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The Boeing Company is optimistic about India’s aviation market and hopes to play a major role in its growth story, says Darren Hulst, Senior MD, Market Analysis & Sales Support, Commercial Airplanes, The Boeing Company. Hazel Jain India is the most dynamic market for civil aviation commercially right now for …

PATA India Tourism PowerHouse will be held on December 6 at The Park, New Delhi. The theme this year is ‘India Tourism – The Big Leap Forward’. Imminent speakers from the industry have been invited to take the stage at the event. TT Bureau The focus of PATA India Tourism …

RezLive.com, the global B2B reservation provider, will soon revamp its travel portal to make it more user-friendly. TT Bureau This year WTM, RezLive. com came with the objective of meeting clients as well as suppliers, both old and new. Anand Srinivasan, CCO, RezLive.com, says that it was a fantastic event …

This European carrier is connecting the aspiring international traveller from Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India to its larger global network through codeshare agreements with Indian airlines such as Air India and Vistara. George Ettiyil, Senior Director, Sales (South Asia), Lufthansa Group Airlines, shares more. Hazel Jain Q. How has …

InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) is seeing organic growth for all the airlines they represent, and they might be signing up to represent travel companies and DMCs in the near future. Nisha Verma InterGlobe Air Transport has a decent share of the airline industry. Sunil Talreja, Vice President – Sales, IGAT, …

Hahn Air has become the first airline to issue a real-world ticket enabled by blockchain technology on the open-source travel distribution platform Winding Tree. TT Bureau Hahn Air is also the first air- line to fly passengers holding blockchain-powered tickets on its scheduled flight from Dusseldorf to Luxemburg on November …

LATAM Airlines recently organised workshops in Mumbai and Delhi to showcase its renovated product line and update the travel trade in both the cities about its offerings. The group has introduced the LATAM+ class in its economy offerings, with increased space and greater recline. TT Bureau LATAM Airlines’ recent workshops …

Virgin Atlantic has relaunched a daily direct flight between Mumbai and London, and will add a second daily service from Delhi in March 2020. This would make India its third largest market. Nisha Verma Virgin Atlantic relaunched its daily direct operations between Mumbai and London Heathrow on October 28, 2019, …

MOT’s Incredible India Tourism Facilitator Certification (IITFC) will launch in the first week of January 2020, and registration for the same would begin from the last week of December. Nisha Verma Meenakshi Sharma, Director General, Tourism, Government of India, recently addressed PATA India Chapter members at their eighth Outlook & …

After much anticipation, the results for TAAI elections are out! Jyoti Mayal from New Airways Travels (Delhi) has been elected as the new President of the association for the term 2019-21. Hazel Jain Jyoti Mayal has been elected as the President of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) for the …