Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, says that while domestic tourism has shown a promising recovery, the Ministry is now focusing on attracting more international tourists and MICE groups to India via promotional schemes. Nisha Verma Tourism Secretary, Arvind Singh says his Ministry is aware of the hardships being faced …

Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) Uttar Pradesh Chapter organised its hybrid meeting on July 9 in Varanasi at Hotel Clarks, under the chairmanship of Prateek Hira, Chairman UP Chapter and Vikram Singh, Co-Chair of the chapter. Manas Dwivedi This meeting was supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of …

So far, only SII’s Covishield has been approved in eight European Union countries and Switzerland amid a row over travel pass. This has some outbound agents worried. Abhik Dutta, Director, The Waanderers This is a welcome announcement overall. However, unlike Switzerland which has announced that all types of visas will …

An end to the COVID-19 pandemic seems far beyond the horizon, but the tourism industry of the Philippines is dedicated to ensuring a phased reopening of the islands to offer utmost safety and hygiene to potential international travellers through the GREEN Corridor initiative. Department of Tourism (DOT) Philippines has developed …

Private aviation is now being seen as more of a necessity than a luxury due to its safety provisions and greater control over the customer environment. Here are few reasons why private jets could take off in 2021-22, with particularly strong demand from high net-worth individuals both for leisure and …

Jerrin Jos, Founder & CEO, Verteil Technologies, explains how disadvantageous it can be for travel agents as well as their clients to continue using the GDS to book air tickets. He underlines major problems posed by the GDS including lag in rich data and lack of dynamic pricing. Even today, …

Trust levels in travel suppliers and travel agencies in India will directly influence the speed and significance of the local travel industry’s recovery, according to a new independent research commissioned by Travelport. The research also reveals three key areas that travellers in the country say have the biggest influence over …

Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park has come up with a national campaign #Celebrationsbeyondgeographies, offering a hybrid weddings and socials experience for couples and their loved ones. The Crowne Meetings Team will be in tow to extend both on-ground and virtual assistance. Nisha Verma Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park, along with …

The ETOAI (Education Tour Operators Association of India) makes a sincere appeal to all the tourism boards, airlines, and tourism service providers to associate with them to take advantage of the potential this very unique and untapped segment provides with very high volumes of business. Hazel Jain The ETOAI (Education …

Evident from the recent advent in smart, automated systems, technology will have a key role to play in the restart of tourism across countries, and we already see some green shoots with the digitalisation of tourism services. Here are seven technologies that offer hope to our industry. Hazel Jain 3D …