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IATO’s regional chapter heads share why it’s important to bring forth issues to the attention of state governments and central government, so that they can look at gradual recovery while making sure that everybody moves forward together towards a new era of travel. Sunil C. Gupta, Chairman, IATO Northern Region …

GRNconnect, apart from excelling in providing tech and hotel booking services to travel trade has now opened its DMC business in USA and will soon be expanding it in Egypt and India. Nisha Verma Deepak Narula, Managing Director, GRNconnect, has revealed that with innovation and adaptability being the key qualities …

Travel fraternity is positive for the next year, 2022, especially when you compare the given upcoming period, with the year before. NTO Elisa Robles Fraga, Director, Tourism Office of Spain, Mumbai, India In the post-pandemic era, we feel the Indian traveller will seek mono-destination journeys or focus on one or …

The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) is geared up for its annual convention, which is packed with ideas and activities to not only motivate the members, but also guide them for future recovery. Nisha Verma The state governments and stalwarts of the travel industry will participate in the 36th …

Increasing demand among travellers, waiting for months to take forward their global travel plans has made the job of cruise companies a little easier. Braydon Holland, Senior Director of Sales, Asia, NCL, discusses the company’s strategy for India and the Asian markets. Hazel Jain A lot of effort will need …

Thre TAT, New Delhi celebrated the Thai festival of lights with energetic Thai cultural performances, floating kathongs in the water, and relishing authentic Thai food, to honour the goddess of water. Janice Alyosius The TAT, New Delhi and Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi Airport celebrated the Thai festival of lights know …

Uttar Pradesh government is making rigorous efforts in improving the state infrastructure and connectivity to promote tourism. The government has made a master plan to develop new hotels, roads, airports and rail connectivity to facilitate tourism. Janice Alyosius India is popular for its cultural and traditional tourism and Uttar Pradesh …

Harmandeep Singh Anand, MD, Global Panorama Showcase, has announced that they will be doing the next edition of GPS from April 2022 in 16 cities. Nisha Verma Harmandeep Singh Anand, shared that GPS 2022 will be a bigger event and will cover 4 cities in each quarter, making it a …

Maharashtra’s Directorate of Tourism aims to attract more medical and wellness tourists from the UAE and the Gulf region, as it announces MoU with destinations at the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. Maharashtra’s Directorate of Tourism and Medical Value Travel Council of India (MVTCI) have signed MoUs with the UAE, …

Travellers now prefer private villas over hotels which indicates a long-term behavioural change. As a result, there is a lot of investment in private vacation homes. Devendra Parulekar, Founder of SaffronStays, shares his perspective on emerging trends among the Indian travellers for selecting accommodations. Hazel Jain What kind of trends …