Highlighting a significant shift in the nature of M!CE business, Rohit Chopra, Regional Director, Sales & Distribution, Accor India & South Asia, says that business associated to weddings, social events and sports has replaced corporate M!CE, incentives and charters. Hazel Jain What is your perspective on M!CE segment opening up? …

Anshu Tejuja, MD, Ashoka Dream Holidays, was on a trip in the Maldives when something unexpected happened and she had to be quarantined for five weeks on the island. This is her story in her own words. I was quarantined on an island like Robinson Crusoe from March 20 to …

Assam-based Mitali G Dutta, Founder of Food Sutra by Mitali, has become an agent of change by empowering the tribal women of the state to be an intrinsic part of its culinary tourism. Hazel Jain Mitali G Dutta is an entrepreneur based in Guwahati who empowers women both in rural …

  Creativity and ingenuity can often shine through when we least expect it. Despite the turmoil that our industry has been witnessing, we are seeing many start-ups being conceived and often take centre-stage. Can we learn a few tricks of the trade from them? This is part two of the …

FITUR 2021, that will run from from May 19 to 23, shows promise and hope of the return of travel and business of travel to the region. This year it also has a new addition – LiveConnect – an AI-powered technolgy that  will form the framework of professional and commercial …

Tapan Kumar Mishra, National Tourism Awardee for Best Tourist Guide (Odisha), discusses the plight of tourist guides across India who have no work since March 2020. He questions if the Ministry of Tourism is willing to lose the pool of expert tourist guides as collateral damage due to the pandemic? …

WTTC and faculty and scientists of the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health have released two case studies on sustainability leadership by The Travel Corporation (TTC) and Intrepid Travel. This collaboration has encouraged the sharing of best practices and has supported sustainability as a core strategic priority to ensure …

Two trade bodies – one a state-wide travel association and the other a regional hospitality association – have voiced their support for App-based taxi operators in Goa which they think will benefit the end-travellers by way of cheaper rates and better service to begin with. Hazel Jain Showing support for …

  ‘The second wave has been a wake-up call for India, pushing the government to increase its spending on strengthening the medical infrastructure in the country,’ says Mandeep Lamba, President (South Asia), HVS ANAROCK. In the last decade, India has emerged as one of the leading medical tourism destinations globally. …

With the number of COVID cases and deaths rising every day, Goa could be looking at another lockdown. But Serafino Cota, President, Small & Medium Hotels Associations, says that the state government along with the travel trade brought this problem upon themselves. Hazel Jain The state had become a holiday …