In-the-Issue

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In his report shared at the 76th AGM of IATA, Alexandre de Juniac, outgoing Director General and CEO, IATA, spoke about sustainability, partnership with the travel trade and his stepping down from the position after a tenure of five years. Nisha Verma Speaking at the 76th AGM of IATA, Alexandre …

In its latest study titled ‘Rethink Travel Global Survey – India insights 2020’, Amadeus decodes ways to re-ignite traveller confidence, while addressing the biggest concerns they have right now, to ultimately ensure that travel continues to be a key driver of global progress, positivity and prosperity. By the end of …

After deferring its virtual convention this year, the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) is now working towards having its national elections early next year. The Federation is yet to finalise the format of the election. Hazel Jain Sharing an update on the association’s elections, Pradip Lulla, Acting President & …

QualSTAR COVID Safety Compliance scheme is the first of its kind to be accredited by NABCB. Tripti Mehta As year 2020 commenced, it was amply clear that the novel coronavirus was here to stay, and that the world was going to change forever. While people battled its ill-effects and governments …