Offering a bit of everything to the Indian traveller, Bahrain is actively promoting MiCE and weddings in the country. In conversation with TRAVTALK, Yousef Mohammed AlKhan, Director of Marketing and Tourism Promotion, Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority (BTEA), talks about his plans to tap the Indian market. Manas Dwivedi from …
Read More »Fostering greater cooperation
In an endeavour to achieve 646,000 arrivals from the Indian market by 2020, Tourism Malaysia is promoting greater awareness among tour operators and members of the travel fraternity about new destinations and products that the country has to offer. Manas Dwivedi Malaysia is a value-for-money destination with many attractions to …
Read More »On mission pilgrimage
After launching new products and destinations in 2018, BigBreaks expects 2019 to be a year of good growth with plans to stretch marketing efforts outside Delhi/NCR. TT Bureau The year 2018 has been a good year with many new products and destinations, says Kapil Goswamy, Founder & CEO, BigBreaks. “We …
Read More »Dubai: 2nd home for Indians
Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, believes that with Indians’ growing interest for Dubai, the destination is like a second home for Indian travellers. Nisha Verma For Dubai, India remains the number one tourism market, claimed Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing. …
Read More »Houston for India
VisitHouston recently held a roadshow at Le Meridien, New Delhi. Jorge Franz, Senior VP—Tourism, VisitHouston, talks about the myriad products Houston has on offer. Simranjeet Singh Arora As the fourth largest city in the United States, Houston has a variety of unique attractions to offer to the Indian market. Jorge …
Read More »Czech strengthens Indian base
Czech Tourism has witnessed 85,680 Indian tourists in 2017, a growth of 27 per cent compared to 2016. The European country now aims to receive more than one lakh Indian visitors by 2019-20. TT Bureau In a bid to strengthen and popularise destinations in Czech Republic and attract more Indian …
Read More »An India beyond the usual
India and Malaysia enjoy a healthy tourist exchange. The objective, however, still remains that Malaysians visiting the country be proposed a package that allows them to explore the unexplored. Tripti Mehta from Langkawi It is no secret that India’s geography offers a diversity that caters to travellers of all kinds. …
Read More »Jeju taps India’s outbound
With no visa required for Indian nationals, Jeju Island is increasing its efforts to develop this potential source market and start with educating the trade about its spectrum of offerings. Hazel Jain Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju Tourism Organization recently held a joint roadshow in New Delhi and Mumbai …
Read More »Explore beyond the mundane
Romit Theophilus, Director-India, German National Tourist Office, believes that the Indian market is increasingly exploring myriad facets of Germany by travelling beyond the popular cities. TT Bureau The recently-held ‘Discover Germany’ roadshow in Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai by German National Tourist Office (GNTO)—India aimed at cementing Germany as one of …
Read More »It’s ‘Mission India’ for Russia
The number of tourists from Russia to India has grown by around 27 per cent, thereby showing good recovery of arrivals as compared to the past few years. Manas Dwivedi On the sidelines of the Russian Indian Summit 2018, the Russian Export Center in association with the Russian Information Center, …
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