TAAI-NR elects its new team

Travel Agents Association of India — Northern Region has elected c, as its Chairman. Gaurav Dogra, Founder, Plan Your Holiday, is the Honorary Secretary while Gurdevinder Singh of Bhagwant Travel and Tours is the Treasurer.

With the new team in place, TAAI-NR reveals its various plans for the upcoming term. Malhotra says, “I am thankful to the team for their support and faith in me. Going forward, our first agenda is to consolidate the members and also focus on increasing membership during our term. Our industry has been going through a rough phase for quite some time now. First with demonetisation and now with the implementation of GST, it is important that the members stick together to raise a single voice for our concerns and offer suggestions to the government.”

Malhotra informs that TAAI-NR will be conducting various knowledge sessions and workshops to address and explain to the members how they can work under GST, as there is still a lot of confusion amongst them regarding day-to-day activities. “Also, in collaboration with various organisations like PHD Chamber of Commerce and CII, we will be holding education seminars for our members to increase the information quotient. We are also looking at offering value additions to our members like education conferences abroad, more familiarisation trips to learn about new destinations and sell them to increase their revenue arm,” adds Malhotra. TAAI-NR also plans to partner with multiple tourism boards to conduct learning sessions for its members.

Expressing gratitude towards the members, Dogra feels that with the new role, there is greater responsibility and though times are tough, these challenges will present better opportunities for the industry. “We plan to make the Northern Chapter more interactive and will be connecting with the members more often both on an individual basis and representing them at various forums,” says Dogra. Singh also thanked the team for its support. He says, “We plan to bring in more confi- dence amongst the members with respect to the association and also offer them more value for their money through various educational trips and seminars that we shall be conducting soon.”