The three-day annual convention organised by Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) at Kevadia in Gujarat, was intended to re-ignite the industry’s faith in tourism and restart domestic travel. And so, the convention was aptly themed ‘Domestic Tourism – Hope for the revival – Dekho Apna Desh’. Neha …
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Three low-cost Indian carriers – IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir – feature in the top five list on the January 2021 Leaderboard for Safe Travel Score among Asia Pacific Airlines. Air India features in the top 10 full-service airlines. Even as countries inoculate their population with COVID-19 vaccines, resumption of air …
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KB Kachru, VP, Hotel Association of India, shares why it is important to uplift the hospitality sector by giving it an infrastructure status. Nisha Verma KB Kachru says that an ‘infrastructure’ status is crucial for the hospitality sector. “The PM called it one of the five pillars of progress, hence, …
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Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, believes that the sector will be a major economic driver post COVID, and that revival of domestic travel aided by the commendable handling of the crisis would also help. Nisha Verma Arvind Singh has said that the top leadership of the country considers the …
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While travel assistance and insurance have always been at the core of Karvat Group’s business, it will also adopt a new business model with the launch of its new venture – Asego, says Dev Karvat, Chief Executive Officer, Karvat Group. What are the latest developments in your organisation? With the …
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Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, says that the government is aware of the hardships faced by the industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will intervene when the time is right. Nisha Verma Amitabh Kant has said that the government is in cognisance of the industry’s plight and …
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Addressing important queries of parliamentarians pertaining to various issues related to the tourism sector, Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism & Culture, offered written replies in both houses of the Parliament during the Budget session. Manas Dwivedi After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget in …
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As families look to travel together, spaces that offer privacy, convenience, safety & hygiene as well as social distancing are going to be in high demand. Serving this very target audience is the X2 Chiang Mai South Gate Villa by Thailand-based hospitality group Cross Hotels & Resorts. With more international …
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Despite Goa receiving one of the highest number of visitors from across the country, the state’s travel trade is merely surviving as these are low-spending, short-stay tourists. TTAG (Travel & Tourism Association of Goa) has requested its government to share the Rs300 crore budget it has received from the Centre …
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The Uttar Pradesh and Bihar chapters of IATO organised a ‘Getting Tourism Ready’ event at Hotel Taj Ganges, Varanasi, on January 21, to bring all stakeholders together on a common platform and iron out all wrinkles. Hazel Jain Chaired by Prateek Hira, IATO’s Chapter Chairman for UP and Uttarakhand, and …
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