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In a marathon session of Q&A for its members, TAAI discussed their woes while answering and guiding them on some of their queries. From Air India to bank guarantee, MOT and IATA, this was a no-holds-barred virtual meeting. Hazel Jain In a marathon session that lasted about three hours, the …

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A new trajectory for tourism

The ever-evolving hospitality industry has seen some unimaginable ups and downs in the last year. What impact will this have on education and how have the opportunities evolved? TRAVTALK finds out more. Neha Rawat Sommet Education in collaboration with the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) hosted a virtual webinar titled ‘Hospitality …

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New president at TOAA, Assam

The Tour Operators Association of Assam (TOAA) has chosen Debajit Borah, Director of Brahmaputra Cruise, as its new president along with a new EC team for the next term.The evening also saw a convention on the side-lines of the AGM. Hazel Jain The recently-held AGM of the Tour Operators Association …

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Don’t give into unfair demands

The Travel & Tourism Association of Goa has urged the government not to give into monopolistic demands of the taxi lobby and demands that it implement the installation of taxi metersin Goa in accordance to the High Court order. Hazel Jain Nilesh Shah, President, Travel & Tourism Association of Goa …

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Adopt this, or die!

Sustainability and community-based tourism has become an important element in tourism. Julian Matthews, Chairman, TOFTigers, discusses how India’s tour operators can arm themselves to face the future. Covid-19 has been a mirror to the travel sector – highlighting both the good in tourism, but also the bad that we had …

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TAAI fee for ’21 down 40%

Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has reduced the renewal of its annual membership for 2021-22 by 40 per cent for its members in view of the current situation. In a bid to help its member base in any way it can given the current situation, the Travel Agents Association …

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No sector-specific stimulus

Six regional hospitality heads share their views on how the policy-makers have failed to consider and respond to specific problems of the hospitality sector where a majority of the businesses have been impacted by a host of external factors. The stakeholders are disappointed that not even policy changes have been …

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Goyal refuses to re-contest

Subhash Goyal hands over the baton to the new Secretary who will be representing IATO in FAITH as he chose not to re-contest either for IATO or for FAITH. As the outgoing Secretary of FAITH, he shared some recommendations for the future office bearers to consider. Sharing his gratitude for …

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ATOAI revamps sub-committees

In a recent interaction with members, Vishwas Makhija, President, ATOAI, apprised them on the initiatives undertaken by the Association such as restructuring of the sub-committees, formation of a women’s task force, and ensuring more interactive meetings in the future as well. Manas Dwivedi Vishwas Makhija claims that since being elected …

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Women have the power!

Titled ‘Skill HER for Sustainable Tourism’, the TAAI-WITT and FICCI-FLO webinar, powered by TRAVTALK, advocates the belief that ‘Empowered women Empower women’.Women from various walks of life talk about being entrepreneurs and honing skills. Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI Women have always held a very strong place in tourism and hospitality. …

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