‘Sustainability will play an even bigger role in a post-COVID-19 world, and Etihad Airways remains at the forefront to pioneer new and effective ways of mitigating aviation’s environmental impact to reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner and more sustainable transportation,’ says Adrian Gane, Director Sustainability & Industry Affairs, Etihad Airways. …
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APAC’s 1st int’l tradeshow
Singapore hosted TravelRevive – APAC’s first international travel tradeshow that saw close to 1,000 attendees on-site. The pilot hybrid event brought to life Singapore’s vision for safe and innovative events. TravelRevive, powered by ITB Asia and Singapore Tourism Board (STB), recently concluded on November 26, 2020 at the Sands Expo …
Read More »Ireland’s safe and spacious offerings
Tourism Ireland is showcasing some of its fantastic accommodation offerings, amazing landscapes, uncongested and open spaces, and activities that can be enjoyed by visitors on the island of Ireland. It will conduct an informative webinar for the trade on December 7. Hazel Jain Tourism Ireland will be hosting a special …
Read More »FIT, luxury travel for Spain
While M!CE and weddings have always been a focus in the past for Spain Tourism, it will zoom in on FIT leisure and luxury travel from India going forward. To connect with the trade, it is hosting the Virtual Spanish Travel Show from December 2-3. Hazel Jain & Nisha Verma …
Read More »Much-needed optimism in travel
Times have been tough, but every dark cloud does indeed have a silver lining. These positive statements by experts in the global travel and tourism circle will surely lead the way to some Christmas cheer for all of us. As long as we have hope, we have direction and the …
Read More »TAT launches season-4 of Golf Pass
The fourth season of activities under the Thai Golf Pass programme will see a number of roadshows pan India, a promotional event in India, and two events in Thailand. A survey of Indian golfers, a photo contest, and a quiz will also form part of the promotions supported by Tourism …
Read More »Are we ready for Buddhist tourism?
Lajpat Rai, Chairman and Managing Director, Lotus Trans Travels, believes that Buddhist tourism in India has huge potential and that it is time the government play its part in making the country a world-class Buddhist destination supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure and good connectivity. Nisha Verma Lajpat Rai believes that with …
Read More »Pre-COVID level still years away
John Koldowski, Special Advisor to the CEO of PATA and Professor & Foreign Expert, LSNU School of Tourism, Sichuan Province, China, recently spoke at a webinar organised by PATA, titled “International Visitor Arrivals in Asia Pacific in 2020 and Expectations for 2021.” He believes that a return to pre-pandemic or …
Read More »RevPAR down, but investors keen
India’s hospitality industry has witnessed a decline of 52.8 per cent in RevPAR during January to September 2020 over the same period last year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a JLL report. JLL’s ‘Hotel Momentum India (HMI) Q3 2020’ report, a quarterly hospitality sector monitor, …
Read More »Education: An alternate vertical
Kazin Education has signed a contract with ISM EduTech that owns and operates universities specialising in MBBS programmes in Almaty, Georgia, Dushanbe and Barbados. Rohit Shorey, Founder Director, Kazin Education, says they will now appoint channel partners in various states of India. Manas Dwivedi A new education and travel consultancy …
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