Continuing with its series of webinars to help the travel trade discover Spain, the Tourism Office of Spain – Mumbai, along with Barcelona Tourism, will conduct an exclusive webinar titled ‘Know Barcelona’ today at 3pm IST. Sign up today for the Spain Specialist Program (SSP) and register now to attend the webinar. The webinar will conclude with an exciting quiz on the destination and the winner will leave with a 5-day free trip to Barcelona in October 2022. For more information, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532.
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Rupinder Brar, ADG, Tourism, has said that MOT will be working very closely with both Ayush and Home Ministry to make sure that this visa gets enabled very fast. She also said, “As seen in the last few years, e-visa facility has grown for not just tourism but medical visa as well. It has only helped India forge its position in these sectors.”
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Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO has requested the government to remove hurdles which are creating hindrances in revival of inbound tourism to our country and also has requested to help in in getting refund of travel agents from Jet Airways. He has requested to MoCA that directives should be issued to all domestic airlines, not to make it compulsory for the travelers to do web check-in.
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According to a report by CAPA, with competition heating up again in the domestic sector, IndiGo sees the international market as having the best potential for growth. It will increasingly look overseas for more opportunities as new aircraft deliveries enter the fleet.
Read More »Gujarat expects Rann Utsav to boost tourist count, aims for pre-Covid levels
Anjit Mukherjee, Deputy Manager, Tourism Corporation of Gujarat said with the celebrations of Rann Utsav in November-December this year, Gujarat anticipates to reach pre-pandemic levels. He further added that Gujarat never took a pause and has been continuously working on promoting itself even during the pandemic.
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