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While Union Budget 2020-21 has made some in the travel trade happy, others claim that their demands have not been met and that despite allocating ₹2,500 crore to tourism, the government hasn’t done much for the sector at large. Some pain points this year have been absence of further reduction …

As the Budget draws closer, spokespersons of the tourism and hospitality industries talk about their expectations, some of which include, further reduction in GST and improvement of tourist facilities. Subhash Goyal, Secretary General, FAITH The tourism industry should be treated on a par with the export industry, particularly export of …

While the tourism industry expressed hope of a promising 2019, the year couldn’t quite match expectations. Performance and revenues remained mediocre, while a few government policies acted as a silver lining. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India We began operating nine international routes in FY 2019-20 and many …