Awareness Campaign, Infrastructure Top Renuka’s List
After her return from the roadshows in Europe, infrastructure and a domestic campaign top the priority list of the tourism minister of state, Renuka Chowdhury. She is taking steps to add more rooms and launch a domestic campaign to deal with the appalling apathy of Indians towards preserving heritage, cleanliness and hygiene.

Luxury Tax Set To Kill The Golden Goose
The Delhi government's decision to levy 12.5 per cent luxury tax on printed tariff in an effort to increase revenue from tourism by 100-120 per cent has left the tour operators and hotels in the lurch.

TAFI TN Chapter Gets The Green Signal
Until recently the Tamil Nadu operations of the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), a representative body of the travel industry was managed by the Karnataka chapter.

IAAI’s Maiden Convention ICON 2004 Takes Off With Aplomb
The IATA Agents Association of India’s (IAAI) maiden national conference ICON 2004 took off in Kochi at Le Meridien Convention Centre, Kochi on August 28 and 29 with the theme 'India - The Destination of 21st Century' touched upon pertinent issues of travel and tourism

VUSACOM Launches Its Gujarat Chapter
In an effort to augment tourist figures to the US, the Visit USA Committee's India's Chapter recently launched its Gujarat Chapter.