A meeting of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation was held in New Delhi, Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, said that on 21st November, 2021 nearly 3.93 lakh domestic passengers took to the skies, which is nearly 98.7 per cent of the pre-Covid average. He said that the revival of the India aviation market appears to be robust and reversible. The Minister also said that India’s scheduled airlines have a fleet of 710 aircraft, which is projected to grow to over 1000 aircraft in the next five years.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) of the United Nations calls out against the introduction of blanket restrictions on travel, as witnessed in recent days. This call echoes the concerns raised by UNWTO Members during the 24th UNWTO General. Countries from all global regions expressed their solidarity with Southern African states, calling for the immediate lifting of travel bans imposed on specific countries and for freedom of international travel to be upheld.

Switzerland Tourism will conduct a webinar with Jungfrau Railways on Monday, December 13 at 3pm IST. Jungfrau Railways provides travellers with access to popular excursions such as Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe, Grindelwald-First – Top of Adventure, Harder Kulm – Top of Interlaken and Schynige Platte – Top of Swiss Tradition. This webinar will highlight the popular products and services of Jungfrau Railways, as well as provide the latest information, news and updates for the 2022 travel season. To register, contact jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532 or click the link to register directly: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/339/1n728az3

According to the latest forecast by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the same amount was lost in 2020, making it one of the sectors hit hardest by the health crisis. The coronavirus pandemic would likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, revealed UN’s travel body, calling the sector’s recovery “fragile” and “slow.”

Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO, said: “WTTC supports the World Health Organization (WHO) position in calling for borders to remain open and safe travel to continue. Closing borders will not prevent the spread of new variants. The latest variant is increasingly being detected in countries around the world. The way to keep safe is to focus on the vaccination status of individual travellers rather than placing whole countries onto red lists”.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region – DoNER, distributes loan cheques & sanction letters to registered tour guides and operators in Delhi. During the segment of the event, the representatives from the banks such as Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India & other banks came forward, offering loan schemes on behalf of their banks.

Switzerland Tourism will conduct an exclusive webinar on Monday, 6th December 2021 at 3pm IST, with Swiss Travel System (STS) and Rail Europe. The webinar will highlight STS’s various products and services, as well as provide an update for 2022. It will also showcase the ease in booking of these products and services through Rail Europe’s distribution network. To register, contact jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532.

The German National Tourist Office in India has launched the Germany Specialist Program, which is designed exclusively for the Indian travel trade. The aim behind the campaign is to educate the agents across India about Destination Germany and its offerings for Indian tourists as a holiday destination. The program, which has four modules, is an interactive design template and a mobile first design to engage the users to take the training and become a Germany Specialist. log in now https://germanyspecialist.com/.

As the tourism industry is bouncing back with all safety protocols Enterprising Travel Agents Association ETAA, south chapter have initiated the knowledge session for its members on 26th November. Many crucial changes in travel agents booking systems, which will initiate digitalization, were announced. Travel Industry Designatory Service is an identity management program designed from IATA, montreal Canada for all NON IATA travel company made available free of cost Globally

Sommet Education, world leaders in hospitality and culinary education entered into a strategic partnership with Indian School of Hospitality. At an event in Delhi, to celebrate the partnership, Benoit Etienne Domenget, CEO, Sommet Education and Dilip Puri, Founder & CEO, Indian School of Hospitality announced their future development plans for India. The partnership aims at offering a global standard of education to a larger number of hospitality and culinary arts aspirants win years to come.