In-the-Issue

Promoting good tourism practices

The Dominican Republic will be a FITUR partner country for FITUR 2022 by IFEMA MADRID, to be held from January 19 to 23, 2022, under the slogan ‘Embracing the World’. This year they are focussing on good tourism practices. Following the milestone of FITUR 2021, the Trade Fair dedicates all …

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The ‘liquid gold’ hidden in Spain

With 250 million olive trees across the country, Spain is the world’s leading producer of olive oil. In Andalusia, one can witness olive plantations as far as the eye can see, making it an ideal holiday destination to enjoy the country’s liquid gold aka olive oil. An ideal M!CE destination, …

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Future of sustainable travel business

The first International Summit Travel Management concluded in Cordoba, highlighting a specialised segment of corporate travel after the global health crisis. The discussions during the event focused on sustainable tourism and ways to make travel more eco-friendly. Cordoba played host to the  International Summit Travel Management, the first meeting organized …

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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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Post Covid: Back to big, fat weddings

Raffles Udaipur, India’s first Raffles hotel, that opened in August 2021 on a 21-acre private island set in the middle of Udai Sagar lake, has been witnessing some of the busiest months with guests moving back to big, fat Indian weddings from intimate weddings in a post-pandemic world. Hazel Jain …

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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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Shift in preferences

More and more travellers are now preferring to indulge in adventure activities. This is proving true, not just for domestic and short-haul destinations, but also long-haul holidays. TravTalk speaks to four experts. Hazel Jain The pandemic has changed the behaviour of many consumers and travel comes as no exception. The …

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