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    As Thailand gears towards a calibrated opening, it is wooing Indians with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) India’s ‘Thailand Build Back Better Together Campaign’. Service providers in Thailand are leaving no stone unturned, to offer the best to Indians as they get ready to welcome them to the …

As part of its ‘Thailand Build Back Better Together Campaign’ Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) India Offices, New Delhi and Mumbai are engaging the Indian travel trade through several activities on social media platforms, with month long engagement, allowing them to participate in contests on different themes, polls, articles and …

To boost tourism in the state, Kerala Tourism has recently launched a mobile app which will allow travellers to  make inquiries using its voice assistant feature. Janice Alyosius The mobile app launched by Kerala Tourism ensures hassle-free travel for tourists, giving them an opportunity to discover unexplored attractions themselves and …

With growth of the portfolio a priority, AM Hotel Kollection is on schedule to announce at least four more launches before the end of the year. It is also aggressively building onsite facilities to cater to niche as well as large weddings at its hotel locations. Hazel Jain The hospitality …

In an exciting development, the Indian Railways has started two new Vistadome trains that promises to change the tourism landscape of this region. One will run between Guwahati-New Haflong and the other between NJP-Alipurduar. Hazel Jain The Vistadome tourist train that started in Gujarat has shown us thata destination’s appeal …

  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 …

TravelBullz has set off on a mission to be the largest marketplace in the world that will connect supply to distribution and make both sides technologically strong. It has recently launched a dynamic packaging engine, which will help agents book Maldives along with transfers at the click of a button. …

Andaman & Nicobar Islands’ tourism and hospitality industry appeals to the Ministry of Home Affairs for increased flight frequency at Port Blair in order to ensure enough tourist footfalls. India’s apex hospitality association, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), has submitted a representation to the Additional Secretary …

Sadhguru, who was recently visiting Nepal and Mt. Kailash, emphasised on earmarking Nepal’s tourism industry as a priority sector by the government. Jagadish Vasudev, venerated as Sadhguru in Nepal for darshan of the holy Mt. Kailash.  He had the darshan from Limi Valley of Humla District from Karnali Province in …

The Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) Abu Dhabi, recently organised an educational webinar focusing on MICE titled ‘Rediscover MICE in Abu Dhabi’ which presented the emirate’s various MICE offerings. Abu Dhabi is not a one-day destination.  There are offerings, for upto 11 days, based on client requirements. Nisha Verma …