In-the-Issue

This year Israel may cross the pre-COVID visitor numbers from India, thanks to the exceptional increase in air connectivity between the two countries. Sammy Yahia, Consul, Tourism Affairs, Israel Ministry of Tourism, India & Philippines, says they hope to cross the 1 lakh arrival mark from India this year and …

Rajni Hasija, CMD, IRCTC, says how PPP is proving to be a gamechanger for the Indian Railways, as the private sector can add expertise to any government project. Going forward PPP will be the best way for developing better infrastructure and boost tourism, she adds. Nisha Verma Rajni Hasija, Chairman …

Amit Ray, Director India, DACH markets & Italy and Head of Global Corporate and Strategic Sales at LOT Polish Airlines, shares how they are catering to the needs of Indian travellers, especially now with an additional connection via Mumbai. He says that the plan is to showcase more destinations in …

Catch up with startup culture: Naik Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways, GoI, speaking at 58th annual day function of the IHM Pusa, asks youth ‘to foster a mindset of creating and promoting job opportunities’ keeping in view the increasing startup culture in …

Atlantis Dubai has just launched its ultra-luxury Atlantis, The Royal, which gives travel agents one more reason to sell Dubai. Neil Shah, Director (Sales), Atlantis Dubai, who was in India recently, says India is among their top five source markets for Atlantis, The Palm and they expect good number of …

New Zealand considers India a priority market. The two countries can get direct air connectivity once the visitor numbers are encouraging enough, says Angela Blair, GM International, Tourism New Zealand, celebrating 20 years of her organisation’s presence in India. Hazel Jain Angela Blair, General Manager International, Tourism New Zealand, was …

Rakesh Verma, Additional Secretary, MOT, claims that M!CE in India has a bright future with the Ministry planning a new campaign keeping in view various options surrounding the G20 Presidency. Nisha Verma Rakesh Verma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Tourism (MOT), has said that the G20 Presidency of India is a …

Rajiv Mehra re-elected unopposed as the President of IATO for a second term for 2023-24, along with other office-bearers. Election for the IATO Executive Committee is scheduled on 18 April 2023. Nisha Verma Thanking members of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) for unanimously electing him unopposed for the …

Arvind Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, shares details of the second Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting, held in Siliguri, West Bengal, from 1-3 April 2023. Fifty-six delegates from 17 member countries, eight invitee countries and four international organizations attended the meeting. Nisha Verma GKishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, Culture and …

SEBI has mandated top 1,000 listed companies in India by market capitalization to make filings as per the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting from FY23. In line with this, Thomas Cook India & SOTC Travel have tied up with LTIMindtree to launch ‘Green Carpet’ – a global platform for enterprises …