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Government of India is developing 10 museums on tribal freedom fighters to recognise their contribution in the freedom struggle, besides continuing its support to specialised museums such as textiles and crafts museums, defence museums and railway museums. Nisha Verma G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER, recently …

Zuri White Sands, Goa Resort & Casino, spread over 40 acres, is among the few hotels in the coastal state that offers multiple venues for various functions in a wedding as well as two ocean-facing lawns to play the perfect host, says Ajith Nair, the resort’s Head of Sales & …

Adventure tourism was more affected than any other tourism trade due to the pandemic and other factors. Now, ATOAI is proactively improving products to meet the client needs and deliver best results. Janice Alyosius Adventure tourism is passing through a difficult phase. “Adventure tourism is more affected than other tourism …

Year 2021 was ‘successful’ for WelcomHeritage despite COVID-19. Now, the hospitality chain looks forward with ‘much optimism’ as it plans to open new properties. WelcomHeritage, one of the leading hospitality chain in India, is expanding its hotel portfolio in some of the key tourist destinations in the country. Led by …

Juliette Losardo, Exhibition Director, WTM London in conversation with Devika Jeet, Director, DDP India, talks about the challenges facing the travel trade sector and how they plan to overcome them, especially after the intensity of COVID-19 has lessened the world over. TT Bureau What would be your vision for WTM …

Postcard Hotel opened three new hotels in last one year and planning another in this quarter keeping in view the increasing demand for smaller boutique hotels with full comforts in tourist places. Janice Alyosius During the pandemic, The Postcard Hotel has seen an upsurge in demand. “Especially during the festival …

Gainwell Sports, which promotes a number of sports events worldwide, and has become the official partner to offer hospitality packages for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia in October 2022, says agents can buy tickets for the game from them, make their own packages, sell …

Tourism in Goa has taken another hit with the Russia-Ukraine conflict – both top source markets for Goa – and all charter flights from the region has stopped for now. The state will therefore need to enhance its charter game rather than depend on its traditional markets if it wants …

Singapore Tourism Board (STB), together with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Changi Airport Group (CAG), conducted a refresher webinar for the travel trade in India and Sri Lanka. This session was in time with the announcement that the Vaccination Travel Lane (VTL) will open to all cities in India with effect …

From a dismal budget to the need for proper tourism promotion drive in Telangana at the highest level, K Ranga Reddy, Chairman IATO Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Chapter, highlights what needs to be done in the youngest state of India to attract tourists. Nisha Verma K Ranga Reddy, Chairman IATO …