Not impacted by British firm's collapse, says Thomas Cook IndiaThe British company went bust, putting plans of hundreds of thousands of travellers in jeopardy. - Customers give eating out a miss amid slumpEateries such as McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza, Dunkin' Donuts hit; discounting by food delivery aggregators add to their woes.
- WhatsApp partners with Texas India Forum for Howdy Modi event in HoustonOver 50,000 people will come together at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, for the community summit in honor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday.
- Facebook rolls out new ad solutionsWith the festive season coming up in India, this suite of interactive Ads can help advertisers engage with their consumers in new and interesting ways.
- Eating out goes off customers’ menu as slowdown bitesIndustry observers said the slump in sales exists across formats such as value and standalone and premium dining formats and has continued since April or even earlier.
- Industry lauds GST Council's move to slash tax rates for hotelsThe GST Council on Friday approved the proposal to reduce tax rates on hotels, which had been a long standing demand of the industry.
- We remain focused on building the pipeline of visitors from India: Singapore Tourism Board regional directorFor the fourth time in a row, Visitors Arrival (VA) from India to Singapore had crossed the 1 million mark
- FB, Insta want to raise your glam quotient, will now let users add B'wood tracks to StoriesMusic products on Facebook and Instagram are currently available in 55+ countries.
- Hotels body seeks police probe against OyoThe association has stated in its letter that owing to the "unfair business practices of Oyo" receivables and losses to hoteliers in Karnataka amount to hundreds of crores.
- Hotels body seeks police probe against OyoThe association has stated in its letter that owing to the "unfair business practices of Oyo" receivables and losses to hoteliers in Karnataka amount to hundreds of crores.
- NRAI holds follow up meetings with Swiggy and ZomatoFollow up meetings with both Swiggy and Zomato on the eight core issues were largely positive and talks have progressed well so far, NRAI stated.
- Tourism minister inaugurates e-auction of gifts presented to PM ModiPatel said that PM Modi was the first ever Prime Minister of India, who had decided to auction the gifts he receives, for conserving the river Ganges through the Namami Gange project.
- Give status of social media accountability norms: Supreme CourtApex court will hear linking Aadhaar to Facebook a/cs, other tech platforms on Sept 24, says govt stand on accountability more important.
- SC defers Facebook's Aadhaar-social media linkage matter for September 24Justice Deepak Gupta said the court may give more time if the Centre is considering framing something in the near future.
- Tourism minister Prahlad Patel to visit J&K, KargilTourism minister Patel, who is also minister of state (independent charge) for culture, will take officials from both the ministries along on his visit to J&K and Kargil.
- Indian biz travellers getting more health-conscious during trips; 72% eat better when on the roadHotel gyms, swimming pools and in-room equipment such as yoga mats and stationary bikes are most commonly used amenities.
- Oyo buys 4-Star Jaipur hotel from EmaarDeal to acquire Fortune Select Metropolitan pegged at Rs 35-40cr
- Social media compliance with govt requests shoots up after Jammu & Kashmir moveGovt committee meeting every other day to review posts; Facebook’s compliance rate over 90%.
- Aviation woes abroad may keep Indians grounded“Flight fares to the UK have been up by 30%, and the US by 16%," an Air India official said.
- The Oberoi Group announces the opening of The Oberoi, MarrakechOberoi, Marrakech is spread across twenty-eight acres and is twenty five minutes away from the Djema el-Fna square and the ancient walled city.
- Experts raise privacy concerns over Facebook’s dating forayFacebook on Thursday launched a new dating service in the US and 19 other countries, and said it will be extended to Europe by early 2020.
- Oyo denies charges against founder, staffNatarajan VRS accused Ritesh Agarwal and his colleagues of misappropriation of 80% of the revenue share due to his hotel from June 2017 until August 2019.
- Indians lead the world as Facebook big bug huntersIndian experts receive the biggest bounty in Facebook reward scheme for reporting breaches.
- Govt keeps close watch to check hate tweets on KashmirCyber security experts said concerns are rising about malicious campaigns and creation of what appear to be bot accounts on Twitter.
- Tourism minister Prahlad Singh Patel holds meeting with local administration at Leh to boost tourismGyal P Wangyal, chairman, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council said that he was hoping for a good outcome from these meetings.
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