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Lead Story
Uttarakhand
Tourism in PPP with Emaar MGF
Uttarakhand Tourism has taken the PPP route to develop the
hospitality industry in the state. It has entered into a collaboration
with hospitality major Emaar MGF to develop an international
standard 200-room five-star hotel and state-of-the-art convention
centre in Dehradun - the state capital
Who
will walk away with the Columbus this year?
Columbus is back and he is geared up to look for excellence
in the business of travel and tourism. Those he freezes on
as winners would be honoured at the most prestigious travel
and tourism industry awards -The Galileo Express TravelWorld
Awards 2008-2009 in New Delhi this November.
30 Minute Interview
‘KTM
2008 will receive buyers from new source markets’
E M Najeeb, General Convener and President- KTM Society (2006-08)
tells Reema Sisodia that KTM is one of the most meaningful
and valuable grounds for real and serious business transactions.
Excerpts from an interview.
Aviation
AI
exploring Polar route to reduce NY flight time
As airlines find means to save costs, national carrier Air
India is surveying the possibility of taking the Polar route
for its non-stop flights to New York from New Delhi and Mumbai
thereby reducing flight time and fuel consumption.
LCC
Sama Airlines to connect India with Saudi Arabia
After receiving approval from the Indian civil aviation ministry,
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Sama Airlines is now confident
of starting its direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Indian
cities soon.
Singapore
Airlines to increase flight frequency in India
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is planning to add more direct flights
from three key Indian cities
JetLite
introduces apex fares on domestic sectors
JetLite, the 100 per cent subsidiary of Jet Airways, has introduced
Apex-21 special advance purchase fares for passengers travelling
Economy Class on several of the airline's domestic routes
TadeBytes
Nomad
Travels eyes event tourism
Given the uncertainty of ticketing commissions looming over
many travel agents, Nomad Travels is eyeing various events
that can be bundled with destinations simultaneously
Lifestyle
Holidays to focus on MICE movements
Lifestyle Holidays, a division on Bulls and Bears Finance
and winner of the best regional outbound tour operator at
the 2007 Galileo Express TravelWorld awards, is looking at
initiating more MICE movements from India to lesser explored
destinations, including South America, Ireland and parts of
Australia
Travel
Tours launches forex website
Bangalore-based Travel Tours has launched a one-stop foreign
exchange website www.traveltoursfx.com. Shravan Gupta, MD,
Travel Tours said, "The forex business is an important
part of our portfolio. The website is a significant value
addition to our existing and prospective clients."
Las
Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority launches new marketing
strategy
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has opened
an India office which is part of a suite of 12 representative
offices serving a total of 75 countries spanning the globe
Akbar
Academy makes foray into education
Akbar Travels of India, one of India's largest travel houses
has launched Akbar Academy. Offering career courses in travel
and tourism, it provides a full-fledged career option for
students who are looking towards building a career in the
tourism industry
NYC
aims to maintain numero uno position in US for Indian outbound
NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership
organisation for New York City, is intensifying its focus
on the Indian market following the recent appointment of Aviareps
as its representative in the country
Agents
witness slump in corporate travel
After having been occupied by the zero per cent commission
issue last month, agents have other woes to deal with. The
rise in airfares has undoubtedly led to a slump in tourism,
particularly outbound
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