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Lead Story
6th
Galileo Express TravelWorld Awards dedicated to the spirit
of hospitality
An august gathering of industry leaders Celebrated Excellence
In a World In Transition
Newstrack
7th
ATOAI convention on Jan 16-18 in Dehradun
The Adventure Tour Operators Association of India will be
holding its first convention away from Delhi this year and
has decided to hold its seventh annual convention in the adventure
capital of India, Uttarakhand from January 16-18, 2009
30 Minute Interview
'Lower
taxes are important to attract more investment'
Arijit Sengupta, the newly elected president of Indian Association
of Amusement Parks & Industry (IAAPI) speaks of a bright
future for the segment. By Sayoni Bhaduri
Trade Bytes
TMC
guide through recession
The current economic situation is forcing travel companies
to move towards consolidation, better policies, and opportunities
for greater savings
Travel
advisories discouraging, MEA should act: Praful Patel
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel plans to ask the Ministry
of External Affairs to help dissuade foreign countries from
issuing advisories against travelling to India
Uniglobe
Odyssey Travel launches CruiseBay
Uniglobe Odyssey Travel, a Pune based travel consultancy,
has launched CruiseBay, its cruise division, with a target
to send at least 100 passengers on a cruise holiday within
the first year of operation
5th
ENIT roadshow targets luxury and corporate segment
The 5th edition of the ENIT roadshow organised by the Italian
State Tourism Board, focused on promoting Italy in the luxury
travel and honeymoon segment
Uplink
Abacus
partners Jet Airways & Jetlite to stimulate demand
Abacus Distribution System India announced a joint initiative
with Jet Airways and JetLite to improve cost savings and stimulate
demand on key routes
Aviation
Jet
succumbs to agent pressure, offers 3% on gross fare
With the pressure mounting on Jet Airways after travel associations
and its members withdrew support from selling it from December
4, 2008, the carrier has finally agreed to offer three per
cent commission on gross fare
Macroview
IRCTC,
Cox and Kings sign JV for pan India luxury tourist train
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC),
and Cox and Kings India, (CKIL), have signed a joint venture
agreement to set up a company called the Royale Indian Rail
Tours, to manage and operate the first pan-India luxury tourist
train
Hotel Talk
Dish
Hospitality to launch three brands by year end
Dish Hospitality, a Mumbai-based company which has been in
existence for the past three years, managing establishments
like the erstwhile Rain, Rock Bottom, Quilla and Aurus has
announced plans to roll out three brands by the year end
Long-term
investments to remain upbeat despite attacks
Analysts are of the opinion that Indian hospitality will continue
to witness investments despite the recent terror attacks
Royal
Palms to launch ‘The Palace’
The Royal Palms, after its recent venture with the WORLDHOTELS,
is now preparing for the launch of it third property, The
Palace, in March 2009 within the Royal Palms Estate
MoT
ignores demand for spa standardisation
The Ministry of Tourism, which is the governing authority
for classification of spas, hotels, etc in the country, has
reportedly ignored all demands for classification and standardisation
of spas
No
long-term impact on economy: Edelweiss
The Edelweiss Research team does not see any long-term impact
of the terrorist attacks on the economy or the capital markets
though some weakness is likely in the near term
JAL
Hotels to operate multiple hotels in India with DB Group'
JAL Hotels, headquartered in Tokyo, has signed a comprehensive
agreement with DB Hospitality. The parties have commenced
work on a sequence of hotel openings beginning in 2010
Cabana
Hotel Management signs new agreements
Cabana Hotel Management, the master licensee of Best Western
International in India, has announced plans of signing up
five properties under the Best Western brand
Misc.
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