Hidden cost of travel: Visa fees, card markups, optional tours and tips that can add 25-40% to budget; here's how to plan for themMany travelers fail to account for hidden costs while planning international journeys, often only considering major expenses. These overloo...
05 Oct, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
IndiGo revises ancillary service charges: Infant travel, excess baggage and priority services to cost moreIndiGo has increased charges for several optional passenger services. Infant travel fees and unaccompanied minor assistance now cost more. ...
17 Sep, 2026, 10.03 PM IST
GST impact on air travel: Do you have to pay extra GST if your travel date is after September 22, 2025?The GST council is implementing a two-tier GST rate system starting September 22, 2025, impacting air travel. Premium class tickets will se...
04 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
GST 2.0: Tax on drones cut; premium airfares will gain altitudeGST on unmanned aircraft has been cut to 5% from 28%/18%, a sharp reduction that lowers entry costs for operators deploying drones in logis...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.35 PM IST
IATA says higher GST on non-economy class flight tickets 'disappointing', counterproductiveIATA has expressed disappointment over the GST Council's decision to raise the GST on non-economy flight tickets to 18%, arguing it undermi...
04 Sep, 2025, 05.49 PM IST
GST body tightens flyer data sharing rule for airlinesThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes has mandated that aircraft operators transfer passenger data both before 24 hours of departure and at w...
24 Oct, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
SBI Card, Vistara launch premium co-branded credit cardThe joining fees for Club Vistara SBI Card and Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME are Rs 1499 plus GST and Rs 2999 plus GST, respectively, renewed...
26 Nov, 2019, 03.15 PM IST
Centre rules out bringing oil products under GST for nowThe Centre is of the view that the state govts may not support such a move as petroleum products are among a handful of items on which stat...
18 Jun, 2019, 10.39 AM IST
Jayant Sinha to meet airline chiefs to discuss tax issuesA proposal to bring ATF under the GST regime that will allow airlines to claim input tax credit from the government is among the issues lik...
17 May, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
For a smooth takeoff: Corporate travellers must give employer details for tax creditGST invoices will be shared with the passengers’ companies monthly, which can then be used to claim GST benefits.
03 Jul, 2017, 01.03 AM IST
GST benefits: Companies need to provide information to airlines for business class ticketsGST framework, which came into effect from July 1, provides for certain input tax credit only on business class tickets and there is no suc...
02 Jul, 2017, 05.11 PM IST
Airlines ask corporate travellers to register their companies' GST number"Earlier too the companies could claim a tax credit for their employees corporate travel," said M Shivkumar, controller at Jet Airways.
01 Jul, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
Ready for GST? Here are changes that can stump you right after midnightGST will certainly impact your life in more ways than you can imagine. However, initially the impact will be more visible in certain sector...
30 Jun, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
Planning to travel after July 1? Everything you need to know about post-GST faresBe ready to shell out more if you are travelling by train in an AC coach or by air in business class as the Goods and Services Tax is set t...
26 Jun, 2017, 08.52 PM IST
Bad news for flyers: Airlines may soon push up fares to lighten GST loadCarriers are concerned that increase in tax and likely reductions in input tax credits on economy class revenues could reduce operating fle...
13 Jun, 2017, 06.39 AM IST
IATA seeks "abated" rate of GST on flightsBesides GST, the concerns included "high" tax on aviation fuel charged by states, the service tax on air tickets and exorbitant airport cha...
21 Oct, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
Focusing on core issues of GSTFor a supply chain for goods/services that crosses state boundaries, the purchaser would get a credit for taxes paid in the producing state.
11 Nov, 2009, 02.48 AM IST