Brij Tara Opens 17-Key Retreat Near Ranthambore National Park

Four views of Brij Tara in Ranthambore showing an open safari vehicle in woodland, a guest bedroom, a resort building and an indoor lounge.

Across nine acres in Rajasthan, the IHCL-affiliated Brij property combines private stays with wildlife outings, regional dining and local cultural experiences. KEY TAKEAWAYS Brij Tara has opened near Ranthambore National Park with 17 villas, cottages and residences across nine acres. The accommodation includes private-garden villas, heated-plunge-pool cottages and signature residences. Guest experiences span wildlife safaris,… Read the full news article

Delhi to Host WTTC Global Summit 2027 as India Targets Further Tourism Growth

Three people posing on stage in front of a WTTC Global Summit Delhi India 2027 announcement backdrop

The World Travel & Tourism Council selected India from 21 interested destinations while forecasting the country’s travel economy will reach US$527 billion by 2036. KEY TAKEAWAYS Delhi will host the 2027 WTTC Global Summit after India was selected from 21 interested destinations. WTTC estimates Travel & Tourism contributed US$263.6 billion to India’s economy and supported… Read the full news article

Air India and Singapore Airlines Open More Booking Options Across 126 Weekly India–Singapore Flights

Singapore Airlines passenger aircraft parked at an airport terminal with a jet bridge attached

Eligible standalone codeshare bookings become available from 15 October 2026, with additional frequent-flyer privileges scheduled for 2027. KEY TAKEAWAYS From 15 October 2026, travellers can book eligible standalone flights operated by either airline through the other carrier’s booking channels. The expanded arrangements cover 126 weekly flights linking Singapore with eight Indian cities. Maharaja Club and… Read the full news article

IHCL plans 232-room Gateway hotel in Agra along Yamuna Expressway

Five representatives stand together indoors at an IHCL hotel development agreement event, with two women holding document folders.

The new-build property will combine restaurants, wellness facilities and event spaces as the Tata-backed hotel group expands its Uttar Pradesh portfolio. KEY TAKEAWAYS IHCL has signed a 232-room Gateway hotel in Agra as a greenfield development with Raj Kailash Hospitality LLP. The Yamuna Expressway property is planned to include restaurants, a bar, a gym, a… Read the full news article

Hilton signs 600-room Conrad and Hilton hotel cluster near Bengaluru airport

Hilton and Kalyani Developers executives at the signing of Conrad Bengaluru Airport and Hilton Bengaluru Airport

The two 300-room hotels are planned for a 2030 opening in the KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park with more than 72,000 square feet of event space KEY TAKEAWAYS Hilton and Kalyani Group have signed Conrad Bengaluru Airport and Hilton Bengaluru Airport with 300 rooms planned at each hotel Both properties are expected to open… Read the full news article

IHG signs voco Vrindavan to tap India’s fast-growing pilgrimage travel market

Executives from IHG Hotels & Resorts and Vrindam Developers Private Limited pose during the signing announcement for voco Vrindavan.

Due to open in early 2031 the 130-key hotel will add premium branded accommodation and large event space to one of Uttar Pradesh's busiest spiritual destinations. KEY TAKEAWAYS IHG has signed voco Vrindavan with Vrindam Developers Private Limited and expects the 130-key hotel to open in Q1 2031. The project targets rising pilgrimage demand in… Read the full news article

AirAsia restores Kuala Lumpur links to Ahmedabad and Amritsar with four weekly flights and fares from RM669

AirAsia promotional graphic for Kuala Lumpur flights to Ahmedabad and Amritsar

Ahmedabad returns on 25 October and Amritsar on 2 December, with a limited sale running through 11 October for travel into August 2027. KEY TAKEAWAYS AirAsia says Kuala Lumpur–Ahmedabad service will return from 25 October 2026 and Kuala Lumpur–Amritsar from 2 December 2026. Both routes are scheduled to operate four times a week, with the… Read the full news article

