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Vistara, India’s leading full service air carrier operated by Tata SIA Airlines Limited has decided to cut its in-flight services as health safety measures due to coronavirus (COVID-19). On Thursday (April 30), Vistara has announced to make some temporary changes in its both domestic and international in-flight products and services, so that the health and safety of the passengers is ...

The Canada High Commission in India has helped to send back thousands of Canadian nationals who were stranded in India and Nepal due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the Indian government imposed nation-wide lockdown and travel restrictions. They have closed their borders and even all domestic & international passenger flights have been suspended to stop the spread of COVID-19. ...

Destination Canada today formally unveiled to the world its new consumer brand “Canada. For Glowing Hearts.”  during Rendezvous Canada 2019. Sharing with the audience about evolution of this new brand, David F. Goldstein, President and CEO, Destination Canada said “We worked with our agency to uncover a distinctive, ownable brand positioning for Canada that reflects travelers’ perspectives today.” He further ...

Jet Airways had cancelled all overseas flights since Friday morning, including its Delhi Toronto flight. For India’s Jet Airways, possible shutdown seems imminent if and new investors don’t rescue it. More than 80 per cent of Jet Airways fleet is already grounded for unpaid dues and lack of funds for operation. The Pilots Union of India’s beleaguered Jet Airways has ...

After an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Delhi turned back over Europe today when the Pakistani government decided to close its airspace amid heightened tensions with India, the airline suspended its flights to India. “Due to the closure of Pakistani airspace by its government Air Canada has temporarily suspended service to India.,” the airline said in a statement. Airline ...

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, and Dr. Beat Nobs, Ambassador of Switzerland to Canada and the Bahamas, officially signed the Open Skies-type air transport agreement between Canada and Switzerland. This agreement, which builds on the 1975 agreement, provides airlines with maximum flexibility in terms of routes and frequency of service. The signing is an important step in the ...

The government would bring a bill in the coming winter session of the Parliament as part of its efforts to check the menace of NRI husbands abandoning their wives, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said. “We have already launched an institutional mechanism, where you must have seen that 25 passports of such NRI husbands have been revoked. We are also ...

Thirteen organizations and individuals were honoured tonight by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) as recipients of the 2018 Canadian Tourism Awards, presented by The Toronto Star. The awards were presented earlier this evening in a ceremony at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. “The Canadian Tourism Awards highlights the creativity, diversity and originality found in tourism, tonight we ...

The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) is currently holding its Tourism Congress at Gatineau. The congress is insightful and showcasing continued growth of the industry with a vision for the future. In her inaugural address, TIAC’s President & CEO Charlotte Bell outlined a forward-thinking strategy that will bring industry & stakeholders together to fast-track the position of tourism as ...

Our fascination with the hills began when we caught the 1965 musical drama, The Sound of Music – way before we lost our first tooth. And long after you had finished watching the film, there was something magical about carrying the visual memory of Salzburg to any place that remotely resembled the verdure. Last weekend, we had our Maria von ...