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KD Singh, Founder & President, TravelBullz, in a message to travel trade partners, has said that the success of ‘Phuket Sandbox’ is part of a bigger effort to reopen Thailand for international tourists. The Phuket Sandbox initiative allows vaccinated foreign tourists to enter Phuket from July 1. Manas Dwivedi …
Read More »A safer, future-ready ecosystem
Vinay Malhotra, Regional Group COO – South Asia, Middle East & North Africa and Americas, VFS Global, says that in essence, the future of visa processing now rests with how the enablers are able to best integrate the dire need for safety to a new, disrupted journey. Globalisation brought with …
Read More »Digital marketing is key
Having conducted more than 100 virtual sessions with the trade across India so far, Indiatourism has not only been encouraging them to register with MOT but also advocating digital marketing as the means to promote Incredible India – with an MDA of Rs. 50,000. Indiatourism has been doing an ‘incredible’ …
Read More »‘Yoga: Our greatest heritage’
The slew of activities organised by Ministry of Tourism to celebrate the seventh International Day of Yoga aimed to bring to light the importance of the Indian heritage in a COVID-riddled and post-pandemic world. Nisha Verma Ministry of Tourism (MOT) recently concluded a slew of activities that it had organised …
Read More »20,000+ rooms shut down
Hazel Jain India’s monthly occupancy reached a pandemic high in February (53.9%), which looked to be solid progress toward recovery as the monthly level was roughly 73% of 2019. By April, however, occupancy in the country fell to 31%, and more recently, just 21.5% for the week ending 30 May. …
Read More »A hope in vaccines
Vaccinations are getting the popularity vote because they safeguard one’s health and allow for travel. But will it work? Benazir Nazar, CEO, Akbar Holidays We have been receiving a lot of enquiries for both international as well as domestic holidays from travellers who have got both their doses of vaccination. …
Read More »Relief measures by FM vital
Officials of the Ministry of Tourism and trade association heads are all praises and grateful to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the much-awaited relief declaring free e-Tourist visa till March 31, 2022 for the first 500,000 applicants. Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism We, at the Ministry of Tourism, welcome …
Read More »Adding ‘safety’ to the journeys with a future-ready ecosystem
By Vinay Malhotra, Regional Group COO – South Asia, Middle East & North Africa and Americas, VFS Global Globalisation brought with it game-changing developments that set precedence for economic growth across geographies. One such development was the boost to cross-border travel for both recreational and business purposes that greatly influenced …
Read More »India’s new treasure: Manipur
A new destination for domestic as well as international travellers, Manipur has been arming itself with new tourism products to ensure that it gets noticed by the world at large. W Ibohal Singh, Director (Tourism), Government of Manipur, shares more developments. Hazel Jain Has there been a change in strategy …
Read More »Focus on regional tourism
The northeast states need to focus on developing and promoting regional tourism, says President of Tour Operators Association of Assam (TOAA) Debajit Borah, who is also the Director of Brahmaputra Cruise. Hazel Jain For the travel trade and tourism in the north eastern part of India to grow again, we …
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