Millennials are believed to be the first to travel when international borders open and commercial flights to and from India resume. Destinations and tour operators already have plans in place to lure this segment that is expected to travel to quiet and new regions, with targeted offerings and experiences. Nisha …
Read More »The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has proposed a standard travel insurance policy with common coverage and policy wordings across the industry. The Authority expects the new guidelines to take effect from April 1, 2021. The draft guidelines issued by IRDAI on December 28, 2020, stated, ‘The …
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Singapore Tourism Board (STB) India’s Virtual Tradeshow 2021 is a suitable platform for service providers at the destination and the travel trade in India to engage and discuss business opportunities that lie ahead for them. Here they share how they perceive the tradeshow to benefit them and collaborate with each …
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The industry’s expectations from Budget 2021-22 seem to be rather unpropitious but the most anticipated. Will the upcoming announcement be the last straw in tourism’s undoing or a ray of hope for it? Experts remark… Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI We have asked for export competitiveness, domestic leadership, capital formation and …
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As a new hotel management and marketing company, ARRA Hotel Group has its goals in place and is moving fast towards achieving them. Anshu Malik, Managing Director, ARRA Hotel Group, shares what the group’s two brands – ARRA and Twist – stand for, and plans of expanding into the international …
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Aaditya Thackeray, Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Environment, Government of Maharashtra, says that though the sector has been ignored in the past, he wishes to turn the tables and allow for opportunities of growth and development. The young minister has already initiated steps that would benefit the sector, the state, and …
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Not just Star Air India, but a second regional airline Flybig has started flights from Indore connecting Madhya Pradesh to other nearby states, which is bound to encourage more intra-state tourism this year. Hazel Jain The cleanest city of India now has another feather in its cap. It is slowly …
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India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2021 is all set to be held from February 18-20 as a virtual event, with as many as 500 buyers. Nisha Verma India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2021, which was earlier touted to be held as a hybrid event, will be held virtually this year from February …
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The future of India’s tourism sector, after a devastating pandemic that still continues to disrupt, lies in better collaboration between industry and state, and the implementation of more responsible, sustainable action. Nisha Verma Meenakshi Sharma, Director General, Ministry of Tourism, happy with the way tourism within the country has begun, …
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Sunil Kumar, President, United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA), in this in-depth exclusive interview with TRAVTALK, shares key milestones of 2020 and its under-discussion ‘Zero Risk’ programme whose premise is to protect agent interests. Hazel Jain Sunil Kumar shares in detail issues that have kept the association on its …
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