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Visit Nepal 2020 is Nepal Tourism Board’s latest campaign that aims to attract as many as 2 million visitors this year. Better infrastructure, international hotels, and a new airport are all efforts in the direction. Vartik Sethi from Kathmandu After the New Year’s celebratory night, Kathmandu woke up to a …

The Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) will host its 10th convention in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in the first week of April. The new year continues to look promising for them. Nisha Verma ADTOI has announced that its 10th convention will take place in Bhopal in April 2020, …

Hotel & Restaurant Association of Northern India and IRCTC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which HRANI’s hotel members would list their room rate and inventory on IRCTC’s portal. Nisha Verma The aim of the MoU signed between HRANI and IRCTC is to promote domestic tourism and reduce …

Having restarted its non-stop Mumbai-New York JFK service from December 24, 2019, Delta Air Lines is looking at signing more interline agreements with Indian airlines. Hazel Jain Delta Air Lines recently made news by restarting its first non-stop flight from Mumbai to New York on December 24, 2019, making it …

Can a stable government promote tourist traffic into India? This, many feel, is the key to India tourism’s troubles. The industry largely believes that recent policy amendments and strengthening of relations with other countries have actually helped boost numbers to India. Inder Raj Ahluwalia finds more… Subhash Goyal, Chairman, STIC …

Ministry of Tourism is focused on promoting the Buddhist circuit in India, a segment that holds immense potential. The Association of Buddhist Tour Operators (ABTO) and participants at the International Buddhist Travel Mart in Bodh Gaya provide insights on this potential and challenges of Buddhist tourism. JP Shaw, President, ABTO …

Air Seychelles will not only increase its Mumbai service to daily during the peak summer months, but also add capacity with a new A320neo and may also add Delhi to its network. Hazel Jain “The India market been performing very well,” says Remco Althuis, Chief Executive Officer, Air Seychelles, who …

Twenty14 Holdings, the hospitality investment arm of LuLu Group International, is developing two properties in Bengaluru that will open in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Hazel Jain As its name suggests, Twenty14 Holdings was established in 2014 and aims to become a billion- dollar investment company by 2025. It is an …

Warning bells have not stopped ringing as a series of wildfire raging predominantly in southeast Australia, is expected to go on for months. We speak to six travel advisors to find out what the ground reality for them is, with a majority of them agreeing that tourism remains largely unaffected. …

The primary agenda for Kesari MICE now is to expand out of Maharashtra and to cater to people in high-potential cities of Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Delhi. Service and innovation will lead the way forward. Hazel Jain “I believe that in the coming years, M!CE will see a …