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Hospitality industry was among the hardest hit by the pandemic. However, the industry is gradually adjusting to the new normal, as hotels are now more vigilant about guest and employee safety and focusing on development to gain lost ground as soon as possible. Janice Alyosius COVID-19 affected almost every sector …

Not-for-profit online platform, The Sigmund Project is open to those people who have an idea to advance global tourism industry. As 2022 begins, Sigmund has received more than 100 ideas.  Since its launch, online platform has received over 18,000 unique visitors to its site from as many as 108 countries. …

Tourism and hospitality sectors are constantly innovating in a bid to smoothen distribution channel and how travellers consume content. This appetite to improve and simplify has only intensified since COVID-19. TRAVTALK takes a brief look at what’s happening on start-up front and kind of encouragement it is receiving. Hazel Jain …

VisitBritain held an event in Delhi in conjunction with their roadshow for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign. It was intended to meet with travel trade people face-to-face to share destination knowledge about West Midlands and to educate them about the region as a whole. Janice Alyosius The 2022 Commonwealth …

In response to COVID-19, WTTCII is working with central and state governments on policies and practices to make most of India’s tourism potential. Country must prepare for opening its borders to bring back international travellers from non-risk countries. Janice Alyosius The tourism and hospitality sectors have been hard hit by …

Pradeep Shetty, Joint Honorary Secretary, Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), discusses nitty-gritties of what Union Budget delivered to hospitality sector, including long-standing disappointments that continue. Lipla Negi This year’s Union Budget was the third one since COVID-19 hit us, and the disappointment still continues, feels Pradeep …

Focus on infrastructure in Budget will create an enabling environment for tourism industry to grow in the long run, says Rupinder Brar. Nisha Verma Rupinder Brar, Additional Director General, Ministry of Tourism, while commenting on the recently announced Union Budget, said that the government’s focus on infrastructure continues. “This has …

The GetReadyForBirmingham campaign in India by VisitBritain is aimed at promoting the myriad offerings of the West Midlands region of England, which will play host to the upcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Nisha Verma Throwing light on the GetReadyForBirmingham campaign, Tricia Warwick, Regional Director-Asia Pacific for Middle East and …

Group fixed departures at the time of COVID-19 seem like an awkward move, but Ezejourney started off amid the pandemic, sailed through it, and is confident that there still exists an unexplored potential in the business. The company works with travel firms that have clients, who wish to travel only …

New Year has prompted many countries to put in place a revival strategy for their tourism sector. We highlight seven destinations that ahave put deliberate plan in place to ensure another year does not get wasted. SPAIN Spain is calling for COVID-19 to be treated as an endemic disease like …