Articles tagged “heritage”

Airlines

Skift India Report: Indigo, Air India to Address Pilot Fatigue With New Tech Tools

At a time when most Indian airlines and airport operators are eyeing growth and announcing expansion plans, the country’s pilots and cabin crew fraternity are still struggling to negotiate salaries and flight duty timings.

Amrita Ghosh | 2 months ago

Skift India Report: Indigo, Air India to Address Pilot Fatigue With New Tech Tools

Overtourism

Venice Avoids Being Added to UNESCO List of Endangered Sites

Sorry, Italian officials. We side with UNESCO on this one. Venice faces long-standing but urgent issues, such as overtourism and climate change. This global gem needs a coordinated, strategic vision for its preservation.

Angelo Amante and John Irish, Reuters | 2 months ago

Venice Avoids Being Added to UNESCO List of Endangered Sites

Tourism

Morocco Tours Canceled by Deadly Earthquake as Operators Hope to Restart Soon

Morocco is the latest destination impacted by a severe natural disaster, with tour operators needing to implement contingency plans to deal with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.

Selene Brophy | 3 months ago

Morocco Tours Canceled by Deadly Earthquake as Operators Hope to Restart Soon

Tourism

Venice’s Overtourism Threatens Its World Heritage Status

Italian tourism boards, airlines, hotels, and tour operators need to be vocal to save the lagoon city from potential climate risks before it's too late.

Reuters | 4 months ago

Venice’s Overtourism Threatens Its World Heritage Status

Online Travel

India Daily: Indians Embrace Nearby Trips Amid Visa Delays for Europe

Even as visa issues may have put a slight dent in their European dreams, Indians have found that the world is brimming with captivating places waiting to be explored, no Schengen visa required.

Peden Doma Bhutia and Amrita Ghosh, Skift | 5 months ago

India Daily: Indians Embrace Nearby Trips Amid Visa Delays for Europe

Hotels

India Daily: Airbnb Partners With Tourism Ministry to Boost Heritage Properties

Legacy wouldn't last unless there was community support, and also that tourism has a multiplier effect on jobs and livelihoods. After all, there’s no greater motivation than protecting one's heritage.

Amrita Ghosh | 5 months ago

India Daily: Airbnb Partners With Tourism Ministry to Boost Heritage Properties

Tourism

India Daily: Asia’s Top Source of Travelers in 2022 Was India

Record aircraft orders show investor faith in the potential of India’s outbound tourism. The smartest destinations will warmly welcome to the rising wave of Indian travelers. Easing visas is one key step (hint, hint).

Amrita Ghosh | 7 months ago

India Daily: Asia’s Top Source of Travelers in 2022 Was India

Tourism

Skift India Daily: U.S. Visa Wait Times in Some Indian Consulates Drop Below 1 Year

Brand USA's recent sales mission in India and the US Consulate's all-hands-on-deck approach to reduce visa wait times surely highlight the importance of India as a source market. But a waiting period of almost eight months for visas is still an incredible test of patience.

Amrita Ghosh and Peden Doma Bhutia, Skift | 8 months ago

Skift India Daily: U.S. Visa Wait Times in Some Indian Consulates Drop Below 1 Year

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Airport-Like Design Is Coming to Kerala’s Thrissur Railway Station

Besides inking big ticket deals to accelerate the pace of different projects, Indian Railways now wants to satisfy the aspirations and demands of the modern commuter.

Amrita Ghosh | 9 months ago

Skift India Daily: Airport-Like Design Is Coming to Kerala’s Thrissur Railway Station

Business Travel

DNA Testing Becomes a Heritage Tourism Hook for Black Travelers

Recent advances in DNA testing have made the service more accurate and affordable, which opens up the heritage tourism market to black Americans like never before.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 7 years ago

DNA Testing Becomes a Heritage Tourism Hook for Black Travelers