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Philippines Tourism sector records growth

New Delhi: The Department of Tourism (DOT) foresees a robust recovery for Philippines Tourism, underpinned by the encouraging figures in the Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) for 2022, as compiled by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The Tourism Direct Gross Value Added share of tourism to the Philippine economy, as …

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Leaving Footprints Behind

After serving at the Union Ministry of Tourism for over two years, especially during COVID, Tourism Secretary Arvind Singh has superannuated. V Vidyavathi, Director General, ASI has stepped into his shoes. Nisha Verma Calling his tenure in tourism and aviation, “interesting and challenging”, Arvind Singh, on his last day in …

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GTFF concludes in Canada

The film fest held at North Bay in Ontario witnessed seminars and aimed at encouraging screening of destination films, and an understanding of tourism sector. TT Bureau The Global Tourism Film Festival (GTFF) 2023 was organised to draw together moviegoers, travellers and experts of the travel and film industry. The …

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India sixth largest market for SA

India moves to become the sixth-largest source market for South Africa, thanks to the post-pandemic robust recovery measures taken by South African Tourism. The destination witnessed more than 200 per cent surge in travellers from India in 2022, welcoming more than 50,000 Indian tourists to the Rainbow Nation. Hazel Jain …

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UK is icing on the cake!

The UK is favoured destinations for Indian travellers this summer and the ease in visa process during peak travel season is fantastic, says Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager, VisitBritain. Nisha Verma Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager- India, VisitBritain, is ecstatic about summer travel to the UK this year from India. …

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Spirited India-Scotland connect

Saltire Executive Travel, a Scottish DMC, recently organized a whiskey tasting session for the travel trade in New Delhi to promote Scotland as a destination for whiskey connoisseurs. Nisha Verma The event saw a presentation from VisitBritain, where they highlighted the offerings in Scotland and a whiskey tasting session was …

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Promoting Korea beyond Seoul

In addition to Seoul, Korea Tourism Organization is keen to promote regional destinations such as Busan, Gangwon province and Jeollanam-do province in the Indian market. Keeping this in mind, it became the first NTO recently to launch an incentive scheme for leisure packages in the country. Hazel Jain This year …

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Love the Philippines’ to boost tourism

New Delhi: On the celebration of the Golden Year of the Department of Tourism (DOT), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., along with Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco unveiled a tourism campaign, ‘Love the Philippines’, on the department’s 50th Foundation Year. Addressing the event, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., expressed his …

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