Cross Hotels & Resorts is an international hotel management company wholly owned by the ASX-listed Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG). FCTG is one of the world’s largest and most progressive travel companies, incorporating diverse worldwide distribution, in destination travel experiences—transport, touring and hotel management solutions. Cross Hotels & Resorts is a part of FCTG’s Global Hotels, providing management of hotels, resorts, villas, serviced apartments, and branded residences. Cross Hotels & Resorts delivers owner services from sourcing and planning development through technical services to build and pre-open services during ongoing hotel management. Ratchaya Termsilkanok, Vice President, Strategy and Digital Transformation, who leads the intrepid commercial team, began the New Year with a great start. The team has finished 2022 by gaining a knowledge boost. The team went to Thailand and visited all properties and held training sessions at the corporate office. These workshops emphasize expert training in revenue management, reservation system optimization, distribution strategy, analytics, and digital marketing. Termsilkanok has a track record of working in the hospitality sector and is an accomplished revenue management professional. He is competent in online distribution, sales, negotiations, e-commerce, and revenue management. An analytical thinker, he can translate data into strategy. Highly driven, he is eager to run the extra mile.

Shilendran M, Vice President-Sales, CGH Earth said, “We don’t have a presence in the north at present, we are currently confined to South India. We have our hotels in Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, but we are exploring possibilities of coming to the North India, for which discussions are going on.”  

As per the order issued by general administration department (GAD), Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to outsource assets of tourism department and has set up a panel to decide the mechanism of executing the plan in a phased manner. 

G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Tourism, said, “Without connectivity, there cannot be any investment or development, which is why connectivity is the key to the country’s growth. India is the only nation that builds 30 km of national highway every day, thus creating continuous connectivity.”  

Sultanate of Oman, a country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Formerly a marine empire, it is the oldest independent state in the Arab world. Oman fuses historic Middle East creating an unforgettable holiday destination. Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman is hosting 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 Oman Muscat (qualifying slots) for the 45 Age Group Qualifying slots for the 2023 VinFast IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship that will take place in Lahti, Finland which will be held from 26-27 August 2023. The distance of the triathlon will test the mental and physical fitness of the athletes. The qualifying slots for the championship will be held in the scenic Shatti Al Qurum in Oman. Registration for the race is open for the interested athletes. Interested athletes must register on or before 14 December 2022 to take advantage of the triathlon benefits, including fee-free transfers and partial refund. This benefit is applicable to the qualifying race of the world triathlon championship. The 2023 IRONMAN 70.3 Oman, Muscat start on 4 February 2023 in front of the InterContinental Muscat in Shatti Al Qurum with a one-loop 1.9 km (1.2 mile) Swim Route in the Sea of Oman. Following the swim, the athletes will take part in the 90-km (56 miles) Bike Route. They will head off to the scenic Port Sultan Qaboos and Muttrah Corniche, and Muscat Old Town with its exquisite Arabian-style architecture and Al Alam Royal Palace. It will take the athletes through the rolling hills of Muscat’s Al Bustan area, before heading into the city’s central business district, and ascends/descends into the town of Al Amarat. After a final climb out of Al Amarat, …

E.M. Najeeb, Senior Vice President, IATO said, “the budget allocation is tourism must increase. Most of the states are increasing their budget allocation in tourism and the central government should also increase their allocation to three times or four times in the tourism segment.” 

Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Finance for Economic Affairs Sherine ElSharkawy said, “India is an interesting destination both for tourism because of the different cultures and also for investment. There is a lot of business, there is a lot of opportunities, especially in the IT sector”. 

Ravi Gosain, Vice President, IATO said, “Inbound tourism has a lot of scope, it’s a value product compared to the domestic. It is very important to grow inbound parallelly to domestic tourism. The government should provide financial incentive and some facilitation in policies to help tourism industry grow.” 

Arvind Singh, Secretary, MoT said that the government wants to focus on green growth, sustainable development, and penetration of digital initiatives in tourism. “Our penetration in tourism is not so much and that is one of the areas where we rank low in our global rankings”, he said.