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In order to harness the potential in Indian market, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) organised a Cruise Conclave that saw thought leaders and decision-makers from across the travel and lifestyle industries to discuss ways to understand the changing travellers of today, and how businesses can evolve to meet their demands …

The 5th Odisha Tourism Conclave was organised by Hotel & Restaurant Association of Odisha, in association with Tourism Department, Government of Odisha and World Trade Center Bhubaneswar on 23 February 2023. The event organised on the theme ‘Redefining The Soul of Incredible India’ showcases the state as a major tourist …

Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary, Tourism, Govt. of Rajasthan, says there is a need to keep a futuristic and holistic development approach for next 50 years to make India a tourism superpower. She hails MOT’s destination focused approach for development. Nisha Verma Claiming that Rajasthan’s USP is having multiple heritage destinations, …

Hyatt is gearing up for an expansion in India, with plans to open hotels in tier II, III markets this year. Following successful opening of 10 hotels last year, the hotel group is set to open eight more hotels in 2023. It is also focusing on weddings and M!CE business …

ParaBooking, a platform for safe, high-quality adventure tourism experiences, was founded in 2021 with an objective to fix the trust deficit in the Indian adventure tourism space, says Ankush Rana, CEO and Co-Founder. He speaks about the immense need for safety in this space in India. Hazel Jain Tell us …

Adam Burke, President & Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, was in Mumbai recently to understand how to capture the immense opportunity it offers for his city. The NTO aims to attract more than one million Indian visitors in the next seven years and is actively pushing …

Ritu Chawla Mathur, Managing Partner, Prognosis Global Consulting, shares a few ideas on how the industry can help emancipate more women. She emphasizes on creating an ‘equality mindset’ at ground-up from education in colleges and enforcing POSH curriculum in catering colleges. TT Bureau How can travel and hospitality companies help …

Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, IHCL and President, Hotel Association of India (HAI) says they expect a huge positive, a development for the travel and tourism industry. He believes that the 6Ps of Planning, Place, People, Policy, Process and Promotion will make India a tourism power in …

With Indian travellers looking for novel and non-traditional travel experiences, the STB brought together leading minds in the tourism industry to share their perspective on the rapidly-changing market at its M!CE Conclave thought-leadership conference in Mumbai on 10 March. Hazel Jain More than 250 attendees from across India’s business world …

Adventure tourism in India has been witnessing a surge with woman entrepreneurs driving the growth. Jasmine Duggal, Director, Minar Group, shares her experience as a woman adventure travel guide/ operator and discusses the increasing popularity of female-centric travel. Janice Alyosius Adventure tourism in India is on the rise, and woman …