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Galileo - Express TtravelWorld Awards
2007
Celebrating
half a decade of excellence
The fifth edition of the marquee travel and tourism awards
of the year, the Galileo Express TravelWorld Awards saluted
merit and awarded excellence in travel and tourism.
Newstrack
PPP
transaction advisors to create clarity in tourism projects
The panel of 11 companies, that were announced as transaction
advisors to state governments to help structure infrastructure
projects through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in August
2007 by the ministry of finance, have now been issued guidelines
for the various projects.
LeasePlan
to lay emphasis on car rentals and enter bus travel
LeasePlan India, one of the biggest car leasing operators
in the country would be laying emphasis on its car renting
operations with the boom in e-commerce.
Forvol
Intl in talks with insurance companies for medical tourism
Mumbai-based Forvol International Services, an associate company
of the Forbes Group, is working closely with international
insurance companies for inbound traffic opting for medical
tourism.
‘We
plan to hire an independent manager to run our operations
in India’
Dario Rustico, director of sales, Costa Cruises, Pacific Asia
operations speaks to Andrea Lopez about plans to build further
inroads into the Indian market, while concurrently improving
the cruise's visibility to the Indian travel trade
HolidayIQ
to increase offline suppliers
Travel content website HolidayIQ is aiming to increase its
offline suppliers for booking accommodation mentioned on its
portal.
VisitBritain
keen on marketing Manchester
In a bid to promote other regions of the UK, VisitBritain
is looking at attracting traffic to Manchester.
30 Minute Interview
'We
have had a successful rural tourism programme'
He is the latest architect to create innovative agendas and
tourism landmarks to make this industry more visible to Indian
and international travellers. S Bannerjee, IAS, Secretary,
ministry of tourism, Government of India has been preparing
an ambitious a-la-carte. By P R Subas Chandran
'Without
infrastructure, Incredible India will lose its credibility'
Ambika Soni, Union minister for tourism & culture, Government
of India, talks about the initiatives taken in the recent
past towards making India a robust brand. By P R Subas Chandran
'OTAs
are relevant only if they continue to innovate'
The OTA space is on the forefront of a major revolution where
only the best will survive. Stuart Crighton, COO of Cleartrip.com
discusses the challenges of the OTA space in the near future.
By Chetan Kapoor
Macroview
CV
Prasad is new UFTAA chief
CV Prasad, president of Travel Agents Association of India
(TAAI) has been elected president of the global travel body,
the United Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA)
for 2007-08.
IAAI
to launch special packages at ICON 2008
The IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI) is set to hold
its annual convention ICON 2008 in Hyderabad from January
10-12, 2008.
TFCI
forthcoming on cruise tourism and STZ's
The Tourism Finance Corporation of India is all set to fund
projects related to cruise tourism, though a final policy
on cruise tourism is still awaited from the government.
Outbound
India
on Taiwan Tourism Bureau's radar
Realising the spending power of the Indian outbound travellers
to South-East Asia, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau has its eyes
set on the Indian market.
Improvement
in the working of passport offices
The government of India had entrusted the National Institute
of Smart Government (NISG), Hyderabad, with the task of undertaking
a time-bound study on the passport issuance system, including
its IT aspects with the objective to deliver passport related
services to the citizens in a timely, transparent, more accessible
and reliable manner.
Monaco
to develop strategy for Indian market in 2008
With an increased interest in new destinations for outbound
travel, the national tourist offices of various countries
too, are expressing a renewed interest in the Indian market.
Inbound
India
is fastest growing inbound market for New South Wales
With improved bilateral ties between India and Australia,
the two countries are looking at more mutually beneficial
undertakings in the future, which include investments in the
tourism and hospitality industry.
Channel Chat
ETAA
in talks with OTAs for exclusive co-branded products
The Enterprising Travel Agents Association (ETAA) is in talks
with leading online travel agents (OTAs) to sell products
specifically co-branded with the association.
Uplink
MapmyIndia
introduces mobile GPS navigation device
New Delhi-based CE Info Systems, known for MapmyIndia, a website
offering maps, directions and other local searches across
the country has introduced a global positioning system (GPS)
device - MapmyIndia Navigator.
Mercury
Travels acquires Teztair Travels
With an aim to enhance its share in corporate travel management,
Mercury Travels, an established end to end travel related
services provider, has announced the acquisition of Teztair
Travels.
Trade Bytes
Tybros
Tours enters resort management
Tybros Tours with its existing extensive profile of serving
the corporate, incentive and adventure tours has recently
revealed its plan of venturing into ownership and management
of resort properties in India.
Reliance
partners with TAFI to boost telecom products
Reliance telecommunications has partnered with TAFI to offer
special packages for all its members wherein travel agents
will receive commissions on billing if they avail of these
card services, as well as when the agent's customers avail
of the calling card services.
Hotel Talk
Parsvnath
to build 2 luxury hotels in Jodhpur
Real estate firm Parsvnath Developers has said it will construct
two luxury hotels in its 110.4-acre township in Jodhpur -
a five-star and a three-star, consisting of about 250 and
225 rooms, respectively.
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