Associations

IMWF’21 hosts industry leaders

The opening ceremony of International M!CE & Wedding Forum kicked off with the “Squid Game” theme entrance of N. Fuat Ersoy, IMWF’21 Managing Partner followed by the speeches of the industry leaders from all over the world via panels. The main focus was environment and post-COVID era. The International M!CE …

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Call for policies on adventure travel

ATOAI is in discussion with the government for working towards building clear policy on adventure travel. In a meeting with the minister, ATOAI also insisted on working on national and international sanitization and awareness campaign for adventure travel to make India as a sustainable, safe, responsible outdoor adventure travel destination. …

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Happy days are here again

With the association’s annual convention just around the corner, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) Maharashtra Chapter members are relieved that physical events have restarted after a hiatus. Jitendra Kejriwal, Chairman, IATO Maharashtra and Dadra, Nagar Haveli & Daman Chapter, shares more. Hazel Jain In order to orient and …

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Dearth of inbound bookings

While India has started issuing visas for international tourists, inbound operators are not seeing any concrete bookings yet, despite being at the cusp of peak season. Hazel Jain When the Ministry of Tourism issued visas for foreigners who desire to visit India, inbound travel operators were confident business would pick …

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Hospitality all set to bloom

With the fear of the new variant, tourism and hospitality sector of India is witnessing a slow growth in business. Swosti Group is positive and confident about 2022. Janice Alyosius As the Indian wedding season is here, hotels are expecting the business to improve. The government has increased the gathering …

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Odisha Tourism recouping after crisis

While domestic tourists continue to play a huge role in filling up hotel rooms in India, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) Eastern Region is closely interacting with the Central Government and the State Government for developing tourism in the eastern region further. Hazel Jain As the Chairman of …

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An endeavour to build Brand India

IATO office bearers are upbeat about the convention and are hopeful that the convention, which is being conducted with all safety precautions in place, might be the platform where not only members but industry at large would look at ways to move forward and build Brand India globally, whether the …

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Right time to focus on recovery

IATO Executive Committee is all prepped for the convention and believe that the theme of the convention ‘Brand India – Road to Recovery’ is apt at this time, especially when the borders are opening and inbound operators are preparing to be back in business. Tony Marwah, EC Member, IATO The …

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Tapping untapped markets

Kohima’s three-day ITM highlighted the region’s tourism potential in the domestic and international markets. Majority of this region is unknown to tourists with huge scope in border and wildlife tourism. Nisha Verma Ajay Bhatt, MoS, Tourism & Defence, inaugurated the three-day long ninth edition of the International Tourism Mart (ITM), …

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Seeking resolutions for issues on hand

IATO state chapter heads on their part have been dealing with many issues in their respective states and have successfully been able to communicate to the state governments their plight and have even been successful in getting some benefits for the industry, which is heading towards recovery. Pandian K, Chairman …

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