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‘Breaking stereotypes’

Ruchi Uberai, Director, Amritara Hotels & Resorts, says pace of women breaking down barriers of family obligations to pursue successful careers is on the rise. Janice Alyosius Hotel industry dynamics have drastically changed in recent years and what were once perceived as male-dominated fields have now been successfully taken over …

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India shines at Dubai event

Senior officials of the Ministry of Tourism (MOT), Government of India participate in the various panel discussions at the India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai and share various tourism opportunities in the country. Nisha Verma The India Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai showcased the best of India during the India …

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KTC helps those stranded

KTC India played a crucial role in the movement of around 50,000 stranded foreign nationals across India to the respective international airports to return home. Nisha Verma KTC India was appointed by many embassies and high commissions, including the United states, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore, Brazil, South Korea, Italy, Saudi …

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Northeast repackages itself

This tourism-dependent region plans to give a spin to its offerings to cater to a demand that will be dictated by COVID-19 safety measures. Stakeholders in India’s Northeast region aim to bring their rural tourism product into mainstream tourism, to support the fragile economy here. E Banlumlang Blah, President, North …

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‘The toughest time we’ve seen’

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world. Every business is affected, but the most affected ones are those that deal with people face-to-face. ‘Ours is one of them,’ says Rajeev Jain, Director, Rashi Entertainment. COVID-19 has shaken every business, but the most affected are those that deal with people face-to-face. …

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GPS goes virtual for 2020

Harmandeep Singh Anand, Managing Director, Global Panorama Showcase (GPS), has announced that the event will be held virtually for the trade and that they will hold it between July & September this year. Nisha Verma Sharing details about GPS 2020, Harmandeep Singh Anand said, “We have been preparing for it …

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Road out of COVID-19

‘Recovery will not be easy and will require critical strategic decisions to be taken by the industry and government,’ says the latest update by CAPA – Centre for Aviation. Indian aviation will confront a series of challenges in the coming weeks and months. Grounding operations was relatively straightforward, but the …

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A revival plan for the industry

Trade associations share their recommendations to various ministries, urging them to take necessary steps to revive the tourism industry. Relief on both GST and Income Tax as well as suspension of licence renewal fee have been suggested. Meenakshi Sharma, DG, Ministry of Tourism As an industry, we should start formalising …

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