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Sharing a key development for the virtual show slated to be held on April 28, Anil Srinivasan, Executive Director at JTB India, says, “We are very excited to have Dubai Expo as our Platinum Partner for the event, which will give us a big boost in terms of the value we will bring to the buyers. We have confirmed 30 exciting exhibitors.”

The Tourism Office of Spain – Mumbai will conduct its next webinar ‘I Travel Because Its My Turn’ for the travel trade today at 3pm IST. This interactive session will be conducted by representatives from the AVE Cities Network and will also include a product update by BLS International. Participants stand a chance to win Amazon vouchers on attending all the webinars. To register, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532.

In view of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal Tourism has issued Tourism Industry Operation Guidelines. It has also formed a special C19 Tourism Taskforce under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Nandini Chakravorty along with a five-member team from the tourism department and the tourism industry.

Informing that accessibility to Khajuraho has been increased, Sheo Shekhar Shukla, Principal Secretary, Culture, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, said, “Madhya Pradesh is developing Khajuraho as a family destination by adding more dimensions like eco-tourism, heritage trails, and rural homestays. Air India was going to start bi-weekly flights from Delhi to Khajuraho via Varanasi from 1 May but actual schedule may be affected.”

New research by Collinson reveals that four in five business travellers have seen their jobs affected by a lack of cross-border business travel, and a third of respondents stated that not seeing clients face-to-face has negatively affected the way they do business. It is commonly thought that business travel recovery will be slower than that of leisure travel, due to businesses continuing to function during the pandemic without travel.

Spree Hotels celebrated the launch of three hotels – Zip by Spree Hotels Avishi Greens in Manali, Spree Hotel Kriday in Dehradun, and Zip by Spree Hotels The Claire in Gurugram, with the NCR  fraternity in Gurgaon. The event was Covid-compliant. It was outdoors with adequate social distancing. Spree showcased its care for Covid-compliant travel to the travel community, and it looks forward to welcoming their guest to Spree to enjoy the three new hotels.

Team North East India has reached Moscow to participate in the Indo-Russia Friendship Car Rally, organised by International Friendship Car Rally Association. The three-day rally was flagged off in New Delhi and is being sponsored by North East Council under the Ministry of DoNER. The members are from the 8 North-Eastern states and will showcase the potential of their unexplored region.

Mizoram Tourism recently organised a training programme for Prescribed Authorities under the Mizoram Registration of Tourist Trade Act 2020. The Government of Mizoram has designated Sub-Divisional Officers as Prescribed Authorities under their jurisdiction to regulate and supervise the tourism service providers in the state.

Addressing a webinar ‘India’s Heritage: Powering Tourism’ organized by Ministry of Tourism on World Heritage Day, Union Minister of State for Tourism & Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel, said “We have several ancient sites and temples but they have not received their due they deserve on the global platform. It is essential to bring together our pool of conservationists, archaeologists and historians who can throw light on our heritage on the world platform.”

The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has reviewed its annual membership subscription renewal for the year 2021-22 in view of the pandemic’s second wave. It has therefore decided to reduce its renewal fee by 40% for all active, associate and allied members. The rebated annual membership subscription shall be only applicable if the same is paid and credited to TAAI account latest by 31 May, 2021. Thereafter normal annual fees shall be payable.