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Apollo
DKV announces foray into travel insurance
Apollo DKV Insurance Company, a joint venture between Apollo
Hospitals and the European health insurer DKV AG, has announced
its foray into travel.
Newstrack
Agents
upset over stringent Chinese visa norms
With Beijing Olympics just around the corner, the Chinese
Embassy in India has updated visa norms for Indians travellers
much to the distress of the travel trade.
RIL
rumoured to enter online travel space
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) is rumoured
to be eyeing the online travel space.
30 minute interview
‘Our
primary target will be leisure business travellers’
John H Percy Jr, president and CEO of Niagara Tourism &
Convention Corp, speaks about the plans on entering the Indian
market. By Anupama Sushil
Macroview
IACCI
looking for synergies with travel trade
The Indo-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IACCI)
has expressed its strong desire to bring Africa closer to
Indian travellers and bridge the gap between India and Africa
by bringing to the fore the untapped potential that the continent
has to offer.
E-passports
may help reduce frauds
The much awaited e-passport has finally been launched in India
- the first such step taken in a developing nation.
Being
environment-friendly is important: Thakur
The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has chalked
out the agenda for its 24th annual convention; it will address
questions like whether we are ready for growth and how to
manage it.
InterGlobe
works towards launching 'cruise specialists'
Cruising, which was once restricted to the luxury segment,
is now seeing an increase in demand among new travellers.
Eco-tourism
society gets on with creating membership
Four months after its inception, the Ecotourism Society of
India is looking at signing on new members.
Galileo
launches industry's first Podcast
Global Distribution System (GDS), Galileo, in a move to reach
to its target audience in India has launched Galileo PodCast,
a first of its kind, innovative medium of electronic communication.
Govt
plans India's first hospitality, tourism university
In a momentous decision to promote education in hospitality
and tourism, the ministry of human resource development (HRD)
has proposed to establish the country's first hospitality
and tourism university.
Tradebytes
New
committee for TAFI Western India Chapter
A new committee was elected at the recent TAFI Western India
Chapter AGM in Mumbai.
Cox
and Kings optimistic about selling FIT holidays online
After launching its much-awaited online distribution channel,
veteran travel company Cox and Kings expects to sell holidays
on a large scale through that medium.
Global
Destinations eyes Australian, Turkish and European representations
After commencing operations in March 2008, Mumbai-based Global
Destinations is already eyeing more representations.
Thomas
Cook domestic to focus on road and rail holidays
As the prices of ATF continue to trouble airlines, Thomas
Cook is looking at reaping the benefits of domestic tourism
by promoting road and rail holidays.
SOTC
to expand distribution by year end
Seeing that luxury leisure travel is no longer confined to
the metro cities, outbound tour operator SOTC has expressed
its plans for expanding to the tier II cities this year.
Outbound
Sri
Lanka Tourism to track carbon emission of tourists
Sri Lanka Tourism is working towards a carbon clean environment
and is all set to track carbon emissions left by tourists.
Tanzania
Tourism to open Mumbai information office
The tourist board of Tanzania has announced its first-ever
marketing initiative in India with plans to set up an information
office in Mumbai within the next three months.
Turkey
all set to roll out the red-carpet for Indians
Looking at the potential of the India market, Turkey recently
set up a Turkish Culture and Tourism Office as a part of the
Turkish Embassy in New Delhi, India.
Sri
Lanka to aggressively tap Indian MICE market
Sri Lanka is looking at aggressively marketing itself as a
MICE destination to the Indian market.
Inbound
Kashmir
tourism's hallmark on verge of extinction
The hallmark of Kashmir's tourism - its houseboats - is dying
an unnatural death, thanks to the state government and the
bureaucratic policies. Houseboats owner claim that despite
making demands for a dry dockyard where they can repair their
houseboats, the government has not paid any heed.
Uplink
eToursb2b
to set up more intl subsidiaries by Oct
After setting up a 100 per cent subsidiary in the United States,
eToursb2b is en route to set up more subsidiaries in Singapore,
Europe and the Middle East by October this year.
Hotel Talk
HSSO
to promote India's Home-Like Hotels in Europe
Hospitality Sales Solutions (HSSO) is to represent Home-Like
Hotels (HLH), a unique collection of over forty affordable
boutique hotels in India, promoting them in the UK and the
central European markets.
SCS
to develop Mumbai's first condo hotel in Neral
Australia-based engineering and construction company, Sterling
Construction Systems (SCS), has announced its entry into the
country with Tuscany Terraces - a three-star resort and weekend
homes project based on the condotel resort model.
KSTDC
hotels set for a makeover
The Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC),
which runs various hotels, cottages, restaurants and boat
clubs in the state, is set to overhaul all its existing properties.
HospitalityWorld
Bengaluru proves a huge success
The biggest-ever hospitality tradeshow in the country, HospitalityWorld
Bengaluru, held at Karnataka Trade Promotion Organisation
(KTPO) from June 19 to 21, proved to be a big hit.
Starwood
to double its Middle East portfolio in 3-5 yrs
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, which currently has
50 properties in the Middle East, plans to double its portfolio
in the next three to five years.
Goan
B&B hoteliers to design state tourism policy
In an interesting development, small and medium-sized hoteliers
in Goa are coming together and designing the tourism policy.
Channel Chat
ETAA
to provide maximum exposure to members
As other associations take up the cause of zero per cent commission,
on behalf of its members, Enterprising Travel Agents Association
(ETAA) comprising non-IATA agents is looking at giving its
125 members spread across Mumbai and Pune exposure to newer
destinations and services.
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