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To motivate stakeholders to promote tourism destinations in the country, the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has modified the guidelines of the Marketing Development Assistance (MDA) scheme for the promotion of domestic tourism. The new guidelines has made availing the scheme simpler with liberal norms and more financial assistance to eligible stakeholders such as tour operators, hotels and aggregators.

After conducting a series of webinars for the trade recently, Huzan Fraser Motivala, India Representatives, Tourism Ireland, says, “We look forward to welcoming Indian customers to Ireland when borders re-open. They will discover heart-warming moments and spectacular sights in Ireland. Indians can visit Ireland and UK on a single visa under the British Irish visa scheme.”

A few top travel agents were invited by Vistara Airlines on premium Economy to visit Udaipur and hosted by the Leela Palace Udaipur over two days. They were put up in lake-facing rooms and each one of the agents had a designated attendant.

Thomas Cook India has on offer unbeatable flight-inclusive deals for domestic and international holidays, which ends today. The 72-hour Holiday Flash Sale extends across India, Maldives, Dubai, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa. Agents get 10% off on select holidays, and 25% off on visa and COVID-negative certification. To book, call 8828890311.

Veena World has recently opened a sales office in Bengaluru. The Mumbai-based tour operator has more than 19 sales offices across India with presence in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Telangana, Assam, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and now Bengaluru. It was established in 2013 with 35-odd people and has now grown to a 1,000-member team pan-India.

Thomas Cook India’s 72 Hour Holiday Flash Sale will take place from December 5-7, 2020. On offer are unbeatable holiday deals for Christmas and New Year as well as exciting value-adds. Customers will get a free holiday voucher of Rs 2,000 on pre-registration. To participate, register at https://www.thomascook.in/flash-sale

The Tamil Nadu Travel Mart Society has elected a new Managing Committee after the AGM in Chennai. D Karunanidhi is the new President while Palani Murugesan and PK Gupta are new Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

The Utah Office of Tourism launched a revamped website to inspire visitors to consider Utah for their travel, increase well-prepared visitation and improve the customer experience. The redesign includes new visuals that highlight Utah’s diverse, vast landscapes and encourage deeper exploration; new site headings point to more experiences; significantly improved data and technical capabilities engage users more effectively; and there is more detailed information about places to visit and itineraries. The Red Emerald Strategic Plan encourages well-prepared year-round visitation, focusing on the quality of visits not just quantity of visitors, getting customers responsibly off the beaten path and helping communities that want to attract more tourists develop their destinations.  

Thomas Cook India, in association with Accor and Marriott, recently conducted a 10-city roadshow across key markets of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune, Kochi and Jaipur. It focussed on safety protocols as well as domestic and international packages on offer.

The 2-day Virtual Spanish Travel Show organised by The Tourism Office of Spain in India will be held online starting today from 2 pm to 7 pm IST. It will help the trade make new contacts, re-establish relationships and prepare them to leap ahead as soon as international travel to Spain restarts. To participate, visit www.virtualspanishtravelshow.com