Focusing on digital solutions and global partnerships, TUI Musement’s strategy is to create meaningful experiences for customers. The brand has chosen to concentrate on experiences and multi-day tours as the core of its value proposition. Janice Alyosius In addition to hotel and cruise business, TUI Musement, one of TUI Group’s …
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Aggregators penalised, Hospitality wins
Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently levied penalties of `392 crore on MMT-Go and Oyo after finding them in contravention of the law. Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) terms the order a big win for the hospitality industry against the dominance of aggregators. TT Bureau Based …
Read More »‘Sports tourism has good potential’
Sport events offer tremendous opportunity for any country to attract tourists. To leverage the tourism potential of sports, travel trade works around special itineraries to attract tourists. Government should focus on sport events and explore the untapped potential, suggest experts. Janice Alyosius Tourism and sports are interrelated and complementary. Sports …
Read More »Curtain-raiser for Manipur fest
Kolkata, the City of Joy, played host to the curtain-raiser event for the much-anticipated ‘Manipur Sangai Festival 2022’, a tourism extravaganza promoting the rich cultural legacy of Manipur. TT Bureau The curtain-raiser for ‘Manipur Sangai Festival 2022’ was organised at the Salt Lake City Centre, Kolkata and witnessed participation of …
Read More »ADTOI conducts polls after 4 years
Rajat Sawhney from Rave Tours & Travels was elected as the Senior Vice President, while Ashish Chander from HORA Tourism was elected as the Vice President during the elections. Janice Alyosius After a four-year hiatus, ADTOI elections were conducted peacefully by the Returning Officer to constitute the ADTOI’s XIII Managing …
Read More »Focus on developing soft skills
Travel trade associations are a great way to reach out to small and medium-sized travel agents from remote parts of India through their membership. Aviareps India recently hosted an exciting evening for members of TAFI Western Region Chapter to showcase their various products. Hazel Jain Taking advantage of the large …
Read More »‘Turn challenges into opportunity’
Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa, while addressing the industry stakeholders in New Delhi, says that G20 provides a great opportunity for lending a healing touch to the world in the times of challenges and take it back on the path of peace and prosperity. Janice Alyosius The G20 is an impactful …
Read More »‘Have mega events in India’
Venkatesan Dhattareyan, Regional Director, India Tourism (Western and Central Region) says travel and hospitality trade associations have a key role to play in promoting the destination. Hazel Jain Venkatesan Dhattareyan, Regional Director, India Tourism (Western and Central Region) says, “All the travel and hospitality trade associations are our equal partners …
Read More »Oman eyes Indian weddings
Oman is becoming a favourite destination for Indian weddings and the destination is leaving no stone unturned to offer the best experience, services and even incentives to host Indian weddings on its shores. Nisha Verma Khalid Mohamed Said Al Arzi, Director of Tourism Trends Department, Sultanate of Oman, says that …
Read More »G20 to show our ‘Guest is God’ culture: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India’s G20 Presidency is a new responsibility and a measure of the world’s trust in India. TT Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the logo, theme and website of India’s G20 Presidency through a video conference recently. “From 1 December 2022, India will preside over …
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