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GTIS 2023 to change tourism landscape

The MOT is set to organise the first Global Tourism Investors Summit (GTIS) in New Delhi from 10-12 April this year, which will see a plethora of projects being showcased by states. Arvind Singh, Secretary, Tourism, shares his views with TRAVTALK. Nisha Verma GTIS is aimed at promoting India as …

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‘Visit India Year’ takes off

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DoNER, launched ‘Visit India Year 2023’ initiative recently, under which year-long activities will be held to promote tourism in the country. TT Bureau Bharat Parv, a six-day mega event, was organised at Red Fort Lawns by the Union Ministry of Tourism …

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Small planes to drive next phase of aviation growth

Rakesh Bansal, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, says the government is working towards expanding small and big airports, and once smaller airports are operational, smaller aircraft will lead the next phase of civil aviation growth. Janice Alyosius Rakesh Bansal, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, says the civil aviation industry in …

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First MICE FAM trip of the year in Oman

New Delhi: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, The Sultanate of Oman organized its first MICE FAM trip for the year for important MICE trade partners from all over India. The participants included representatives from travel agencies in Mumbai, Delhi, Cochin, and Hyderabad. Several places in and around Muscat, including …

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India 2nd best market for Singapore

India has been ranked the second-largest tourist market for Singapore in 2022. During the year, the island nation received 686,000 visitors from the country, nearly half of the pre-pandemic levels. Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore Airlines (SIA), and Scoot recently organised an ‘Industry Appreciation Gala Night’ in New Delhi to thank …

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Amusement industry in recovery stage

Rajeev Jalnapurkar, Chairman, Indian Association of Amusement Parks and Industries, says the amusement park industry continues to recover from the pandemic effect and it is important to focus on interactive tourism, both for domestic and inbound tourists. TT Bureau The amusement park industry suffered a huge setback even after COVID …

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GoldenPass Express excites trade

Frédéric Delachaux, Head (Marketing), GoldenPass Express, was in India recently to introduce the Swiss train to the travel trade in Mumbai. The newly launched train makes travel for visitors convenient with direct connections between Montreux – Interlaken – Montreux without any change in Zweisimmen within 3 hours 15 minutes. Hazel …

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Oman: A haven of underwater heritage

New Delhi: The Sultanate of Oman abounds with various underwater/submerged cultural heritage, which is witness to its role as an axis of the human civilizations since the early prehistoric periods. Since several ships, coastal human settlements and aircrafts containing collectibles with cultural and economic significance sunk in the Omani territorial …

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Offering a ‘home’ away from home

Represented by Renuka Natu in India, this London-based DMC offers HNIs and small private groups the comfort of being at home away from home when they are in the UK or Europe. Khushboo Shah, Founder & CEO, GO2UK&Europe Travels, shares details of what they offer and what are their focus …

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