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Omio Group’s Jean-Francois Bessiron to lead Rail Europe as President
Björn Bender will step down as CEO and Executive Chairman of Rail Europe, effective September 18, 2026, and move on from the company after four years. Notably, Omio Group acquired Rail Europe in late July 2026, following the completion of a CSE co...... Read More
Royal Orchid Hotels launches 66-keys Regenta Magnus in Pune
Royal Orchid Hotels Ltd. (ROHL) through its subsidiary Regenta Hotels Private Limited, announced the launch of its newest property, Regenta Magnus, Pune. The contemporary upscale hotel aims to strengthen the Group’s footprint in Maharashtra and ca...... Read More
SAP Concur expands cross-border rail travel in Europe
SAP Concur is expanding its European rail offering by integrating content from French rail operator SNCF (incl. TGV, regional trains, Eurostar and Lyria) and Austrian rail operator ÖBB into Concur Travel. Building on its existing rail content, the...... Read More
Saltstayz debuts in South India; launches Saltstayz Premier, Bengaluru
Saltstayz, a Gurugram-based mid-premium hospitality brand, has expanded its footprint into South India with the launch of Saltstayz Premier, Bengaluru, its first property in the region and the 17th hotel under the company's growing Premier portfolio.... Read More
DCT Abu Dhabi signs 9 joint marketing partnerships with Indian travel companies
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has signed nine new joint marketing partnerships with Indian travel companies to bring 75,500 additional visitors to the emirate.... Read More
Seclude Hotels launches 22-keys Seclude Fort Unchagaon in Bulandshahr
Seclude Hotels has announced the launch of Seclude Fort Unchagaon, a 300-year-old heritage fort in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. Spread across 19 acres of mango orchards, the 22-room property is said to be around two hours from Delhi NCR and marks S...... Read More
International tourism at 0.4% growth in H1 2026 as the Middle East conflict, costs burden momentum
International tourist arrivals are now expected to grow by 1% to 2% globally in 2026, down from UN Tourism’s January forecast of 3% to 4%. However, the latest report finds that this will depend on the conflict’s actual duration and its effect on o...... Read More
Emirates joins hands with Medical Tourism Association to tap high-value travel
As MTA’s Airline partner, the aim is to identify key markets and medical travel corridors, particularly across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and develop tailored travel solutions as well as an enhanced customer experience designed around the n...... Read More
IHCL signs a Taj Hotel in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
With the addition of this hotel, IHCL will have 35 hotels in Tamil Nadu, including 16 under development.... Read More
Brand USA appoints 250 global Travel Trade Ambassadors, 15 from India for America’s 250th Anniversary
Partnered with Emirates as the preferred airline for the Global Ambassadors Program in India, enhancing this initiative by facilitating seamless connectivity to the US.... Read More