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The cutting edge in travel is here

The World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) is an annual event where global leaders in travel and hospitality meet the next generation of innovators. The scale of innovation and creativity is vast. TRAVTALK highlights six promising start-ups, including two from India, who reached the finals. Hazel Jain These challenging times call …

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Bahrain at MICE Engage 2021

As one of the exhibitors at the upcoming MICE Engage 2021 virtual roadshow, Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority (BTEA) hopes to inform the key corporates attending it about the destination’s safety and unique offerings for all their MICE requirements, helping bring the destination to the forefront. Hazel Jain Sharing the …

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1,800 Pax to Dubai for M!CE

Benazir Nazar, Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Holidays, shares an account of what went behind successfully conducting a M!CE group tour of 1,800 delegates to Dubai in February 2021. She says that the operations team in India also made sure that all visas and COVID-19 tests were done on time. Sun, …

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New Residence in the capital

Madhav Sehgal, GM, Hyatt Delhi Residences, says that the property will offer a new experience with its multi-category serviced apartments and the unique style of service for both business and leisure guests. Nisha Verma Please tell us about Hyatt Delhi Residences. Located at Aerocity, Hyatt Delhi Residences provides an all-new …

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AI keeping agents at bay?

Rajiv Bansal, CMD, Air India (AI), said the airline would move to a more web-based than agent-based sales model. AI’s recent ban on agents from selling select sectors has resulted in uproar. TRAVTALK gets the trade to speak. Pradip Lulla,Acting President & VP, TAFI While Air India has restricted Indian …

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‘We expect 2022 to be a stellar year’

Speaking about the eleventh-biggest market in terms of spend for the UK, VisitBritain CEO, Sally Balcombe, expects that India will climb up to the NTO’s top 10 list soon given the market’s growth trajectory. The pent-up demand to travel among Indians is expected to be a driving force. Hazel Jain …

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Minar now India GSA for Air Peace

Minar Group has been appointed as the General Sales Agent for a Nigerian airline based in Lagos – Air Peace – which is expected to start operations in India this year out of Mumbai. It will be the first Nigerian carrier to connect India with Lagos and other West African …

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Air Seychelles resumes Mumbai Ops

Remco Althuis, Chief Executive Officer, Air Seychelles, reveals that the twice-weekly commercial flight to Seychelles starting April 8 is a step to attracting the lucrative Indian source market to visit the archipelago. The airline is keen on leaving no stone unturned to persuade Indians to visit. Nisha Verma Air Seychelles …

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Malaysia looks at Q3 opening

Malaysia may open its borders in the third quarter of 2021, but already has the Indian travel trade excited. They’ve already raised queries and are seeking information for sending their clients to the destination. Nisha Verma Just as everyone else did, Sulaiman Bin Suip, Director, Tourism Malaysia, North & East …

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Re-opening cautious but safe

Razaidi Abd Rahim, Director, Tourism Malaysia, South India & Sri Lanka, says they have a number of campaigns in the pipeline as they look to convince the India travel trade to encourage their clients to the destination. Nisha Verma With Indian tourist arrivals to Malaysia dropping by 78.8 per cent …

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