Syed Abid Rasheed, Tourism Secretary, Jammu & Kashmir, expressed his commitment to develop J&K’s Warwan into a tourism hub. Also, he made commitments to set up homestays & identify three trekking routes to attract domestic and international trekkers. 

Manoharan Periasamy, Senior Director, International Promotion Division, Asia/Africa, Malaysia Tourism, highlights that the Malaysia Tourism is focusing on tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 cities as they have more spending power and have the interest to travel.   

According to a report released by RateGain Travel Technologies, inbound travel in India is expected to witness strong momentum till November this year, and register 23% year-on-year increase in travel during the forthcoming festive season compared to previous year. 

DCT Abu Dhabi is organizing a webinar titled ‘Student Experiences’ for the travel trade on September 26th at 3 pm. It will provide agents with insights about new learnings, fascinating attractions, and the rich heritage of Emirati culture. For more information, please contact jaspeet.kaur@ddppl.com, +919650196532.

VFS Global shared new milestones in its sustainability journey. 2022, released on 4 July 2023. The report indicates consistent improvement in the organisation’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in 2022. Shireen Mistree, Head – ESG, VFS Global, said, “The report documents measurable improvements in our sustainability journey in 2022, as well our continued commitment towards achieving higher targets this year. Based on the five fundamental pillars of our Sustainability strategy – Contributing to Sustainable Economic Growth, Delivering Good Governance. The report reiterates strong alignment to our business strategy and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development  

After a halt of 4 years, OTOAI plans to conduct its 5th convention in Sarova Hotels, in Nairobi, Kenya from 24 to 27 November. Riaz Munshi, President, OTOAI, “We are holding convention in Kenya as it is getting important for Indian market. We will diclose the theme soon.”

According to Kayak, when it comes to travel budgets, 72% of Indians are willing to spend similarly or more than last year while travelling this festive season. 4 out of 5 Indians are planning on reducing discretionary spending, like gadgets and OTT, to increase their travel budgets this season. 

The domestic aviation industry has experienced a surge in passenger traffic during the first eight months of 2023. MoCA data reveals that the number of pax carried by domestic airlines reached 1190.62 lakhs from January to August 2023, marking huge growth of 38.27% compared to the same period last year. 

Switzerland Tourism cordially invites the travel trade to attend an exclusive webinar highlighting Zurich on September 28 at 3pm. Attend all webinars for a chance to win a trip to Switzerland in 2024! For more information, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532

Turning Point Tourism LLC conducted roadshow on 18th September at Le Meridian, New Delhi. In a conversation with Ali Asgar Moiz Hussain, Managing Director highlighted about the importance of Indian market for UAE. “India ranks one in terms of tourism in UAE till date”, he said. Delhi takes the lead; drives maximum outbound travellers to UAE, he furthermore added.