IATO’s 37th convention has started with a lot of enthusiasm. Speaking about the convention , Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO said, “The registrations have surpassed 1000 delegates and the association is all set to welcome guests from across the country.”

The parliamentary standing committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its 331st report said that with the increased competition among various countries to attract more foreign visitors, it is an imperative need for India to prepare a better marketing strategy by hiring marketing experts to attract foreign visitors.

Jaison Chacko, Secretary General, Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), has revealed that the Delhi High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by MakeMyTrip (MMT) challenging the order passed by the Ld. NCLAT to deposit 10 per cent penalty amount for entertaining the appeal against the Competition Commission of India (CCI’s) order.

Register yourself for the webinar organized by SOTC on 20th December at 3-4pm IST and get exciting B2B offers on International & Domestic group escorted tours for the travel partners. Contact: jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com , 9650196532 or anuj.mehta@sotc.in, 9873490166.

The 37th IATO Annual Convention is set to start in Lucknow today and will be inaugurated by Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh at the Centrum Hotel, Lucknow at 6 pm. The inauguration of the IATO Travel Mart will be done at 7pm, revealed Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO.

Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for AYUSH, has said that the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi, will add value to Goa’s tourism brand and be a big boost for medical value travel. “It will also be a model research & wellness hub for Ayurveda promoting medical tourism,” he added.

This popular excursion to Mt Titlis transports visitors to a world of ice and snow. The iconic revolving cable car, Rotair, takes visitors 3062m above sea level to the summit where panoramic views await them. This webinar will highlight the Titlis excursion along with its various offerings. Attend all webinars for a chance to win a trip to Switzerland in 2023. For more information, write tojaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Tourism, has shared that they have set up a 24×7 Multi-Lingual Tourist Info-Helpline on the toll free number 1800111363 or on a short code 1363 in 12 Languages including 10 international languages (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic), Hindi English for domestic and foreign tourists to provide support service in term of information relating to Travel in India and to offer appropriate guidance to tourists in distress while travelling in India.

Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager – India, VisitBritain, has shared that with the England Expert e-learn platform, they are addressing product development for England & showcasing gateway cities in order to drive regional dispersal.

According to new research commissioned by Arabian Travel Market (ATM), and conducted at the end of September 2022 by hotel market intelligence and global benchmarking company STR, the GCC region now has over 170,000 hotel rooms under active development (planning, final planning & under construction). This is equivalent to 40% of the GCC’s existing hotel room inventory, a figure almost four times greater than the rest of the world which currently lags behind at an average of 11% under active development compared with existing supply. Danielle Curtis, Exhibition Director, Arabian Travel Market, said: “Between EXPO 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision2030 strategy, the GCC’s hospitality sector development pipeline remains robust in contrast to global hotel development, which is slowing, due to weak economic growth forecasts. “While the hospitality sector’s growth does highlight the region’s increasing popularity on the global stage, it is also indicative of regional government strategy, to diversify GDP growth away from hydrocarbons into tourism, that will help to drive demand still further, over the coming years. The STR report estimates 135,560 existing rooms in Saudi Arabia with an active pipeline of 82,639 rooms, with total room inventory projected for 2030, at over 218,000 rooms. Similarly for the UAE, STR currently tracks more than 202,000 existing rooms with an active pipeline of 48,910 rooms, a combined total of almost 251,000 rooms by 2030. “Interestingly, Ras Al Khaimah, is second only to Dubai, with 5.076 rooms in its pipeline, almost the same amount as Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Fujairah combined,” said Curtis. The UAE’s historic occupancy performance provides a blueprint of what the region can expect as new rooms enter the market. Rooms supply …