Ronojoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo while speaking at CAPA Live said the airline expects to reach 100% of its pre-COVID domestic capacity in early 2021. “We are only flying 20% of our old international capacity right now, IndiGo aims to recover to 100% of its pre-pandemic international capacity by the end of 2021,” he said.

On Day4 of Russian Expo Days (RED), participants can attend live sessions on Kamchatka, Tula, Vladimir regions and St. Petersburg. At 10:30 am IST, at the session titled ‘Kamchatka: a magical journey to active volcanoes, geysers and untouched nature’, one can get information on tours, accommodation and prices. There will be a prize at the webinar. At 1pm IST, the webinar titled ‘Tula region presents active, cultural and gastronomy tourism in the region’ would allow one to find out why it is the land of craft masters, museums and natural wonders. At 3:30pm IST, one can attend webinar titled ‘Russian towns of the Golden ring and cultural routes for your tourists in the Vladimir region: a place of dozens UNESCO World Heritage sites’, while at 5:30pm one can attend ‘Saint Petersburg you never knew before: New Holland Island, eco parks, art clusters and other locations that will surprise tourists’ webinar. Attending all live sessions can make you win a fam trip to Krasnaya Polyana Resort in Sochi. Free registration at russiadays.travel.  

Meghalaya is going to open its doors for tourists from December 21 for the first time since entry restrictions were put in place in the state in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Registration would be made mandatory through a dedicated app of Meghalaya Tourism.

Rajeev Jalnapurkar, Vice Chairman, Indian Association Of Amusement Parks And Industries (IAAPI) met Aaditya Thackeray, Tourism Minister of Maharashtra, to request him to allow the reopening of amusement parks immediately in Maharashtra and also submitted suggestions for a stimulus package for revival of this industry. Thackeray has assured its reopening in the next unlock notification.

Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI) in association with its Northern Region Chapter HRANI, organised a webinar to educate members about the MSME registration process, the various schemes and policies of the Ministry of MSME, and the means of availing them. Among the speakers were Manoj Sharma, Assistant Director of Ministry of MSME; and Dr HP Kumar, CMD of National Small Industries Corporation, who spoke on how the hospitality industry can jumpstart their businesses with the help of Ministry of MSME, which offers more than 70 schemes for this sector. The Chief Guest for the webinar was Anand Sherkhane, Addl Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME.

ICRA expects the profitability of the Indian aviation industry to be adversely impacted in FY2021 due to lower revenues and high fixed costs. It estimates the industry to report a significant net loss of ~Rs. 210 billion in FY2021, against a net loss of Rs. 127 billion in FY2020, with the industry debt level increasing to ~Rs 500 billion (excluding lease liabilities) over FY2021-22 and the industry requiring additional funding of Rs 350-370 billion over FY2021 to FY2023.  

Russian Expo Days (RED) are all set to start on Monday, 7th December. The event already has 1,300 colleagues from the trade on board. RED would allow buyers to visit virtual stands of Russia’s regions and find out the difference between them, including architectural beauty of St. Petersburg, wild nature in Kamchatka, Golden Ring itineraries and more. They can ask questions and get honest answers from representatives of Russian authorities and travel business in the networking section. They can also watch 5 days of live sessions and get the latest updates on tourism in Russia. At the end of the exhibition, they will receive a Russia Specialist Certificate. The event offers an opportunity to FIND reliable partners for organising trips to Russia – more than 40 companies are ready to cooperate with the buyers. Free registration at https://russiadays.travel/i/r/psRbpto .

Thomas Cook India’s 72 Hour Holiday Flash Sale will take place from December 5-7, 2020. On offer are unbeatable holiday deals for Christmas and New Year as well as exciting value-adds. Customers will get a free holiday voucher of Rs 2,000 on pre-registration. To participate, register at https://www.thomascook.in/flash-sale

The Tamil Nadu Travel Mart Society has elected a new Managing Committee after the AGM in Chennai. D Karunanidhi is the new President while Palani Murugesan and PK Gupta are new Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

Rupinder Brar, Additional Director General, Ministry of Tourism flagged off the 800 km cycle tour for 28 participants starting from the early morning of December 3 from India Gate. Named as ‘Tour de Golden Triangle’ the participants will travel to Jaipur, Agra and some parts of Rajasthan and come back to Delhi again.