How important will market research be going forward given that markets will be much more volatile in the aftermath of the pandemic? TRAVTALK speaks to six stakeholders about the importance of research and customer surveys when it comes to tweak their strategy. They have some interesting insights to share… Sammy …

Swosti Group will unveil the first five-star beach resort in Puri, Odisha, scheduled to open in October 2023. The 125-room property will have a bouquet of facilities and multiple venues for the MICE market. Puri has been selected by Swosti Group as it attracts a large number of tourists, and …

Former Tourism Secretary Parvez Dewan says that while the COVID-19 pandemic has definitely shaken the tourism industry, reinventing and retooling ourselves might save the day. Nisha Verma The first step to reviving from the ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is to ‘retool ourselves,’ says Parvez Dewan, citing that restaurants have …

The following extracts from CAPA India’s Airport Outlook FY2022 reveal that Indian airports will need to shift to airline driven and passenger-centric business models in which they will have to fight to attract traffic and generate revenue. In any discussion about the challenges in Indian aviation the focus is usually …

Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO and Pronab Sarkar, Immediate Past President, IATO, recently met the finance minister to thank her for recent relief announcements and sought support from the government on issues like SEIS, TCS, ECLGS and export industry status. Manas Dwivedi Rajiv Mehra and Pronab Sarkar met Finance Minister Nirmala …

The newly-elected president of TAFI says that the first thing the team needs to do is revive the faith of its members, because an association derives its strength not from its leaders but from its members. The team’s priority is to revive TAFI and make it relevant again. Hazel Jain …

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 …