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Maribel Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Membership & Commercial, World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), shares that recovery of the tourism sector is paramount, and they have already started working on a plan. She even calls for international coordination and standard protocols across nations. Nisha Verma Maribel Rodriguez claims that the …

Association for Agri & Rural Tourism in India (AARTI) is organising a six-day convention in January next year with INDeco Hotels Swamimalai, to promote this up-and-coming genre of tourism. Nisha Verma AARTI is a conglomeration of all organisations and individuals engaged in the rural tourism space, with the sole objective …

With multiple tourism projects coming up in and around Gujarat’s Statue of Unity, the latest being the seaplane service starting from October 31, it may well become a two-or-more-night destination for tourists. Hazel Jain The Statue of Unity may soon become a symbol of tourism revival for travel agents in …

The second mid-year forum of United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA) saw some pertinent questions rising in terms of agents’ rights with respect to IATA and airlines. Here is what ensued… Nisha Verma Stating that UFTAA and the travel agent community cannot wait for the crisis to get over, …

  Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH) recently organised an ‘India Tourism Vision Day’  with the theme ‘For Indian tourism to thrive tomorrow, it has to survive and revive today’. The event saw in attendance Presidents of all 10 member associations of FAITH. Nisha Verma In his …

  Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the LTC cash voucher scheme, under which government and private sector employees can use their Leave Travel Concession tax-free benefit for various types of purchases subject to certain conditions. FAITH, however, has denounced the scheme and has expressed disappointment for the Indian travel …

JyotiMayal, President, TAAI, has said that she is in constant touch with both MoCA and MOT for the resolution of some longstanding industry demands and pandemic-induced concerns, including creation of Special Tourism Zones (STZ). Constantly working with both Ministry of Tourism (MOT) and Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on the …

During a webinar organised by Indian Institute of Management Lucknow – Noida campus and Centre for Marketing in Emerging Economies (CMEE) on ‘Tourism in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: Challenges and the Way Forward’, eminent leaders and stakeholders shared their views and vision for revival. Manas Dwivedi The webinar was an …

Speaking at the webinar, TeunKees, Director, Benelux TMC, claimed that while the COVID-19 situation in the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) is quite similar to that of Germany, the Dutch are big on saving. “Being Dutch, we started saving ever since the crisis started and in the four months …

PATA India Chapter recently organised a webinar titled ‘Europe: The New Order – Market Expectations and Opportunities’, where reputed Destination Management Companies (DMCs) from different regions in Europe shared how these markets interpreted India as a destination, and what Indian tour operators could do to attract numbers. Nisha Verma Divided …