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TOFT India has launched an internationally-recognised online programme for tour operators that focuses on driving more sustainable travel. Called Travelife, it gives members access to a range of online tools that they can use to start the journey towards greater sustainability in their own operations and in the tours they …

Never before has the tourism segment had such a catastrophic experience as the COVID-19 pandemic. Hotels are almost defunct, tour operators have gone into oblivion and 90 per cent of travel agency staff is jobless. Anand Singh, Director, Earthen Experiences, believes it’s time that hospitality and tourism need hand holding …

More than 200 registrations have been received for the online IITF certification programme for tourist guide training in Maharashtra. More can still sign up as registrations are open. In February 2021, the Directorate of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra had announced an online IITF (Incredible India Tourist Facilitator) certification programme for …

SpiceJet reinstated its flight from Delhi and Ahmedabad to Jaisalmer after an unprecedented airline-citizen partnership. Manvendra Singh Shekhawat, MD, Suryagarh and Founder, I Love Jaisalmer, who was instrumental in getting the travel community together, shares the success story. Nisha Verma The travel community in India’s Golden City – Jaisalmer– came …

The Tourism Office of Spain – Mumbai announces nine winners who won Amazon vouchers on participating in all the three webinars that were conducted in April 2021. Those who missed out – worry not. The National Tourist Office will be organising another series of webinars focusing on interesting topics in …

A strategy worked out in advance can make the future of a business more robust in these challenging times. Industry experts bring into focus the need for frequent research and real-time data that can prove to be a magic wand for decision-makers, encompassing factors like traffic, traveller behaviour, routes and …

American Express Travel asked travellers from seven countries what was on their minds and the results were interesting. There’s a clear appreciation for the benefits that travel can bring. Hazel Jain Paying for future travel Travellers are already thinking ahead to how they’ll book and pay for future trips. With …

Growth of global wellness tourism in 2021 will still be largely driven by secondary wellness travellers who seek to maintain their health and well-being while enjoying the experiences of a regular trip or destination getaway, says Ingo Ronald Schweder, Founder & CEO at GOCO Hospitality and MD at Horwath HTL …

Assam-based Mitali G Dutta, Founder of Food Sutra by Mitali, has become an agent of change by empowering the tribal women of the state to be an intrinsic part of its culinary tourism. Hazel Jain Mitali G Dutta is an entrepreneur based in Guwahati who empowers women both in rural …

Tapan Kumar Mishra, National Tourism Awardee for Best Tourist Guide (Odisha), discusses the plight of tourist guides across India who have no work since March 2020. He questions if the Ministry of Tourism is willing to lose the pool of expert tourist guides as collateral damage due to the pandemic? …