Associations

Workshop on gender sensitisation

Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) Women’s Collective organied a Gender Sensitisation workshop with the purpose of making travel an equal experience for women and to help the travel industry understand the importance of gender roles and expectations. Janice Alyosius Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) Women’s Collective …

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Elevating India’s tourism industry

To elevate India’s tourism industry to new heights, it is important to explore the potential of investment in the tourism sector. Suman Billa, Director, Technical Cooperation & Silk Road, UNWTO, spoke how crucial investment is in tourism, at present and that UN is propagating the idea of investment in travel …

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SEIS disappoints industry

Ministry of Commerce & Industry has released amended rates for SEIS claims for FY 2019-20, but tour operators and hotels are not happy with the cut in percentage and capping of payment. Nisha Verma Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) for services rendered in the Financial Year 2019-20 have been …

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TAAI facilitates workshop on MSME

  Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) recently conducted a virtual workshop for its Ludhiana Chapter with an aim to educate and update its members about various schemes of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) and how it can benefit them. Janice Alyosius Under the astute leadership …

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Incentivise domestic travel

Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Vice President, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), explains how including tourism under Concurrent List can help the industry. His team has been fighting for the revival of the sector even as 25% of hotels and restaurants have shut down Hazel Jain & LiplaNegi …

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ADTOI’s LEO set to empower women

Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) has introduced Lady Entrepreneur Officer (LEO), a pioneering initiative with the vision to empower women and bring them forward in the field of tourism. Each LEO member takes initiatives according to her vision, interest and expertise for women empowerment. Ekta Watts, Chairperson …

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TAFI holds NJC meet

TAFI president reiterates his vision for a strong TAFI where all Chapters are empowered to take decisions for the betterment of the industry. He also encouraged members to communicate frankly with the elected officials at the Chapter and the national levels. Hazel Jain The newly-elected Travel Agents Federation of India …

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Register with MoT, says TAFI WI

The Western India Chapter of the Travel Agents Federation of India has been guiding its members in this hour of need and advising them to register with both the MSME and the Ministry of Tourism urgently to reap long-term benefits. It recently conducted a physical meeting for its members to …

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Build up from grass-roots

Regional associations and chapters in the north east of India came together recently on a virtual platform to discuss creation of a common plan of action to foresee a holistic and harmonized re-opening for tourism in a synchronised manner, right from the grass-root levels in the new normal. Hazel Jain …

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TAFI aims to rebuild

Association now needs to use better, updated, interactive and intelligent technology to do business. The need of the hour is to build tourism in a holistic, responsible way that sustains rather than ruining the planet, says Ajay Prakash, President, TAFI. Janice Aloysius The TAFI event held in New Delhi recently …

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