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Sharing the state’s investment plans, Conrad Sangma, Chief Minister, Meghalaya, said, “We are planning to invest approx. ₹4,000 crore in the tourism sector in the coming years. The government invested ₹2,000 crore since the last three years, creating about 50,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities.”

BL Sharma, CM, Rajasthan, called for promoting state’s tourist sites, fairs, and festivals with effective branding and marketing at the global level. He added that the government is committed to tourism skill development programme and steps should be taken to make monuments and panoramas of the state more attractive.

According to Amruta Bangera, Director of Marketing, Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT), Mumbai, around 8,500 Indians visited the country till Oct 2024. “We hope that by the end of 2024, the number of Indians tourists will reach around 10,000 and IMOT is planning to launch e-visa for Indians in 2025,” she shared.

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation bagged ‘Excellence in Responsible Tourism Practices’ award at ITA 2024. Manasi Kothare, Officer for Responsible Tourism, MTDC, said, “We have pioneered several projects, including development of carbon footprint calculator, a crucial tool for environmental conservation.”

Gokulam Grand Hotel & Spa, Bengaluru secured the ‘Best Wedding and MICE Hotel Karnataka’ award at the India Travel Awards. Shafee Ahmed, GM and KS Sachin, Director, Sales & Marketing accepted the award. The property’s MICE facilities can host events catering from 10 to 1,000 guests.

VisitBritain’s ‘Destination Britain Middle East & Asia’ trade mission has kicked off in Bengaluru. The three-day event saw prescheduled successful B2B meetings between 37 suppliers from the UK and over 70 buyers from India, GCC, Korea and Japan. The event also provided an opportunity to learn the trends driving outbound travel.

Hahnair announced an extension of its contract with Airbus. As a result, Hahnair will continue to provide Airbus with the HR-Shuttle Manager, a product to simplify corporate shuttle services. Since 2019, this tool has been streamlining the booking process for Airbus’ corporate shuttle flights, which are exclusively for Airbus employees, making them available in the Global Distribution System (GDS). Hahnair serves as the validating and marketing carrier, while two European carriers operate the flights. Airbus’ Travel Management Company can issue tickets on the Hahnair HR-169 ticket stock. With the product HR-Shuttle Manager, Hahnair simplifies corporate shuttle management by making it possible to handle corporate shuttle flights like any other commercial flight. This includes booking the shuttle flights via the standard reservation processes, access to all booking related data and detailed reports as well as offering a convenient online check-in and wait-list management for the corporate travellers. Alexander Proschka, Executive Vice President Commercial at Hahnair, stated, “With our distribution know-how and technical infrastructure, we support corporations in making their intra-company flights available in the GDS. We are honoured to extend our agreement with Airbus and look forward to managing their company shuttle flights during the next years.” Since 1999, Hahnair has specialised in offering indirect distribution solutions for airlines of any business model, facilitating ticket sales between more than 350 partner airlines and 100,000 travel agencies in 190 markets

India’s aviation infrastructure has expanded exponentially with the number of airports doubling in last 10 years. Underscoring the government’s dedication in integrating women in this sector, Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Civil Aviation, said, “There are immense opportunities for women to become a part of this growth story in aviation.”

Felicitating the leaders of today, who will further inspire and light up the path for  #ChampionsOfChange tomorrow Women in Aviation India (WAI) held its 3rd edition of the iconic Awards – Giving Wings to Dreams 2024 today at Roseate House New Delhi, felicitating 37 women achievers who have contributed significantly to the aviation sector. The award ceremony took place in the distinguished presence of Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India and other eminent dignitaries present at the ceremony included Smt. Usha Padhee, IAS, Principal Secretary, Commerce & Transport Dept., Govt. of Odisha and Mr. Vipin Kumar, IAS – Chairman AAI. These Awards recognize excellence in diverse fields of aviation and help build a value chain where achievers inspire the next generation. Following a thorough selection process, led by an eminent jury comprising of stalwarts of the industry, successful women aviators across categories of airside operations, terminal operations, ground support, flight dispatchers, airline security, fire rescue, engineering, communication, cabin crew and flight operations were felicitated at the award ceremony. Women achievers from nodal aviation authorities BCAS, DGCA, CISF and Pawan Hans were also recognized for service excellence. “At the Ministry of Civil Aviation it is a very satisfying moment for us to see this initiative of Women in Aviation India being applauded by our honourable president and prime minister. Through our collaboration with WAI, we are helping women break barriers and are empowering them to lead in this fast-growing sector. India’s aviation infrastructure has expanded exponentially, with the number of airports more than doubling from 74 to 157 over the past decade. Passenger numbers have surged from 11 crore to 22 crore annually, and the aircraft …