In-the-Issue

Ireland’s safe and spacious offerings

Tourism Ireland is showcasing some of its fantastic accommodation offerings, amazing landscapes, uncongested and open spaces, and activities that can be enjoyed by visitors on the island of Ireland. It will conduct an informative webinar for the trade on December 7. Hazel Jain Tourism Ireland will be hosting a special …

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FIT, luxury travel for Spain

While M!CE and weddings have always been a focus in the past for Spain Tourism, it will zoom in on FIT leisure and luxury travel from India going forward. To connect with the trade, it is hosting the Virtual Spanish Travel Show from December 2-3. Hazel Jain & Nisha Verma …

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Much-needed optimism in travel

Times have been tough, but every dark cloud does indeed have a silver lining. These positive statements by experts in the global travel and tourism circle will surely lead the way to some Christmas cheer for all of us. As long as we have hope, we have direction and the …

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TAT launches season-4 of Golf Pass

The fourth season of activities under the Thai Golf Pass programme will see a number of roadshows pan India, a promotional event in India, and two events in Thailand. A survey of Indian golfers, a photo contest, and a quiz will also form part of the promotions supported by Tourism …

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Are we ready for Buddhist tourism?

Lajpat Rai, Chairman and Managing Director, Lotus Trans Travels, believes that Buddhist tourism in India has huge  potential and that it is time the government play its part in making the country a world-class Buddhist destination  supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure and good connectivity. Nisha Verma Lajpat Rai believes that with …

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Pre-COVID level still years away

John Koldowski, Special Advisor to the CEO of PATA and Professor & Foreign Expert, LSNU School of Tourism, Sichuan Province, China, recently spoke at a webinar organised by PATA, titled “International Visitor Arrivals in Asia Pacific in 2020 and Expectations for 2021.” He believes that a return to pre-pandemic or …

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RevPAR down, but investors keen

India’s hospitality industry has witnessed a decline of 52.8 per cent in RevPAR during January to September 2020 over the same period last year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a JLL report. JLL’s ‘Hotel Momentum India (HMI) Q3 2020’ report, a quarterly hospitality sector monitor, …

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Education: An alternate vertical

Kazin Education has signed a contract with ISM EduTech that owns and operates universities specialising in MBBS  programmes in Almaty, Georgia, Dushanbe and Barbados. Rohit Shorey, Founder Director, Kazin Education, says they  will now appoint channel partners in various states of India. Manas Dwivedi A new education and travel consultancy …

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‘67% flyers feel air travel is safest’

Vinod Kannan, Chief Commercial Officer, Vistara, recently shared results of their latest survey, revealing that at least two out of three (almost 67 per cent) customers believe that flying is the safest way to travel from one place to another. With business picking up, Vistara hopes to operate its complete …

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Russia is just a click away

Russian Expo Days (RED) is an online exhibition for travel professionals from India, to be held from December 7-11. The event will focus on e-visa to Russia and tax-free shopping. It will highlight St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Kamchatka, Tula, Vladimir, Amur, Krasnodar, and Samara regions. Nisha Verma Organised by Profi.Travel, Russian …

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