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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired a review meeting on the development projects undertaken in Varanasi. During the meeting, he directed that certain projects be expedited without compromising on quality, and that the expansion and modernisation of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport be prioritised. Nisha Verma The presentation made to …

Global industry leaders representing different sectors share insights on how the industry should respond, and the trends to expect as people begin travelling again in the post-pandemic period. Pre-sale offers and deep discounting may rule the roost. Steve Saxon, Partner, McKinsey & Company Traveller confidence is still low, and the …

Mandeep S Lamba, President (South Asia), HVS ANAROCK, says that the Delhi government’s move to attach  hotels to hospitals as medical facilities in the Delhi-NCR region was uncalled for. He points out that the lack of industry involvement in the decision and unmindful planning would further affect the struggling hospitality …

Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, SpiceJet, speaking at the GMR group webinar titled ‘Reposing the Faith in Flying’, said that it was time India’s key cities for passenger traffic became hubs for global aviation. According to him, a review of policies would be the first step in achieving this …

FHRAI claims that hotels in Delhi-NCR have been requisitioned for treatment of COVID-19 patients and attached with hospitals without any contract. It seems the government has not paid heed to the revenue, staff and infrastructure of hotels before taking the decision. Nisha Verma Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, Vice President, FHRAI (Federation …

Time and again agents in India are left unprotected with no insurance against financial liabilities in situations where airlines go kaput or refuse to give cash refunds when flights are cancelled. This pandemic has brought this issue into sharper focus. Some trade associations share their point of view… Mumbai Pradip …

IATA is promoting a layered approach of measures to reduce the risk of countries importing COVID-19 via air travel and to mitigate the possibility of transmission in cases where people may travel while unknowingly being infected. IATA has urged governments to avoid quarantine measures when re-opening their economies. “Imposing quarantine …

After not being able to get a specific stimulus package for tourism, FAITH and its member associations have reached out to parliamentarians, asking them why tourism was not  part of the government’s relief package. Nisha Verma Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), along with the its member …

Sri Lanka Tourism’s first Virtual Summit that was conducted in association with Spiceland Holidays and supported by OneWorld on 22 June, 2020 received more than 7,000 registrations. Though its plans for the India market this year couldn’t quite pick up pace amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it hopes to now resume …