Held in Abu Dhabi, Europamundo Vacations’ annual convention was attended by 200 participants from 44 countries. The news about the tour operator were revealed, while the guests were able to learn more about the host destination. ‘Towards New Destinations!’ was the leitmotif of the convention. With it, it honored both the multitude of new projects that the company is carrying out, as well as new routes that have been created in the region and were presented at the event. Thus, three interesting days took place in the Emirati capital, where more than 200 participants representing 70 companies from 44 countries met. All of Europamundo news in a single event Luis García, founder of Europamundo; Alejandro de la Osa, CEO of the company; Berend Christian, Director of Corporate Planning; and Gabriel Sánchez, Chief Financial Officer; they conducted a dynamic event where topics of various kinds were discussed: expectations by destinations, new brochure, challenges of post-pandemic tourism, computer developments and new routes, among many others. Besides all of this, very complete work sessions were added, in which more colleagues of the also participated, such as members of the Operational Management, including Alberto Ballesteros, Marisol Amo, Carlos Nogueira and Úrsula Stein. In this context, Mónica Ruiz referred to the Europamundo Academy, Lucas Ozuna did the same about the Tourist Protection Code, Lola Aguilera shared her wonderful descriptions of destinations, while Justo Palma and Luz Tribaldos elaborated on the innovative projects that the company carries out as CSR. These were just some of all the news presented. The Convention was also supported by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Board, warm hosts who, together with Etihad, an airline based in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, and the …

Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa India, said, “G20 is the right blend of developed and developing nations. With Indonesia holding the current presidency role, handing over the baton to India in December and then India to Brazil, talks loud that emerging markets will play a major role in the G20 Presidency.”

With India assuming the G20 Presidency from December 1, the MoT delegation launched ‘Visit India 2023’ at WTM to invite more tourists to the country. Rakesh Verma, Additional Secretary, MoT, stated that India has achieved phenomenal growth in enhancing infrastructure, along with the massive vaccination drive. It will help India achieve pre-pandemic levels of international tourist arrivals. It also offers huge opportunities for investors and an Investor Summit will be organized by the Ministry in February 2023.

Jitul Mehta, Western India Chairman, TAFI says, “I want our members to develop soft skills for themselves and for their staff because we are in the service business. So it is upon TAFI to educate its members so that they can sustain and grow their business in the long run and are equipped to deal with future challenges. A lot of them have registered for our online courses that we are offering free of cost on our website.”

Highlighting emerging trends, Amit Mehta, Country Manager, (South Asia), Malaysia Airlines India, says, digitalisation will be the way forward in this ‘new normal’ of air travel. “We have moved a significant portion of our processes online and accelerated our digitalisation efforts to ensure our staff can operate remotely and flexibly as a business, and for customers to enjoy our various digital and contactless offerings from the moment they purchase their tickets, check-in through to the arrival destination. Due to the acceleration of digitalisation, we expect airlines to also actively adopt next generation technologies to improve the experience of its customers.”

Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman, is organizing an exclusive webinar for the travel trade in India today at 3 pm. To get the latest updates on offerings at this destination, register at  jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91 9650196532.

Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, Sultanate of Oman, is organizing an exclusive webinar for the travel trade in India on 10 November 2022 at 3 pm. To get the latest updates on offerings at this destination, register at jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91 9650196532.

Rakesh Bansal, CEO, Amadeus Indian Subcontinent, says “Amadeus is committed to rebuilding travel, and we seek opportunities to rekindle the connect with our existing travel partners, help them design better journeys with ease and foster new connections!” Amadeus India recently embarked on a series of products and solutions roadshows in six Indian cities to help its partners maximise revenue and productivity.

Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the Asia Pacific region reportedly contributes to 35% to 40% of global air traffic. He stated that the Indian economy is moving forward at a brisk pace and the civil aviation sector is likely to log around 400 million passengers over the next 7 to 10 years.

Sabre survey of travel agents and TMCs in APAC reveals the changing face of corporate travel. As per the survey, there’s strong optimism in the market, with 82% saying they expect a return to pre-pandemic corporate travel levels, and 15% expecting a boom greater than pre-Covid-19, within the next 12 months.