Ginger opens 31-room Guwahati Aerocity hotel near the city’s airport gateway

Composite view of Ginger Guwahati, Aerocity showing the hotel exterior, lobby, guest room, dining areas and guests

IHCL’s newest Ginger property on New Airport Road adds all-day dining, meeting space and airport-proximate accommodation for business and leisure travellers in Assam. KEY TAKEAWAYS IHCL has opened the 31-room Ginger Guwahati, Aerocity on New Airport Road in Assam. The hotel is approximately 4.5 kilometres from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, according to Ginger Hotels…. Read the full news article

Ginger reaches 100 operating hotels as IHCL expands its midscale network across India

Ginger Hotels marks 100 operating properties in India

The brand now has a 250-hotel portfolio, with 95 properties under development and another 55 scheduled for migration to Ginger by March 2027. KEY TAKEAWAYS IHCL says Ginger has reached 100 operating hotels in India. Ginger’s 250-hotel portfolio also includes 95 properties under development and 55 undergoing brand migration, with the latter expected to be… Read the full news article

Chicago and New York Marathons Lift Air Demand as Race Weekends Reshape City Travel

Marathon runners competing on a city street as major races drive travel demand

Amadeus data points to stronger domestic arrivals, rising hotel rates and growing international demand around two of the United States’ biggest autumn running events. KEY TAKEAWAYS Amadeus data indicates domestic air travel is up 13% around the Chicago marathon period and 45% around the New York marathon period. Chicago marathon-weekend hotel occupancy stands at 85.9%… Read the full news article

Garner heads for Jim Corbett as IHG expands midscale footprint in India’s leisure markets

Garner Hotel Jim Corbett development image released by IHG Hotels & Resorts

The 50-room Ramnagar hotel is scheduled for Q2 2027 and becomes Garner’s sixth signing in India KEY TAKEAWAYS IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed Garner Hotel Jim Corbett with United Hospitality Management India, marking Garner’s sixth signing in India. The 50-room hotel is planned for Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, and is scheduled to open in the second… Read the full news article

Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai Earns One Michelin Key in the Guide’s 2026 Global Hotel Selection

Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai in Worli, Mumbai

The Worli hotel joins India’s 47 Michelin Key properties, with inspectors highlighting its contemporary design, Arabian Sea views and two-floor spa. KEY TAKEAWAYS Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai has received one Michelin Key in the Michelin Guide’s 2026 global hotel selection. The Michelin Guide highlights the hotel’s contemporary design, Arabian Sea-facing rooms, Worli location and two-floor… Read the full news article

IHCL Opens 77-Room Ginger Hotel in Arpora, Expanding Its North Goa Offer

Ginger Goa, Arpora hotel in North Goa

Ginger Goa, Arpora adds all-day dining, a pool café and bar, and indoor and outdoor event spaces for leisure and business travellers. KEY TAKEAWAYS IHCL has opened the 77-room Ginger Goa, Arpora in North Goa. The hotel includes Qmin all-day dining, a pool café and bar, and banqueting and outdoor lawn spaces. The property is… Read the full news article

Greater One-Horned Rhino Numbers Reach 4,075 as World Rhino Day Highlights Conservation Gains

Greater one-horned rhinoceros standing in Kaziranga National Park in Assam, India

Assam and Nepal reported zero known rhino poaching in 2025, while Pettitts Travel argues that carefully managed safari tourism can help reinforce the economics of wildlife protection KEY TAKEAWAYS The International Rhino Foundation estimates the greater one-horned rhino population at 4,075, up from 4,014 in 2022. Assam reported zero known rhino poaching in 2025 for… Read the full news article

AER brings Indian clay-pot technique to Mumbai for Negroni Week

Red cocktail over ice with a citrus peel from AER’s Negroni Week image set at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai.

Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai’s rooftop bar will serve two house interpretations and regional Four Seasons cocktails from September 22–28, priced at INR 1,800 plus taxes. KEY TAKEAWAYS AER at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai will serve a dedicated Negroni Week menu from September 22 through 28, 2026, beginning daily at 5:00 pm. Two AER originals lead… Read the full news article

Mumbai Rooftop AER Joins Tatler Best 20 Bars in India for 2026

AER rooftop bar at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai overlooking the Mumbai skyline and Arabian Sea at dusk

The 34th-floor Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai venue appears on Tatler’s unranked national list, highlighting its skyline setting, cocktail program and two-part rooftop design. KEY TAKEAWAYS AER at Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai is included in Tatler Best 20 Bars in India 2026, which Tatler presents as an unranked national selection. The rooftop venue sits on the… Read the full news article

Copitas brings Indian technique to Negroni Week in Bengaluru with two new signature serves

Cocktail in a cut-glass tumbler being garnished with a red cherry.

Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru’s 21st-floor bar will run its 2026 Negroni programme from September 22 to 28, pairing tandoor, pandan, cacao and coffee with the Italian classic. KEY TAKEAWAYS Copitas will run its Negroni Week programme from September 22 to 28, 2026, beginning daily at 5:00 pm. The two house signatures are Charred Heritage, using… Read the full news article

Minor Hotels adds 185-key Anantara waterfront resort near Hyderabad to 2029 India pipeline

Representatives of Ashya Group, Minor International and Minor Hotels at the Anantara Jadcherla Hyderabad Resort signing ceremony.

The 37-acre Jadcherla project will include 47 pool villas and 50 branded residences, marking Ashya Group’s first hospitality development. KEY TAKEAWAYS Anantara Jadcherla Hyderabad Resort is scheduled to open in 2029 on a 37-acre waterfront site in Telangana. The development will include 185 keys, including 47 pool villas, plus 50 branded residences adjacent to the… Read the full news article

Asian Travellers Show Strong Appetite for Multi-Destination Europe Cruises, Royal Caribbean Survey Finds

Aerial night view of Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas

A five-market YouGov study found 74% of respondents see European cruising as appealing, as Legend of the Seas operates Mediterranean itineraries from Barcelona and Rome. KEY TAKEAWAYS 74% of respondents across Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and the Philippines said multi-destination European cruise travel is appealing. Cruise ranked first among preferred modes of intra-European transport at… Read the full news article

Jaipur’s 300th and Mongolia’s Genghis Khan anniversary shape adventure travel outlook for 2027

Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, India, with its distinctive pink façade beneath a blue sky.

Wild Frontiers reports rising bookings for Algeria, Japan, Bhutan, India and the Caucasus as travellers look beyond resort-style breaks toward remote, culture-rich itineraries. KEY TAKEAWAYS Wild Frontiers says its 2025-to-2026 bookings rose 51% for Algeria, 95% for Japan, 48% for Bhutan, 40% for Georgia and 20% for both India and Mongolia. Jaipur’s 300th anniversary and… Read the full news article

IHCL Adds 125-Key Gateway Hotel to Sambalpur as Odisha Portfolio Expands

The greenfield project will bring restaurants, a pool, gym and more than 10,000 sq ft of event space to one of Western Odisha’s principal commercial and cultural centres. KEY TAKEAWAYS IHCL has signed a greenfield 125-key Gateway hotel in Sambalpur, Odisha, in partnership with Shamsher Singh Hura of JAS Group. The planned hotel will include… Read the full news article

Paris flight searches rise 11% as Celine Dion’s comeback residency draws long-haul travellers

Concert crowd with raised hands under stage lighting

Amadeus data shows international bookings up 5%, strong growth from the Americas and Asia-Pacific, and a rise in medium-length hotel stays during the singer’s September–October run KEY TAKEAWAYS International flight searches to Paris for September 11 to October 17 are 11% above the comparable 2025 period, while flight bookings are up 5%, according to Amadeus… Read the full news article

