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EaseMyTrip Defends Maldives Stance, Rebuts "We Instigated Standoff" Claim
EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti has responded to claims the travel aggregator's decision to suspend flight bookings to the Maldives - after Maldivian ministers' critical comments about PM Narendra Modi - "instigated" the stand-off between the nations.
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Maldives Tourism Body's Plea To EaseMyTrip, "Indian Brothers, Sisters"
Amid the row between India and the Maldives - triggered last week after three ministers' comments about Prime Minister Modi - a prominent Maldivian tourism body has called on India-based travel aggregator EaseMyTrip to re-open flight bookings.
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"Sack President, Summon Minister": Maldives Opposition Defends PM Modi
Maldives MP Ali Azim has called for Mohamed Muizzu to be sacked as President as the row over comments critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi grows. A second MP, Meekail Naseem, has asked Parliament to question Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer.
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New Variant Puts South Africa At Risk Of Global Shut Out
South Africa's recovery from its deepest economic contraction in almost three decades risks being derailed by the identification of a new coronavirus variant that prompted several European nations to ban travel to and from the country
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World Tourism Day 2020: Theme, Facts And Livelihoods Amid COVID-19
World Tourism Day: Livelihood of millions of people globally are dependent on tourism. There are countries where tourism and industries dependent on it are the biggest revenue earner. The theme of World Tourism Day this year is "Tourism and Rural Development". It encourages the celebration of the unique role played by tourism in job creation in sma...
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Thailand Launches Muslim-Friendly Tourist App
Thailand today launched a smartphone app to attract Muslim visitors, something that could help further boost an industry which has been steadily recovering since a 2014 coup.
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Why Greek elections can spell doom for the global economy
The outcome of June 17 polls could determine whether Greece sticks with the heavy budget cutting or rejects the fiscal austerity imposed by the rest of Europe.
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Kerala Tourism on marketing blitz in Australia, Middle East
Buoyed by an over 11 per cent increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2011, which was a bad year for the global tourism industry given the bleak economic environment, Kerala is on a marketing blitz to attract more travellers from the Middle East and Down Under.
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Global tourism industry wooing Indian weddings
The big fat Indian wedding is being lured out of the country by global hotel chains and tourism boards of several countries who are flocking to India in a bid to grab a piece of the lucrative market.And well-heeled Indian grooms and brides, looking for an exotic location or a once-in-a-lifetime experience to make their wedding memorable, are beginn...
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EaseMyTrip Defends Maldives Stance, Rebuts "We Instigated Standoff" Claim
EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti has responded to claims the travel aggregator's decision to suspend flight bookings to the Maldives - after Maldivian ministers' critical comments about PM Narendra Modi - "instigated" the stand-off between the nations.
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Maldives Tourism Body's Plea To EaseMyTrip, "Indian Brothers, Sisters"
Amid the row between India and the Maldives - triggered last week after three ministers' comments about Prime Minister Modi - a prominent Maldivian tourism body has called on India-based travel aggregator EaseMyTrip to re-open flight bookings.
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"Sack President, Summon Minister": Maldives Opposition Defends PM Modi
Maldives MP Ali Azim has called for Mohamed Muizzu to be sacked as President as the row over comments critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi grows. A second MP, Meekail Naseem, has asked Parliament to question Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer.
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New Variant Puts South Africa At Risk Of Global Shut Out
South Africa's recovery from its deepest economic contraction in almost three decades risks being derailed by the identification of a new coronavirus variant that prompted several European nations to ban travel to and from the country
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World Tourism Day 2020: Theme, Facts And Livelihoods Amid COVID-19
World Tourism Day: Livelihood of millions of people globally are dependent on tourism. There are countries where tourism and industries dependent on it are the biggest revenue earner. The theme of World Tourism Day this year is "Tourism and Rural Development". It encourages the celebration of the unique role played by tourism in job creation in sma...
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Thailand Launches Muslim-Friendly Tourist App
Thailand today launched a smartphone app to attract Muslim visitors, something that could help further boost an industry which has been steadily recovering since a 2014 coup.
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Why Greek elections can spell doom for the global economy
The outcome of June 17 polls could determine whether Greece sticks with the heavy budget cutting or rejects the fiscal austerity imposed by the rest of Europe.
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Kerala Tourism on marketing blitz in Australia, Middle East
Buoyed by an over 11 per cent increase in foreign tourist arrivals in 2011, which was a bad year for the global tourism industry given the bleak economic environment, Kerala is on a marketing blitz to attract more travellers from the Middle East and Down Under.
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Global tourism industry wooing Indian weddings
The big fat Indian wedding is being lured out of the country by global hotel chains and tourism boards of several countries who are flocking to India in a bid to grab a piece of the lucrative market.And well-heeled Indian grooms and brides, looking for an exotic location or a once-in-a-lifetime experience to make their wedding memorable, are beginn...
