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Lead Story
Agents
get relief from arbitrary ticket capping by airlines
A ruling made by the Travel Agency Commissioner Area 3 approximately
two years ago sees the light of day. The ruling was finally
passed through APJC India and recommended to IATA P A Conference
that met in Geneva in June 2007.
Newstrack
Special
purpose company to improve Bengal tourism
The West Bengal Government, keen on attracting private investments
in the tourism and hospitality sector in the state is forming
a 'special purpose company' this fiscal. The company, which
is different from a 'special purpose vehicle', will play the
role of a catalyst.
Thomas
Cook to delay rights issue
Thomas Cook has decided to delay its rights issue in March.
Speaking at a media gathering while announcing the Q3 results,
Madhavan Menon, managing director, Thomas Cook, said, "Due
to reorganisation in holdings of the parent company, we have
decided to postpone the rights issue.
30 Minute Interview
'It's
important to stay connected to our roots'
Concentrating mainly on the potential of domestic tourism
S Banerjee, new secretary tourism, ministry of tourism, Government
of India, currently rates rural tourism as one the most profitable
products that India has to offer. By Anupama Sushil
'We
intend to convert the coastal belt into waterways'
Andhra Pradesh is trying hard to revive its tourism potential
and promote globally. Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, Minister for
Tourism for Andhra Pradesh, speaks about the new tourism spots
that he wants to focus on. By P R Subas Chandran
'We
wouldn't get fresh ideas if there were no new LCCs and OTAs'
It is well known that the global distribution systems have
changed the face of travel distribution completely. Bruce
Hanna, president and CEO, Galileo discusses how the GDSs are
evolving with time. By Chetan Kapoor
Galileo-Express Travelworld Awards
Countdown
begins for industry’s premier awards event on Nov 30
The travel and tourism industry's most prestigious event the
Galileo-Express TravelWorld Awards will held on November 30
this year and will have SBI as its Banking Partner this year.
TAAI Convention 2007
Brit
travellers set to top 75 million-mark by 2010
Tourism Intelligence International will unveil its 300-page
report titled 'How the British will travel 2010' at World
Travel Market on November 12 from 11-12 am in North Gallery,
room 8 at ExCeL London.
Showcasing
brands Starwood style
ITC Grand Central, Mumbai was host to the Starwood exposition
held on August 31, 2007. The exposition was attended by the
key decision-makers from the corporate and travel trade industry.
Hertz
gearing up to navigate India
The rise in popularity of self-drive in the country has made
the world's leading car rentals company, Hertz to bring global
positioning systems (GPS) to their Indian fleet.
Snippets
Trade Bytes
Raj
Travel World to foray into car rentals
With the success of Raj National Express bus coaches, Raj
Travel World has its eyes set on entering the car rentals
segment.
Visit
London to launch online training for the travel trade
The official tourist organisation of London, Visit London,
in association with Galileo, plans to introduce an online
training portal for the Indian travel trade.
SOTC
appointed as CMA for Malaysia Airlines' Golden Holidays
National carrier of Malaysia, Malaysia Airlines, has appointed
SOTC as its Central Marketing Agency (CMA) in the country
to market its Golden Holidays brand of leisure travel.
Parveen
Travels launch Parveen Holidays
Parveen Travels, founded in 1980, is today a trendsetter with
a network of over 54 branches across South India, having a
fleet of over 650 luxury passenger vehicles that range from
limousines to large coaches.
Uplink
Redbus
to strengthen presence in north India
Bangalore - based bus booking portal redbus.in is looking
at expanding its operations to northern India.
eTravelStores
to enter India
Orlando - based travel technology company, eTravelStores,
is making its way to India.
Automating
service fee management can boost service fee revenue by 28%
Technology and distribution solutions provider for the travel
and tourism industry - Amadeus - has commissioned an independent
study on service fee management in travel agencies in five
European countries.
'Adaptability
and low cost will dictate success'
While the online travel market in India hasn't come full circle
yet, the one element that is likely to take it to a stage
of maturation is technology.
Channel Chat
To
the icebergs of Antarctica and beyond
Keeping up with the changing times in the world of travel,
sub-agents in Chennai are taking initiative of designing offbeat
packages.
Macroview
TGFI
given a proposal to revive the rooster system
Years after the decline of the rotation policy, the Tourist
Guides Federation of India recently received a proposal from
the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, to revive the
rotation policy for the guides.
Goa
Tourism woos American tourists
Taking an independent and enterprising initiative, the Department
of Tourism, Goa, organised a 'Goan Evening' in Manhattan,
New York during the recent 'India at 60' celebrations which
was held to promote India under the aegis of the ministry
of tourism, Government of India, in association with the Confederation
of Indian Industries (CII) from September 23-26.
Spain
targets the high end Indian market
The tourism counselor of the embassy of Spain to India, along
with representatives from the Spanish tourism board were in
the country to announce their new targets and plans for the
Indian market.
MTDC
planning 'amphibian tours' like those in Boston, Seattle
Tourists visiting the island city can look forward to sightseeing
excursions on wheels that float, as the Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation (MTDC) gears up to start 'amphibian
tours' in Mumbai soon.
Inbound
Sun
International sharpens India focus
With an attempt to sharpen its focus on India as a key market
for its tourism, leisure and casino industry, Sun International,
the Africa-based luxury hotel group, recently appointed Delhi-based
Outbound Marketing as its representative in India.
Jammu
and Kashmir honing its tourism products
The tourism board of Jammu and Kashmir is seriously investing
in improving the tourism scenario in the state.
Outbound
Tapping
the French Connection
Maison de la France, the tourism representative body of France,
is on its annual roadshow along with its partners to announce
its plans for the India market and promote its newest products.
TIA's
Exploratory Mission looks at India as major market
Titled Exploratory Mission, US-based Travel Industry Association's
visit to India was made with the aim of increasing its awareness
about the Indian market.
Taiwan
tourism makes a comes back
India, one of the fastest growing markets for travel trade,
both in terms of leisure and business travel, is attracting
many foreign countries.
Switzerland
registers positive growth from India market
Delegates of the tourism board of Switzerland were in the
state recently to announce that the board had registered a
14.6 per cent increase in Indian visitors during the year
2006.
Vietnam
tourism tests Indian waters
A Vietnamese delegation comprising its minister of state for
culture and tourism and the Consul General were in the state
to promote Vietnam to the Indian market for the very first
time.
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