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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.

The Utah Office of Tourism launched a revamped website to inspire visitors to consider Utah for their travel, increase well-prepared visitation and improve the customer experience. The redesign includes new visuals that highlight Utah’s diverse, vast landscapes and encourage deeper exploration; new site headings point to more experiences; significantly improved data and technical capabilities engage users more effectively; and there is more detailed information about places to visit and itineraries. The Red Emerald Strategic Plan encourages well-prepared year-round visitation, focusing on the quality of visits not just quantity of visitors, getting customers responsibly off the beaten path and helping communities that want to attract more tourists develop their destinations.  

Thomas Cook India, in association with Accor and Marriott, recently conducted a 10-city roadshow across key markets of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Pune, Kochi and Jaipur. It focussed on safety protocols as well as domestic and international packages on offer.

The 2-day Virtual Spanish Travel Show organised by The Tourism Office of Spain in India will be held online starting today from 2 pm to 7 pm IST. It will help the trade make new contacts, re-establish relationships and prepare them to leap ahead as soon as international travel to Spain restarts. To participate, visit www.virtualspanishtravelshow.com

The Kerala Travel Mart Society has filed a writ plea in the Kerala High Court against the central government on the issue of their inaction to facilitate revival of the tourism industry.The HC has asked government’s counsel to file an affidavit explaining the actions taken to revive the tourism sector in a week’s time.

Vistara will operate special, non-stop flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow from 16 January 2021. The airline will operate these special flights thrice a week – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. These flights are in addition to recently-launched service between Delhi and London Heathrow as part of the ‘transport bubble’ agreement between India and the UK.

In an endeavour to empower customers with contactless and convenient holiday planning, Thomas Cook India has introduced India’s first Virtual Holiday Store. A dedicated team of travel experts will be available over video chat 365 days, from 8 am to 12 pm.

RARE India has partnered with Secret Retreats, headquartered in Singapore to promote responsible and conscious luxury travel across Asia. Secret Retreats has curated collection of independent and privately owned hotels, restaurants and boats – including boutique hotels, villas, yachts and riverboats – located throughout Asia. RARE India will help Secret Retreats in distribution through its strong B2B channels in India, UK, Europe, Australia, US and Canada. On the other hand, Secret Retreats will help RARE India with its strong worldwide B2C distribution as well as growing B2B retailer network. The collaboration of these two major conscious luxury travel communities is expected to benefit the responsible tourism industry across Asia. Speaking about this partnership, Shoba Mohan, Founder, RARE India says, “The pandemic seems to have nudged RARE India and Secret Retreats towards a slightly better world where partnerships and collaborations seem to lessen our pain. For RARE India to collaborate with Secret Retreats means to join forces towards a common destination where like siblings we seem to have grown to common values, to promote travel and experiences that are earth-friendly and people-centric. It also means many more destinations to a wider audience of world travellers.” The aim of this partnership is to help RARE India and Secret Retreat Communities to be known to a wider audience, increase market penetration for members of both the communities with the B2B and B2C markets and through the increased resources create and share a mutual value that will benefit both communities across multiple levels. “Secret Retreats shares a common objective with RARE India – to continually discover and help other people discover the heart of Asia. We share the same commitment to quality and service …

According to a recent report by Amadeus, 70% of APAC travellers are ready to travel domestically. The average time spent on holidays will not change, with half of travellers seeking trip duration of 14 days or more. Reconnecting with family and friends is the predominant reason for 55% of these travellers. 34% travellers opt to explore unfamiliar destinations and 32% desire to ‘reconnect with the outdoors’.

Travel has considerably evolved this year with numerous trends emerging. Secluded getaways are the order of the day right now, as travellers wish to leave the hustle-bustle of the city life behind in search of remote retreats. Even though quarantine couples have been busy with their Zoom weddings and intimate family wedding affairs, their much-awaited honeymoons got pushed back. However, honeymoon is a special time to celebrate love. With restricted international travel, we at Yatra.com have witnessed uptick in demand for domestic honeymoon destinations as destinations in India do make for an unforgettable honeymooning experience.   Luxury & Eco Resorts: Luxury & eco-resorts which provide a secluded and isolated experience with stringent safety and sanitization processes have seen a pickup in demand with couples opting for various packages and activities The Minimoon or Micro honeymoon: Consumers are looking for a mini-break-honeymoon-hybrid this year. Many couples want to take a short break instead of rushing off for a two-week honeymoon. It could even be a couple of nights staying at a fancy hotel and spa. This allows for the option to re-coop, save and plan for a dream honeymoon later Eco-Conscious Honeymoons: Like sustainable tourism, there is a growing popularity of eco-moons as more and more couples are prioritizing sustainability. Newlyweds are opting for ways to be less wasteful and more environmentally conscious when it comes to their honeymoon Some of the destinations (packages) from metro cities which are witnessing surge in queries are mentioned below: S.No Destination Package Package Price (INR) 1 Kerala Honeymoon Special Munnar & Alleppey 12,999 2 Himachal Pradesh Honeymoon Special Shimla & Kasauli Ex Chandigarh 12,999 3 South India Splendid Mysore & Ooty Honeymoon Special 15,999 4 Andaman Amazing Andaman Honeymoon Special 32,999 …