Tag Archives: Goa

Goa redefines tourism

Goa Tourism Development Corporation has a two-pronged strategy for the growth of numbers – more tourist facilities at beaches and promotion of health tourism and its hinterland areas. TT Bureau Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) is now looking to promote the state beyond its beaches, and Dayanand Raghunath Sopte, Chairman, …

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More to Goa than beaches

Goa Tourism is offering a panoply of products to foreign and domestic visitors to the state, including adventure sports, new convention facilities, wellness tourism, a family theme park, even a new airport. A boost in tourist arrivals is awaited as the state hopes that they will now be more willing …

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Of Filipino warmth & hospitality

Around 20 suppliers from The Philippines connected with 120+ travel agents from across India, resulting in more than 3000 B2B meetings at Focus Philippines 2018 in Goa. Kanchan Nath The Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippines recently conducted ‘Focus Philippines’ at the Lalit Golf & Spa Resort in Goa, for leading …

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Lucknow-Goa with IndiGo

With the launch of its non-stop flights from Lucknow to Goa from July 15 and Lucknow to Pune from July 16, IndiGo becomes the first airline to introduce this daily service from Lucknow to these sectors. Nisha Verma IndiGo has launched non-stop flights to the Lucknow-Goa-Lucknow and Lucknow-Pune-Lucknow sectors, previously …

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Goa is now in full ‘Bloom’

Having registered 84% company-wide occupancy in FY17-18, Tom Welbury, VP Strategy, Bloom Hotel Group, is targetting 20% growth this year. TT Bureau Q Tell us about the brand. The Bloom brand was conceptualized in conjunction with several industry experts ranging from university professors to leading architects. Its mission over the …

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Inbound bets big at GITB 2018

The 11th Great Indian Travel Bazaar (GITB), to be hosted from April 22-24 in Jaipur, is set to witness over 11,000 B2B pre-fixed meetings. TT BUREAU Over the years, GITB has emerged as one of the most important travel marts for inbound tourism. This year, the mega tourism and hospitality …

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West India in the pipeline

Keeping customers on top priority, Book My Vacationz always makes sure to give preferences to services instead of margins. TT BUREAU Being the premier luxury travel company and offering individualised vacations worldwide, Book My Vacationz caters to inbound as well as the outbound travel market. With Rajasthan, Kerala and Goa …

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IHCL: Treasure trove of heritage

Puneet Chhatwal returns to India after 30 years, to join IHCL as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Here are excerpts from his speech at the Global Hospitality Conclave held at The Leela, Gurugram, where he talks about his journey and the expectations he has from the Indian …

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Finnair adds new routes

With its hub in Helsinki, Finnair’s expansion will reach all-time high during winter with new routes opening to 20 intercontinental destinations, including Goa and New Delhi. TT BUREAU Juha Järvinen, Chief Commercial Officer, Finnair says, “We will fly two weekly flights to Goa till March 21. For the moment, it’s …

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Challenges of domestic tourism

Domestic tourism is said to be the backbone of the tourism industry. However, stakeholders feel that challenges like demonetisation, GST, lack of infrastructure, connectivity and advent of OTAs have stalled growth. SIMRANJEET S. ARORA Deepak Khanna, Chief Operating Officer Travel Boutique Online Challenges in domestic tourism are short-term like GST and demonetisation. …

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