Dinesh Keskar, Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific and India, Boeing, claims that they are a dominant player in the wide-body aircraft market in India. Boeing has provided the 777s and the 787s, which are operating with Air India right now, and Jet Airways has been operating 777s for over …

As many as 123,000 Indians visited Tokyo in 2016, but India is the 17th source market for the capital of Japan. The city recently held its first promotional drive in India to improve these numbers. In a bid to increase interest about Japan in the Indian tourism industry and encourage …

Mizar Conventions conducted its roadshow in New Delhi and Mumbai where they met key travel trade partners. Maddalena Fumagalli, Sales and Event Planner, Mizar Conventions, said, “We are promoting Lake Como and Milan in India as we believe that these are new destinations for the Indian market to organise weddings …

Switzerland Tourism presented the destination at India Art Fair held from Feb 2-5 in New Delhi to promote Basel. Ritu Sharma, Deputy Director and Media Manager- India, Switzerland Tourism, feels that art happens to be a segment that Indians are ready to travel for and Switzerland is very closely connected …

The country also recorded an increase of 30 per cent in overnights, reveals Christine Mukharji, Marketing Manager, Austrian National Tourism Office. Tourism to Austria from India surpassed all previous numbers in 2016. An ecstatic Mukharji said, “Last year was our best year overall ever since we set up our office …

With 65 products on showcase at its annual roadshow this year, South African Tourism is all set to achieve double-digit growth from India with its new campaign, claims Hanneli Slabber, Country Manager — India, South African Tourism. South Africa recorded 27 per cent growth, with 81,429 arrivals from India by …

IATO’s Committee for Education and Skill Development recently organised a training seminar for the beginner staff of its member agencies to help them tackle the challenges of the tourism industry. Kuku Kumar, Chairperson, Committee for Education and Skill Development, IATO, stressed that this programme will help the new entrants in …

The 33rd IATO Annual Convention will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from September 7-10, 2017, and the formal announcement about it will be made, along with the announcement of 2018 convention, very soon. The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) held its Luncheon meeting recently at the Le Méridien, New …

TAFI is planning a day-long symposium in Mumbai in February which will focus on issues like e-visas for India, visa challenges for outbound, GST, etc. The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) is planning a day-long symposium in Mumbai in the third or fourth week of February 2017. The symposium …