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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 …

Roger Cook, Deputy Premier and Minister for Tourism of Western Australia, during the recent CAPA India Aviation Summit in New Delhi, held discussions for better aviation connections between India and Western Australia and sought direct flights to Perth to tap the Indian market. Janice Alyosius   Roger Cook, Deputy Premier …

Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Government of India, recently addressed the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2023, where he touched upon various aspects of Indian aviation industry, including its growth trajectory. Nisha Verma Addressing the summit, Scindia said, “Today we have crossed figures of 4.56 lakh domestic …

Nearly two in five affluent consumers in India plan to take wider group holidays in the next 12 months, states a research by YouGov, which gets under the skin of high-end travel to understand what luxury travel looks like post-pandemic in 18 international markets. The pandemic has fuelled the appetite …

If tourism in the country is to move forward, convergence of many domains and departments is necessary. If these work as a cohesive unit, a multiplier effect can be created in the development of tourism and challenges in the sector can be overcome easily, says Rakesh Verma, Additional Secretary, Tourism. …

The Ministry of Tourism’s workshop, organised recently in New Delhi, aims to build capacity among policymakers and program designers, with a focus on creating awareness about sustainable tourism. TT Bureau The Union Ministry of Tourism (MOT), in collaboration with Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IITTM), United Nations Environment …