Dubai Tourism Abuzz With Activity
As per industry sources, there has been a 20 per cent growth approximately in the Indian outbound season this year and Indian travellers are always on the look for something new and exciting. Considering the development and buoyant market, Dubai tourism is all set to grab a good share of this outbound pie. Explains Carl Vaz, country manager, Dubai Representative Office in India, Department of Tourism ad Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Government of Dubai, "There is a host of activities lined up for the coming months.

Tourism Malaysia To Intensify
With a well-established presence in the Indian market, Tourism Malaysia in the current year plans to take on a different approach to tourism promotion. Explains P Manoharan, director - India, Tourism Malaysia, "This year we plan to get more focussed on marketing activities and intensify our market segmentation.

bmi Commences Mumbai-London Service
The Indian aviation scenario is suddenly witnessing a spurt of international carriers and the latest airline to join the bandwagon is British air carrier bmi. The airline recently launched its four-times-a-week Mumbai-London service than would be soon converted to a daily service and said it was exploring the idea of introducing services to other Indian cities.

Makemytrip.com Infused With US$ 10 Million Investment
Realising the fact that the Indian tourism industry amounts to three per cent of the country's GDP at US$ 13.6 billion and the country being ranked as the second fastest growing travel economy in the world and represents 5.6 per cent of all employment, a strategic investment of US$ 10 million (about Rs 43 crore) has been made by a leading private equity fund namely SB Asia Infrastructure Fund (SAIF) in Makemytrip.com.

APG Association Appoints SKY International Aviation Services As Its India Member
SKY International Aviation Services, Mumbai has been inducted as the country member for India of the APG Association, the world's leading network of businesses specialising in the travel industry representation and services.

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