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The Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) brought together its pan-India members under one roof for its 8th annual convention in Vizag. The association members and participants deliberated on pressing issues pertaining to the domestic tourism industry.

Hahn Air recently held a networking event for over 80 travel agents from 39 agencies in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The event provided an opportunity to meet Zafar Shamsi, Director Global Account Management Western India, the key account director for the state. He was supported by his colleagues Sanjay Shrivastava, Director Global …

Asia’s leading travel trade show, ITB Asia 2017 completed its milestone anniversary event with record-breaking numbers. The 10th ITB Asia was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Over three days, the event hosted about 940 exhibitors from 113 countries. ITB Asia 2017 also …

The 1st Travel Trade Mart organised by TTAUP for the local travel agents in Uttar Pradesh was hosted in Lucknow, where key players of the tourism and hospitality industry gathered under one roof to grow the outbound market from UP.

The Young Environmentalists Programme recently organised a World Tourism Day Conclave on the theme ‘Sustainable Tourism – A Tool for Development’ in association with Creed Entertainment in Mumbai under the aegis of UNWTO. The event saw various state and international tourism boards, travel associations and airlines participate in the business …

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, is organising ‘Paryatan Parv’ from October 5-25, 2017 to engage the youth and all tourism stakeholders through various activites. The Parv aims at inculcating tourism culture among youths so they could become key influencers in promoting tourism in the country.

The National Tourism Awards 2015-16 acknowledged the achievers in the travel and tourism industry at a ceremony in Vigyan Bhawan on September 27, 2017. President of India Ram Nath Kovind alongside K.J. Alphons, Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, and Tourism Secretary Rashmi Verma presented the award. The President also …

The 3rd OTOAI Convention held in Ras Al Khaimah deliberated on creating new opportunities in the outbound business from India and how technology can take centre stage in boosting tourism.

The 40th edition of PATA Travel Mart 2017 (PTM 2017), hosted by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), attracted 1,131 delegates from 66 global destinations. The delegate numbers embraced 460 sellers from 252 organisations and 37 destinations, along with 293 buyers from 281 organisations and 51 source markets.

The NBTC Holland Marketing team along with Jet Airways India, and Schiphol Airport hosted a table-top event in Mumbai to showcase various products to the trade as well as promote the new flights to Amsterdam from Mumbai. The Holland Sales Mission in the city was attended by about 100 travel …