism industries and adding to the gloom in Europe in the midst of the crucial holiday season. Travellers are rearranging or cancelling trips because of tightening rules. Eurostar, which operates trains across the English […]Continue Reading

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UPS begins First Direct Flight from India to Europe

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:30 AM 692

A UPS 747 flight is now connecting India directly to Europe and connecting UPS customers to North and Latin American markets five days per week. That doubles the company’s previous capacity to and from India for small and medium-sized business customers looking to grow their revenue base. UPS’s first direct flight from India will connect […]Continue Reading

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India should look at hub & spoke model in aviation: Jyotiraditya Scindia

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 1 October 2021, 12:06 PM 998

India will have to look at the hub and spoke model to fly more passengers from and into the country, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. Speaking at PHDCCI annual general meeting on September 30, Scindia said the aim should be to make India a robust aviation hub, which will enable more passengers to fly […]Continue Reading