Perth: Western Australia, which is wooing Indian honeymooners, expects a direct flight connecting its capital Perth to Delhi or Mumbai to commence next year.
“For honeymooners, we have natural beauty, beaches, great wild life, excellent food & wine and customised Indian foods,” Andrew Oldfield, Director (Partnership) at Tourism Western Australia, told visiting Indian journalists here. The delegation was also briefed by other Government officials on the business opportunities in various areas, including global battery supply chain.
Western Australia has a different time zone, with a time difference of (+) 2 ½ hours with India, which is similar to Singapore and Malaysia, the two favourite honeymoon destinations for Indians. It may be noted that Australia has eight time zones but generally a time difference of (+) 5 ½ hours is taken for comparison with India.
During 2017, Australia received 3.35 lakh Indian tourists and earned A$1.5 billion (over ₹7,600 crore). Western Australia alone saw over 28,000 Indians visiting while it earned A$17 million (over ₹87 crore). At present, Indians fly mainly via Singapore and Malaysia to reach Perth. The local administration expects direct flight between the two countries will help more and more people coming from India. Direct flight to Perth from Mumbai will cut down the flying time to 8 ½ hours from over 15-16 hours (including stopovers) now.
26/11/18 Shishir Sinha/Business Line
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“For honeymooners, we have natural beauty, beaches, great wild life, excellent food & wine and customised Indian foods,” Andrew Oldfield, Director (Partnership) at Tourism Western Australia, told visiting Indian journalists here. The delegation was also briefed by other Government officials on the business opportunities in various areas, including global battery supply chain.
Western Australia has a different time zone, with a time difference of (+) 2 ½ hours with India, which is similar to Singapore and Malaysia, the two favourite honeymoon destinations for Indians. It may be noted that Australia has eight time zones but generally a time difference of (+) 5 ½ hours is taken for comparison with India.
During 2017, Australia received 3.35 lakh Indian tourists and earned A$1.5 billion (over ₹7,600 crore). Western Australia alone saw over 28,000 Indians visiting while it earned A$17 million (over ₹87 crore). At present, Indians fly mainly via Singapore and Malaysia to reach Perth. The local administration expects direct flight between the two countries will help more and more people coming from India. Direct flight to Perth from Mumbai will cut down the flying time to 8 ½ hours from over 15-16 hours (including stopovers) now.
26/11/18 Shishir Sinha/Business Line
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