Anil Singh

An achievable aspiration

Cruising holidays are no longer the once in a lifetime, expensive, unreachable dream it used to be. India is now a supply-driven market as cruise liners are always looking for new markets and itineraries. We are seeing encouraging growth in cruise tourism in recent years with demand among Indian tourists …

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800 buyers at GPS Nagpur

The fifth edition of Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) was held in Nagpur with 108 exhibitors and nearly 800 buyers from Tier-II and Tier-III cities attending the three-day show. ANKITA SAXENA FROM NAGPUR Global Panorama Showcase was held in Nagpur from Jan 19-21. The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of …

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Say hello to Scotland, says trade

VisitScotland in collaboration with Etihad Airways conducted its five-city sales mission 2017, where it focused on generating awareness about the various products on offer in Scotland amongst travel agents and promoted Scotland as a standalone destination to visit in the coming year.

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9,700 companies at FITUR 2017

The King and Queen of Spain, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia, inaugurated the 37th International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR 2017, organised by IFEMA which brought together 9,672 tourism companies, institutions and bodies from 165 countries and regions. Vinod Zutshi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, inaugurated the Indian pavilion …

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1st UDAN flight to take off in Feb

The government’s ambitious Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) Regional Connectivity Scheme has attracted a total of 43 initial proposals from 11 bidders to cover 190 routes, reveals Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation. As the first round of bidding closed for MoCA’s UDAN scheme, Sinha announced that …

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AI’s plan to rule the skies

After starting four international flights last year, Air India is all set to start six new international routes in 2017, the first one being Delhi-Kochi-Dubai. Amidst negative media reports on its ‘On time Performance’ (OTP), Air India has announced a number of new international and domestic flights, which will start …

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Mumbai says dank je to Holland

After a successful show in Delhi, the Holland Club Meeting was held in Mumbai by NBTC in association with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Jet Airways and showcased the best of the country’s tourism offerings to the Mumbai travel trade.

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India’s show of strength @ WTM

As many as 42 exhibitors, including state and union territory tourism departments, tour operators, hoteliers, resort owners, Air India, IRCTC, ITDC, and other stakeholders were present at the India Stand at WTM London. Ask anyone who had visited the WTM London 2016 event about the standout feature of the event …

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