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The 2nd Travel Wedding Show, held at Jaipur Marriott Hotel, brought together exhibitors and buyers in a B2B speed-meeting format to transact business and promote the destination wedding market from India. Ankita Saxena The second edition of the Travel Wedding Show saw a total of nearly 2000 meetings conducted among …

The two-day FICCI Tourism Investment Meet set the pace for driving investments for tourism development by bringing together state governments and investors. FICCI Tourism Investment Meet was held in New Delhi on July 5-6, 2017, in an attempt to facilitate investment in tourism through one-onone meetings. State tourism departments showcased …

In a bid to enhance the travel experience of Indian passengers, Singapore Airlines introduced its Airbus A350 aircraft on its daily service route of Mumbai-Singapore with effect from July 1, 2017. Shahzad Nasir With this development, Mumbai becomes Singapore Airline’s 16th destination within its network to receive the Airbus A350-900 …

Odisha is going all out to promote its Buddhist heritage and hopes to attract South East Asian tourists through its international air connectivity, informs Nitin Jawale, Director–Tourism, Odisha. Ahana Gurung The commencement of international operations at the Bhubaneshwar airport has given renewed push for tourism in the state. In 2016, …

All the major travel associations organised dedicated sessions with tax experts and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) executives to explain and address the working problems and issues that come with the implementation of GST. Heads of these associations here give a consolidated list of the concerns that their …

Era Hotels and Resorts, a hotel management company under the aegis of CTC Holdings, recently took over the management of Dunsvirk Court, Mussoorie, and is planning to make it a preferred destination for holistic family holidays, wedding ceremonies and also MICE events. Era Hotels and Resorts, which manages three properties …

The fourth edition of the East India Travel Awards will be held on July 26, 2017, at Radisson Blu Guwahati. Like every year, these awards too will honour the stalwarts of the tourism industry in the region. Renowned as India’s first regional awards which honour the achievers of the tourism …

  After joining hands with DragonPass, DreamFolks is all set to cater to the B2C segment by offering their services on the website. Dreamfolks, a leading lounge management company in India, joined hands with DragonPass earlier this year to enhance the experience of their existing clients and offer a taste …

Travelling to J&K has become a lot cheaper. TravTalk gains some insight in a tête-à-tête with Farooq Ahmad Shah, Former Secretary Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir. Nikhil Anand Tourism has been the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy and the recent strides that the government has taken to boost tourism in the …

The tourism and hospitality industry of India believes that in order to beat the lean season of May-July and pitch the country as a year-round destination globally, the industry needs to join forces that would counter the existing challenges, consolidate the various tourism products and target newer source markets. ANKITA …