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Ras Al Khaimah will host the Outbound Tour Operators’ Association of India (OTOAI) convention to take place tentatively from September 12-14, 2017. NISHA VERMA Guldeep Singh Sahni, President, OTOAI, and Haitham Mattar, CEO, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the convention during the Ras …

As an unintended consequence of the recent ban on liquor sale near highways by the Supreme Court of India, the hospitality and tourism industry has been left in a dither. The industry shares its perspective and further effects it will have on business across the country. David Scowsill, President and …

With a membership of less than 100 at present, Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has embarked on pan-India educational drives to increase its membership to 300 by 2018. The association will also organise its annual conferences-cum-expo in Delhi and Mumbai this year. GBTA India’s agenda for 2017 is focused on …

Held from March 3-5, 2017, ETAA convention kept the delegates engaged in B2B meetings with exhibitors and presented ample networking opportunities. AHANA GURUNG I n a bid to foster a sense of camaraderie among the travel fraternity, Enterprising Travel Agent’s Association (ETAA) organised their second domestic convention at Leonia Holistic …

The International Conference on Tourism Technology (ICTT), to be held in New Delhi, will feature lectures by a line-up of noted technology speakers. An impressive line-up of technology industry experts from across the globe will attend the upcoming International Conference on Tourism Technology (ICTT) to deliberate on the paramount role …

Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) will also be organising workshops in cities like Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Chennai. NISHA VERMA Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) recently organised a trade workshop with the Chinese province Yunnan for its members. Guldeep Singh Sahni, President, OTOAI, said, “We collaborated …

By Ahana Gurung In a bid to foster a sense of camaraderie among the travel fraternity, Enterprising Travel Agent’s Association (ETAA) organised their second domestic convention at Leonia Holistic Destination, Hyderabad. The convention attracted participants from all over the country and gathered more than 200 attendees who engaged in networking …

Skål Delhi recently held a film screening for its members during which Sanjay Datta, President, Skål Delhi, revealed plans for Skål Ball and Young Skål club. Skål Delhi recently held a screening of the documentary film Blood Lion for its members at the Roseate House, New Delhi. Datta claimed that …

IATO’s Committee for Education and Skill Development recently organised a training seminar for the beginner staff of its member agencies to help them tackle the challenges of the tourism industry. Kuku Kumar, Chairperson, Committee for Education and Skill Development, IATO, stressed that this programme will help the new entrants in …

The 33rd IATO Annual Convention will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from September 7-10, 2017, and the formal announcement about it will be made, along with the announcement of 2018 convention, very soon. The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) held its Luncheon meeting recently at the Le Méridien, New …