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Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in his address at the inauguration of Kushinagar International Airport, said that modern infrastructure is very important for tourism in all its forms, whether for faith or for leisure. “Infrastructure is its pre-condition. Modern infrastructure complete with rail, road, airways, waterways, hotels, hospitals, internet connectivity, hygiene, sewage treatment and renewable energy ensuring a clean environment are interconnected and it is important to work on all these simultaneously,” he added.

South African Tourism’s roadshow ‘VirtuallyYoursSouthAfrica’ to be held from 11am to 5pm IST ends today. The NTO will also give away vouchers worth Rs 1,000 each to 200 lucky buyers. All they will need to do is conduct the most number of meetings, fill a survey, click a picture at the photo booth to share on social media tagging @meetsouthafrica.india #virtuallyyourssouthafrica.

Speaking on the sidelines of South African Tourism’s first virtual roadshow, Mputle Dikobe, Acting Head (Destination Marketing), Gauteng Tourism Authority, says, “We always look forward to participating at platforms that allow marketing opportunities for Gauteng as we focus on expanding business and re-igniting demand. India has always been one of the core markets for Gauteng and we are ready to welcome travellers from India.”

Thomas Cook (India) has now opened a new foreign exchange branch in Margao, Goa. The branch was inaugurated by Ambreesh Rastogi and Jayesh Joshi, Associate Vice Presidents of the company’s Foreign Exchange business. Thomas Cook India’s internal data has identified Goa as a high opportune source market, and the new foreign exchange branch, is hence aimed at maximising this growth potential. Thomas Cook India’s foreign exchange distribution/reach in Goa now extends to 2 owned branches with presence in both North and South Goa. Thomas Cook India’s new outlet in Goa will empower consumers with end-to-end forex solutions along with a range of travel and travel related services, which include: Prepaid Forex Cards: Multi-currency Borderless Prepaid Card in partnership with MasterCard – with 9 global currencies Thomas Cook One Currency Card – India’s first prepaid card with Zero cross currency conversion fees Education forex for the overseas student segment of Ghaziabad, with discounted air fares, excess baggage, insurance, and foreign exchange student products Remittances (both inward and outward), with its “Send Money Abroad” scheme covering over 120 countries Diverse range of products-services: 26 global currencies, draft & wire service to universities in 120 countries, Forex App, online forex store Deepesh Varma, Senior Vice President – Foreign Exchange, Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, “Our internal data highlights that Goa is a key source market with strong growth potential. Our selection of the prime location of Margao is hence aimed at catalysing growth by bringing our range of forex products-services right to the doorstep of our Goa consumers. In our unerring focus on customer delight, we have launched our promise of doorstep delivery within 4 hours- to benefit Goa’s diversity of segments including students, business …

South African Tourism’s first virtual roadshow titled ‘VirtuallyYoursSouthAfrica’ will start today from 11am and will go on till 5pm IST. The two-day show will see participation from 99 South African suppliers. The NTO will also give away vouchers worth Rs 1,000 each to 200 lucky buyers. All they will need to do is conduct the most number of meetings, fill a survey and click a picture at the photo booth to share on social media tagging @meetsouthafrica.india #virtuallyyourssouthafrica

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia has stated that tour operators should not merely act as a booking medium and rely solely on commissions. He did, however, propose that they should provide value improvements for travellers in order to boost their earnings. “Make packages for whatever circuit you want, and force hotels to offer packages with Value Addition Services (VAS), because today’s tourists want a hassle-free experience with only one point of contact for everything, from ticketing to taxi arrangements to hotel bookings to sightseeing, and everything needs to be done through one window, which should be through you.”

The poll of 9,074 customers from France, Germany, India, Spain, Russia, Singapore, the UAE, the UK and the US found that there is a strong desire to travel. Over 35% of travellers feel the existing international guidelines on where and how to travel are complicated, making them less likely to arrange business or leisure travel. At the same time, travellers are showing a greater willingness to accept technology and share health information so that they can start traveling again.

G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, spoke at the opening session of the ministry’s conference “Tourism in Buddhist Circuits – A Way Forward” in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. “Several seminars focusing on the Buddhist circuit and tourism will be held throughout the two-day conference.” The tourism industry’s stakeholders, academics, and the media are anticipated to attend the conference, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

A delegation of TAAI Gujarat Chapter met Naved Desai, Ahmedabad Airport Manager. In the meeting, they suggested to have advance token system of Rapid test for those who wanted to travel to Dubai. They also asked to share airport resurfacing plan to some professional agency to avoid frequent runway closure, which badly affect travel schedule. The TAAI delegation also suggested to form one advisory committee with a representative of travel trade also. Desai gave assurance to action on most of the requests and informed of major expansion of Ahmedabad Airport in phased manner.

PM Narendra Modi, in his address at the inauguration of Kushinagar International Airport, said that the new airport will facilitate international as well as domestic tourists with great connectivity to major Buddhist destinations related to the life of Lord Buddha such as Lumbini, Kapilvastu, Sarnath and Bodhgaya. He also highlighted that Kushinagar airport inauguration will form an ecosystem of employment generation & business development.