JAL expands Torizen vegetarian meals beyond India routes across international departures from Japan

Torizen-supervised vegetarian curry served with rice for Japan Airlines inflight dining

From September 1, Torizen-supervised AVML special meals extend across eligible international flights from Japan in First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy, building on the Narita–Delhi and Narita–Bengaluru rollout KEY TAKEAWAYS Japan Airlines has expanded its Torizen-supervised vegetarian meal collaboration from Narita–Delhi and Narita–Bengaluru Economy Class service to Asian Vegetarian Meals on eligible international departures from… Read the full news article

Venice Leads New Global Cultural City Ranking as Italy Takes Seven Top-10 Places

Pettitts Travel graphic showing the top 10 culturally rich destinations, led by Venice, New Delhi and Florence

Pettitts Travel’s 70-city index places New Delhi and Florence next, using museums, heritage, religious sites, languages, UNESCO listings and food markets to score cultural depth. KEY TAKEAWAYS Venice ranks first with a perfect 10/10 in Pettitts Travel’s current 70-city cultural destinations index, ahead of New Delhi and Florence. Seven Italian cities appear in the top… Read the full news article

Air India and Drukair Partnership Expands Seamless Travel Across India, Bhutan and Beyond

(IN SHORT) Air India and Drukair, Royal Bhutan Airlines have announced a new interline partnership aimed at improving travel convenience and strengthening connectivity between India, Bhutan and international markets. The agreement allows passengers to book single-ticket itineraries combining Air India and Drukair flights, with coordinated passenger and baggage transfer through to the final destination via… Read the full news article

Marriott Report Shows Luxury Travel in Asia Pacific Is Becoming More Personal and Purpose-Led

(NEWS) SINGAPORE, 2026-Jul-1 — /Travel PR News/ — Luxury travel in Asia Pacific is becoming less about age-based assumptions and more about the personal motivations behind each journey. According to a press release published by Marriott International, new research from the Luxury Group by Marriott International identifies four distinct luxury travel mindsets among affluent Gen Z… Read the full news article

Singapore Airlines A380 Returns to Auckland as Air New Zealand Launches New Christchurch Services

(IN SHORT) Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines are expanding their joint New Zealand-Singapore network for the Northern Winter 2026 season, running from 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027. The expansion includes three new weekly Air New Zealand non-stop services between Singapore and Christchurch using Boeing 787 aircraft, complementing Singapore Airlines’ existing Christchurch operations… Read the full news article

InterContinental Jaipur Achrol Resort to strengthen Rajasthan’s growing luxury hospitality market

(IN SHORT) IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed a management agreement with Makson India Hospitality Pvt Ltd to develop InterContinental Jaipur Achrol Resort, a new 225-key luxury resort scheduled to open in 2030 near Jaipur, India. The project forms part of IHG’s broader strategy to expand its luxury hospitality footprint across high-growth leisure destinations in… Read the full news article

Qatar Airways resumes key Middle East and India routes to strengthen international connectivity

(IN SHORT) Qatar Airways is resuming daily flights to Bahrain and Kozhikode starting 1 May 2026, as part of its ongoing efforts to restore its global network. The move follows recent resumptions of services to Dubai, Sharjah, and Damascus, enhancing connectivity across the Middle East and beyond. The airline is also offering flexible booking options,… Read the full news article

From Lyon to Bangkok: Radisson’s Worldwide Growth Push Defines 2025’s Hospitality Landscape

(IN SHORT) Radisson Hotel Group has continued its remarkable expansion into 2025, securing more than 210 hotel signings and openings across EMEA and APAC. The company’s flagship brands—Radisson Blu, Radisson Collection, Radisson RED, and Radisson Individuals—have all played pivotal roles in driving growth, particularly in markets like France, India, and China. New luxury and sustainable… Read the full news article