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Luxury takes many forms in New Zealand and to showcase them, Tourism New Zealand will conduct a webinar today at 11am IST. The luxury accommodation in New Zealand is varied and unique. There are award-winning lodges spread throughout the country. Travel agents are urged to attend this webinar for more inspiration to help them plan their clients’ luxury trip to New Zealand. To sign up, contact Jaspreet Kaur at jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532 or register directly at https://event.webinarjam.com/register/364/k68xnt0v

The #TwosDaySale is being offered for the first time in India at Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park. This open-house event will be held at the hotel on Tuesday, February 22nd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when visitors may come and choose from a variety of special offers tailored for the occasion, including room stays, event packages, and restaurant eating specials. A birthday celebration stay on 22/2 for INR 2222 + taxes is one of the many interesting options available. Earn 22,000 IHG Reward Points for events booked on that day, plus buy two get two free buffet lunch coupons and a slew of other deals. These offers can be purchased on that day and used over the next two months.

Cordelia Cruises will conduct a webinar for the travel trade highlighting new opportunities for them on Wednesday, February 23 at 3pm IST. The webinar will highlight the popular products and services as well provide updates and news for the 2022 travel season. To register, contact jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532. To sign up directly, click on https://event.webinarjam.com/register/365/wy0z2b3l

Rupinder Brar, ADG, MOT, revealed the plan to unveil an e-marketplace that is a follow up to the IITFC programme. “This e-marketplace for booking guiding services and providing data services will be launched on 8th Mar, creating a great platform for travellers to contact a guide directly.” We’ll also promote it for women, offering them employment as well as flextime,” she said.

As per GlobalData, there were 73 deals declared in the global travel and tourism sector in January 2022, a decrease of 27% from the 100 deals announced in December 2021. Deal activity decreased across the board (under coverage). Deal activity was sluggish in most of the key markets.

With many people eager to get back on the road, new research from Bounce finds that the cheapest month to visit Jaipur is March. The study looked at the average nightly cost of a 3* hotel in 70 of the world’s most popular tourist sites, comparing both months of the year and days of the week. Jaipur is the second most cost-effective location in the world, with Dubrovnik, Croatia, in first position and Santiago, Chile, in third.

Luxury takes many forms in New Zealand and to showcase them, Tourism New Zealand will conduct a webinar on February 22, 2022 at 11am. The luxury accommodation in New Zealand is varied and unique. There are award-winning lodges spread throughout the country. Travel agents are urged to attend this webinar for more inspiration to help them plan their clients’ luxury trip to New Zealand. To sign up, contact Jaspreet Kaur at jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532 or register directly at https://event.webinarjam.com/register/364/k68xnt0v

Ajay Prakash, President of TAFI, has emphasised the importance of working with the government to devise a method to protect travel agents’ funds. “We must now continue to build on this as a team to ensure security for our travel agents.” Payments to principals by travel agents constitute unsecured credit, and we must ensure that some type of system, such as escrow, guarantee, or underwriting-based methods are in place to keep travel agents’ money safe. We look forward to engaging with the government on this,” he said.

Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO and Secretray General, FAITH, has said that ever since visa issuance has been initiated, 1,25,000 e-visas & 50,000 paper visas have been issued. Speaking about the 5 lakh free e-visas limit till 31st March “We are after the government for extending the time limit and it is being looked into. When Ministry of Home Affairs announces the restoration of all visas, I think this will also be addressed to some extent,” he added.

Austrian National Tourist Office (ANTO) is organising a webinar titled ‘Tirol-Your dream destination 2022’ for the travel trade on Friday 25th February, 2022 at 3pm IST. Attendees would be able to explore the various offerings of Tirol through the online show. Register on https://event.webinarjam.com/register/366/rymlobq7 or contact jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91 9650196532.