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Industry upbeat on PowerHouse

PATA India Chapter’s Tourism PowerHouse, scheduled from August 5-6, 2018 at The Park, New Delhi, will see stalwarts of the industry coming together to discuss trends and issues relevant to tourism. TT Bureau Rashmi Verma, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and Chairman, PATA India Chapter, announced the dates …

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OTOAI keen on digitisation

The Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) is all set to organise its fourth Annual Convention in Cape Town from August 11-14. Mahendra Vakharia, President, OTOAI, briefly talks about the theme and format of the convention. Manas Dwivedi After attracting significant growth in outbound tourism with its past conventions …

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Skål’s strong growth in Asia

The recently-held 47th Skål Asia Area Congress in Macau witnessed a considerable representation from India. Skål International Delhi took over the mantle of the largest Skål Club in the world. TT Bureau The Indian delegation was the largest at this year’s Skål Asia Area Congress with participation of more than …

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Solid footing for tourism

According to the FICCI-Yes Bank Knowledge Report on tourism infrastructure, the investment is expected to soar to ₹5,546.3 billion in the next 10 years. Manas Dwivedi The FICCI-Yes Bank Knowledge Report on tourism infrastructure, released at the 4th Tourism Investors Meet 2018 in New Delhi, indicated that investments in travel …

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MP to host AdventureNEXT

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board (MPTB) is set to hold AdventureNEXT by Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) in Bhopal from December 3-5, 2018. TT Bureau Acurtain raiser for AdventureNEXT held recently in Delhi saw in presence Hari Ranjan Rao, Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board; Gergana Nikolova, Regional Manager—Europe; ATTA; Jake …

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ADTOI elections on August 11

The Association of Domestic Tour Operators (ADTOI) is set to conduct its elections on August 11, 2018 in New Delhi. TT Bureau ADTOI is all set to elect its new team after two years at The Metropolitan Hotel and Spa, New Delhi—the same venue of its last elections and with …

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1 year of GST: Sore still?

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) came into effect in July 2017 and shook the entire travel industry. While many said that it simplified processes, others believed that it deviated from the ‘One nation One tax’ idea. TT Bureau EM Najeeb, Senior Vice President, Indian Association of Tour Operators “A …

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IATO set for convention

EM Najeeb, Senior Vice President, Indian Association of Tour Operators, speaks at length about various initiatives and the upcoming convention. TT Bureau Q. What is the latest update at IATO? What is the association currently working on? IATO is pursuing its objectives of working for the professional welfare of the …

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Digitalisation takes centre stage

The Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) is set to organise its fourth annual convention in Cape Town, South Africa from August 11-14, 2018 on the theme ‘Digitalisation – The Way Forward’. Amrita Ghosh & Simranjeet Singh Arora The Exceutive Committee of OTOAI led by its President Mahendra Vakharia …

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Tourism PowerHouse in Delhi

PATA India Chapter has announced that it will be organising the Tourism PowerHouse from August 5-6, 2018, at The Park New Delhi. Nisha Verma The announcement about The Tourism PowerHouse was made at PATA India Chapter’s 7th Update and Outlook Meeting in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism at The …

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