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Trending towards sustainability

Not-for-profit online platform, The Sigmund Project is open to those people who have an idea to advance global tourism industry. As 2022 begins, Sigmund has received more than 100 ideas.  Since its launch, online platform has received over 18,000 unique visitors to its site from as many as 108 countries. …

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Re-imagining travel

Tourism and hospitality sectors are constantly innovating in a bid to smoothen distribution channel and how travellers consume content. This appetite to improve and simplify has only intensified since COVID-19. TRAVTALK takes a brief look at what’s happening on start-up front and kind of encouragement it is receiving. Hazel Jain …

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Group tours in COVID-19 times

Group fixed departures at the time of COVID-19 seem like an awkward move, but Ezejourney started off amid the pandemic, sailed through it, and is confident that there still exists an unexplored potential in the business. The company works with travel firms that have clients, who wish to travel only …

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Reviving tourism and hospitality

The domestic tourism has started to recover, but international travel should be gradually reopened to ensure a better recovery, suggest experts, adding that the success will depend on a collaborative effort from all key stakeholders, including public and private participants. Janice Alyosius One of the worst-hit sectors due to the …

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Strategy to face challenges

Pandemic has hit global economy hard, especially tourism industry. There were challenges at every step, but what is more important is to address challenges and develop improved strategies for dealing with challenges. Janice Alyosius It has been a challenging couple of years for the travel and tourism industries as the …

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Unease over pre-travel testing

M!CE business hasn’t been able to catch a break since COVID-19 broke all over world and the industry is worried if immediate corrective action it is not taken, it may not recover at all this year. Hazel Jain In a bid to adjust to the new normal, the UK has …

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Business recovery is not far

Ramesh Marwah, Group CEO & Director, Dex Group, shares how in the constantly changing situation it is needed that we remain optimistic and patient because business will only grow when things settle down. Nisha Verma When it comes to recovery, Ramesh Marwah, Group CEO & Director, Dex Group, claims that …

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Right push needed to replace SEIS

While the much-awaited SEIS dues were delayed and turned out to be much lower than expected, tour operators are facing another challenge — the dissolution of SEIS or its appropriate replacement. At one of the discussions recently, experts contemplated the way forward and also discussed alternative benefits for tour operators. …

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Right response

The events and wedding stakeholders came together to meet the Health Minister in New Delhi to urge him to remove the 20-pax cap. Hazel Jain Key stakeholders from the events and weddings industry in New Delhi came together to appeal to Satyendar Jain, Health Minister to consider some relaxations. The …

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Murmansk re-introduced

Export Support & Tourism information centre of Murmansk Region & Official Tour Operator Aurora Xplore with Salvia Group, organized Murmansk Business Mission from December 6 to 11, 2021. Indian travel companies took part in a reverse business mission in the Murmansk region, the Arctic region of Russia. The Business Mission …

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