Air India announces direct flights between Mumbai and Melbourne, Vistara announces daily non-stop flights between Delhi and Bali, IndiGo extends its Qantas codeshare deal to fly seamlessly to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane via Singapore and more.

the new TCS rule for overseas tour packages comes into effect from Oct 01, Abu Dubai to launch its new state-of-the-art Terminal A in November, Emirates to offer Premium Economy on Mumbai and Bengaluru routes from Oct 29, Uganda Airlines commences direct flights between Entebbe and Mumbai and more.

A summary of the new developments in the world of travel includes: Akasa Air gets the nod from DGCA to fly overseas, Air France-KLM & Etihad expand their partnership, Indigo & BA enter into a code share agreement, Vistara announces 6x direct flights between Mumbai and Frankfurt from Nov and more.

In major news since our last update; IndiGo widens global footprint with 2 new destinations, connecting New Delhi with Almaty and Tashkent. United Airlines announces a double daily between New Delhi and Newark from October. Akasa Air launches daily flights between Pune and Hyderabad and much more.

In major news since our last update; IndiGo widens global footprint with 4 new destinations, connecting India to Tbilisi, Baku, Jakarta and Nairobi from August, Vistara expands its network to 12 European destinations through a codeshare agreement with Lufthansa, Indigo announces new flights from PNQ

In major news since our last update, many countries have relaxed their entry rules and dropped pre-departure testing and quarantine requirements. With the resumption of scheduled international flights from March 27, many airlines announce new flights and added frequencies and much more.

We wish you a very happy New Year filled with bucket-list travel adventures. Even though the year has started on a sombre note with the onslaught of the 3rd wave, the overall mood is upbeat to travel in the summers.

Singapore includes India in the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme paving the way for resumption of scheduled commercial flights between Singapore & India. Australia reopens its borders to international students and skilled workers from Dec 1. and more updates.

The world has turned upside down in the last 72 hours since WHO has declared ‘Omnicron’ as a variant of concern. In the last 48 hours, the Indian Govt. has updated the guidelines for international arrivals to India with effect from 1st December.

Tata Sons bags ownership of Air India with a winning bid of Rs 18,000 Cr, Govt. removes restrictions on domestic flight capacity, Mumbai reopens T1 for domestic flights, Air India resumes bi-weekly direct flight to Tel Aviv from 6th Nov,These and more updates in our 2nd edition of Oct Travel Updates

Here are the most important travel updates since our last newsletter in September.

Domestic airlines stop PPE kits for middle seat passengers, DGCA allows airlines to operate more flights ahead of the festive season, Emirates offers complimentary Expo 2020 Dubai Day Pass, Air Canada to resume direct flights between Delhi and Toronto. And many more updates.

Sri Lanka opens up to fully vaccinated Indians who have taken either Covaxin or Covishield and Austria has opened its borders to Covishield vaccinated Indians. Government increases cap on India-UK flights from 30 to 60 flights a week. SpiceJet launches new direct flights from Pune and more.

Like every year, in this issue we bring you a compilation of top trends that will rule business travel in 2018. On one hand, corporate attitudes will soften towards ‘bleisure’ (or business + leisure) to help employees unwind during business trips.

With airlines around the world adding premium economy cabins, you can now fly long-haul in relative comfort for about 20 to 40 percent more than a full economy fare.

Did you know that our dependency on websites as an information tool, as the “go-to “source for the details we need before making any major purchase, sometimes make us less informed as consumers than we were before the Internet existed?

Grappling with ways to optimise your travel budgets? The answer lies in your travel data if you look closely. In this article, UNIGLOBE experts suggest using your travel data to uncover valuable insights and make continuous improvements that will benefit your travel program

Reeling with the aftermath of the electronics ban on your next long-haul to the States or the UK? Wondering how will you ever survive that 20-hour flight without your laptop or tablet? Instead of being miserable on that flight, catch up on work and entertainment with these tips from UNIGLOBE experts

Ever wondered why the meals on flight are seldom to your taste? In all likelihood, it’s your suppressed sense of taste at 30,000 feet, rather than the food supplier’s lack of culinary skills to blame.

Looking for an experience beyond sinking your toes in the sand or sitting around a crackling campfire this summer? How about taking a cruise vacation with family?