In-the-Issue

The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day, themed ‘Tourism and Rural Development’, will celebrate the unique role that the sector plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage. Manas Dwivedi Celebrated on September 27 every year, World Tourism Day is counted as one of …

Devendra Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, chaired a webinar by Ministry of Tourism, where he updated stakeholders on policies, benefits and registration under MSME. Nisha Verma Owing to COVID-19, Government of India has changed some things in the MSME sector; while some of these changes …

Parvez Dewan, Former Secretary (2012-2014), Ministry of Tourism and former CMD, India Tourism Development  Corporation (ITDC), offers a compelling review of ‘Path Breaking Journey – Beyond the Charted Path’, a book by  Kuldip Verma who has donned many a hat in his career, including that of Senior Vice President, ITDC. …

With no residents for more than 100 years, dilapidated buildings in a pristine Wild West setting, and no goods or services, Rhyolite is, without a doubt, one of the best ghost towns in Nevada, USA, making for an incredible day trip out of Las Vegas. Today, as one of the …

Rajan Sehgal, Managing Committee Member, TAAI and Chairman, Indian Golf Tourism Association (IGTA), claims  that with international travel restrictions in place, golf tourism will be in demand post-monsoon and India should look at promoting it. He adds that even film tourism holds great potential as a driver for domestic travel. …

Worried that the upcoming tourist season is not a dampener, the Travel & Tourism  Association of Goa (TTAG) requests the state government to announce policies that will allow charter flights from international markets. Hazel Jain After getting some sort of relief from the Centre on electricity charges for two months, …

Zahoor Qari, Chairman, TAAI – Jammu & Kashmir Chapter, shares that travel agents in the valley had been suffering even before the lockdown began, but with the pandemic the situation has only worsened. He says that setting aside of a Kashmir-specific tourism package is the only way out. Nisha Verma …

A passion for protecting wildlife and a desire to build India as an attractive wildlife tourism destination prompted this trio from Kolkata to launch an intense 35-series episode on Big Cats. Now, they say, would be a good time for private  operators to realise that going green today and supporting …

Based on its continuous research and monitoring of the industry since the COVID crisis took hold, CAPA India has made some key predictions on the Indian aviation market post the crisis. In its webinar on August 21 titled Financing Indian Aviation in the post-COVID Era, CAPA India revealed some predictions …

Thailand-based hotel group, Cross Hotels & Resorts has opened a number of its properties with strict health and safety protocols in place. From the time of arrival of the guest at the airport to the time of departure, staff at Cross properties follows the guidelines religiously. The group is also …