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With over one lakh guests, this year’s international tourism fair, FITUR 2022, exceeded all expectations. Number of exhibitors and attendees nearly equalled pre-pandemic levels, making fair a success and positioning Madrid as a global hub for the international tourism community. IFEMA Madrid hosted the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR 2022, …

Travelport has launched a new Trip Manager portal on Travelport+, offering travellers to service their trip and carry out fast and easy transactions on the go. With Smartpoint tool, now visitors can access new itinerary enhancements, including Trip Quote, to customise quotes, and Assisted Ticketing capabilities. Nisha Verma Travelport has …

With international charter flights starting in a small way, Goa hopes that its travel trade, including tourist guides and small and mid-sized hotels, will be able to conduct business in better way. At present, about 500 passengers are reaching Goa from Moscow every 10 days, and number is expected to …

In a first for any travel trade association, Gujarat Tourism invited TAFI Western India members for an educational tour to Rann Utsav – an event that is hugely popular with travellers. Chapter now has plans for more such tours to the state, keeping with its vision to promote domestic destinations. …

Third International Conference on Enterprise and Entrepreneurialism, organised by Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi recently, witnesses newer research insights and best practices with viable solutions being presented on varied topics related to tourism and hospitality. Nisha Verma Jamia Millia Islamia recently organised the third International Conference on Enterprise and …

Hospitality industry was among the hardest hit by the pandemic. However, the industry is gradually adjusting to the new normal, as hotels are now more vigilant about guest and employee safety and focusing on development to gain lost ground as soon as possible. Janice Alyosius COVID-19 affected almost every sector …

Not-for-profit online platform, The Sigmund Project is open to those people who have an idea to advance global tourism industry. As 2022 begins, Sigmund has received more than 100 ideas.  Since its launch, online platform has received over 18,000 unique visitors to its site from as many as 108 countries. …

Tourism and hospitality sectors are constantly innovating in a bid to smoothen distribution channel and how travellers consume content. This appetite to improve and simplify has only intensified since COVID-19. TRAVTALK takes a brief look at what’s happening on start-up front and kind of encouragement it is receiving. Hazel Jain …

VisitBritain held an event in Delhi in conjunction with their roadshow for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign. It was intended to meet with travel trade people face-to-face to share destination knowledge about West Midlands and to educate them about the region as a whole. Janice Alyosius The 2022 Commonwealth …

In response to COVID-19, WTTCII is working with central and state governments on policies and practices to make most of India’s tourism potential. Country must prepare for opening its borders to bring back international travellers from non-risk countries. Janice Alyosius The tourism and hospitality sectors have been hard hit by …