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‘Recovery will not be easy and will require critical strategic decisions to be taken by the industry and government,’ says the latest update by CAPA – Centre for Aviation. Indian aviation will confront a series of challenges in the coming weeks and months. Grounding operations was relatively straightforward, but the …
Read More »A revival plan for the industry
Trade associations share their recommendations to various ministries, urging them to take necessary steps to revive the tourism industry. Relief on both GST and Income Tax as well as suspension of licence renewal fee have been suggested. Meenakshi Sharma, DG, Ministry of Tourism As an industry, we should start formalising …
Read More »VisitBritain pushes northern England, brings Emirates Old Trafford to India
Steeped in cricket history, the 156-year old Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester is ready to woo cricket fans from India. The Department of International Trade UK along with VisitBritain welcomed the Lancashire Cricket team and introduced Emirates Old Trafford to key travel trade professionals in Mumbai at the …
Read More »India as ‘Land of Buddha’ again
Association of Buddhist Tour Operators’ recently-concluded annual convention and International Buddhist Travel Mart sought to bolster the idea of India as ‘The Land of Buddha’ through targeted promotion. Kanchan Nath The Association of Buddhist Tour Operators is an international organisation working for the conservation, protection, preservation of monuments, and promotion …
Read More »‘World’s Greatest Show’
Expo 2020 Dubai is all set to showcase a never-experienced event for 173 days, starting from October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021. It is expecting 25 million visits from across the world. Devika Jeet Expo 2020 Dubai is preparing to put on the ‘World’s Greatest Show’ of human brilliance …
Read More »Riaz Munshi is president
The newly-elected team of OTOAI will focus on three key areas as part of its immediate agenda – building relationships with governments and tourism boards, doubling membership within a year, and conducting more trainings. In a recently concluded ceremony, Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) unanimously elected its new …
Read More »2019: Lukewarm response
While the tourism industry expressed hope of a promising 2019, the year couldn’t quite match expectations. Performance and revenues remained mediocre, while a few government policies acted as a silver lining. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India We began operating nine international routes in FY 2019-20 and many …
Read More »TAAI U.P. & UK Chapter conducts joint session with Commissioner GST & entire team
TAAI Uttar Pradesh and UK Chapter has successfully conducted joint session with Commissioner GST and entire team for one time settlement scheme recently introduced by the Government of India to get rid of all the pending issues.
Read More »10% commission for T20 Cup
Gainwell Sports is the official travel agent for ICC’s T20 World Cup tournaments (men and women) in Australia next year, and is offering a referral agent scheme so partners can earn commissions of up to 10 per cent on published packages. TT Bureau Being appointed as the official travel agent …
Read More »Domestic passenger traffic growth in July 2019 plummets to 1.8% due to end of tourist season
The domestic passenger traffic (DPT) growth, which was supported by peak season demand in the previous month, plummeted to 1.8% in July 2019. For the four months of the current fiscal, 4M FY2020, the DPT has witnessed a Y-o-Y growth of a mere 1.6%. As per ICRA note, this is …
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