In-the-Issue

Sunil Kumar R, who has been re-elected as the UFTAA president, discusses the team’s key focus areas which includes appealing to the governments of the world to give priority to ‘vaccine equity’. It also urges them to encourage the industry by introducing a ‘travel friendly policy’ for vaccinated travel. Hazel …

Alan Elliott Merschen, Founder of The SIGMUND Project, explains the ethos behind his free, open-source hub created for sharing ideas and innovation with the goal of fostering interconnectivity and finding new solutions to the challenges facing the travel industry today. Hazel Jain Tell us a little bit about this new …

Right from the Ministry of Culture to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Railways, there’s been a shuffle of authority with the new Modi cabinet being announced. The appointed ministers must now be a formidable force that takes the travel and tourism sector out of the rut …

India is working with leaders around the globe to decouple GDP growth from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). A report by McKinsey & Company and World Economic Forum reveals India is well placed to stay ahead in technology development. While the aviation industry contributes less than 1% …

The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) will conduct its national elections via e-voting on July 24, 2021 along with its AGM and EOGM through an online platform. While 10 chapters had completed their election in January, the MP chapter election was delayed. Hazel Jain The Travel Agents Federation of …

Harmandeep Singh Anand, Managing Director, Global Panorama Showcase (GPS), says that the second wave of COVID-19 made them realise that a majority of agents had been affected and many had got into hibernation. This made them take all possible steps to connect, empower and motivate the industry, thus initiate several …

Korea Travel Expo, which was held from June 22-24, recorded a total of 900 meetings and on average 160+ B2B engagements per exhibitor from South Korea, shares Young-Geul Choi, Director, Korea Tourism Organization, New Delhi office. Nisha Vermaa The delegation, led by Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), for the Korea Travel …

Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO and Hony. Secretary, FAITH, along with a delegation of tourism association representatives, met the new Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and apprised him about the  trade in India. Mehra believes that the trade will now be able to voice its matters even better. Manas Dwivedi Sharing …

In an exclusive interview with TRAVTALK, Sammy Yahia, Director of Tourism (India & Philippines), Israel Tourism, discusses what measures his country has been taking to reopen its doors to vaccinated tourists and when can Indian passport holders expect to visit Israel. Hazel Jain Is Israel open to travellers from India …

Ajay Bhatt, the newly appointed Minister of State, Tourism, speaks to TRAVTALK about his role in taking the sector forward. Nisha Verma For Ajay Bhatt, priorities are already fixed. He says that he will work towards bringing the tourism sector on top. “We will take briefings and understand things clearly. …