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While receiving the ‘Best Travel Brand – South India’ award on the behalf of GT Holidays, Yamini Karthik, Co-Founder, Director, Operations, GT Holidays, said, “India Travel Awards is one of the most prestigious travel awards and today we are honoured to receive this accolade.”

To highlight Goa as an international tourist destination, the state is planning to conduct roadshows in Poland, Georgia, and Kazakhstan. The state’s tourism department is expected to spend ₹2 crore on the roadshows to enhance the foreign tourist influx attracting visitors of all segments and ages.

Maharashtra government released ₹72.45 crore for the development of eco-tourism in the state recently. Out of ₹273 crore allotted by the state for the period 2024-25 to develop tourism sites, ₹101.31 was released between May to September. Overall, 30 eco-tourism sites will benefit under this.

Accepting the ‘Best International Group Tour Operator’ on behalf of Kesari Tours, Zelam Chaubal, Executive Director at Kesari MICE, said, “This recognition is inspiring. India Travel Awards have become an integral part of our industry. Receiving this motivates us to strive for even better performances.”

To empower the travel fraternity through knowledge sharing, engagement, and exchange via business networking, a two-day GPS event was held in Kochi. The GPS iConnect app was also launched for ease of doing business. Over 500 buyers and 40 exhibitors participated in the event.

At the grand reveal of Disney Cruise Line in Singapore, it was announced that the cruise liner will set sail on 15 Dec 2025 and bookings will start from 10 Dec 2024. Details on pricing and sailing dates will be released on 14 Nov, 2024. It will have experiences specially created for guests in Asia.

Uttar Pradesh’s upcoming airport Noida International Airport (DXN) will commence commercial flights to domestic and international destinations on 17 April 2025. Airlines have submitted applications for international destinations, with route approvals contingent on bilateral licensing agreements.

Based in Ahmedabad, TravelSukham won the ‘Most Promising MICE Tour Operator’ award at the India Travel Awards 2024. Receiving this award enhances its profile, increases client trust, and provides a valuable asset for pitches to new clients, said its team member receiving the award.

With more than 1,100 attendees, including Minister of Commerce & Industry, the MICE event, marked the largest real estate leaders traveling from India in 2024, purely focused on a conference. This was held at Sydney’s International Convention Centre with the dinner at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Ministry of Tourism, along with its India Tourism Offices, IHMs, Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (IIT- TM), and ITDC is participating in the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters including 6,331 physical files and 1.803 e-office files that have been identified for review.