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Lead Story
Agent-airline
council agrees on transaction fee model
The outcome of the zero per cent commission imbroglio that
Express TravelWorld has been closely tracking in the past
few issues seems to have finally come to a conclusion
Newstrack
IATO
2008 convention puts Orissa in the limelight
The general feedback has been that the 24th IATO Convention
2008 was well conducted with interesting and thought-provoking
dialogues and discussions
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
Tradebytes
VFS
Global to launch Portugal visa centre in Delhi
Four years after opening its first centre, visa outsourcing
agency VFS Global Services will now open a Portugal visa application
centre in Delhi in two months
Global
Destinations adds Italy to its bouquet
B2B operator Global Destinations has been adding new destinations
to its portfolio, the latest being Italy. Says Pranav Kapadia,
its director, "Apart from South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania,
even Italy is growing in popularity
More
speculations over Expedia-Travelguru deal
The long-stretched speculation of Expedia acquiring Travelguru
since June 2008 has witnessed yet another twist in the tale
Aviation
Jet
looks at SAARC region in face of tight market
Amidst temporary reduction of flights on its non-performing
routes - which translated to a decline of 10 per cent of capacity
- Jet Airways is looking at opportunities in the SAARC region
by feeding on various markets and extending to the east and
west routes
Thai
Airways eyes Middle East via India
Realising the strong market forces in the Middle East, Southeast
Asian carrier Thai Airways is exploring the opportunities
of flying to more Middle East destinations via India
Etihad
sticks to plan, ups frequency to south
While some airlines have been dropping routes to cut costs,
others have been stringently adhering to their expansion plans
Outbound
Celebrate
spring in Australia
A multitude of sports, fashion and cultural events herald
the arrival of spring in Melbourne and throughout regional
Victoria
African
Quest Safaris to consolidate trade partners in India
Kenya-based tour operator African Quest Safaris is hopeful
of strengthening its ties with the Indian travel trade
Egypt
Tourism Board and Sahara Global join hands to promote Egypt
as a MICE destination
Equipped with the latest state-of-the-art facilities, yet
preserving the local tradition, history and natural beauty,
Egypt is ideal for corporate incentive travel of various companies
across various industries
Inbound
Jharkhand
accords industry status to tourism
In a move that will have a long-term impact on the travel
and tourism industry in Jharkhand, the state government has
accorded the tourism sector the 'industry' status
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