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Diego Barcelo Perez, Founder & CEO, CCIBA Spain in his presentation at the ‘Destination India – European Perspective and Opportunities’ webinar by PATA India, shared that India should do PR activities to reduce the perception that India is an ‘infected’ destination. He also said that this is the time for India to promote itself in Spain, because next month Spanish people will start planning their travel in 2022.

Madhya Pradesh Government is offering land at 23 potential land parcels in selected locations in the state to set up tourism projects. The state is offering many attractive conditions through online bid process, which include long term lease for 90 years; the minimum reserved price is only Rs. 5.00 lakh per hectare in rural areas and Rs. 10.00 lakh per hectare in urban areas; 1% lease rent per year of the premium amount; and land can be mortgaged to avail loans. 20 land parcels have already been allotted to investors, well known groups like Mahindra Holidays, Orange County, Waxpole, State Express, Jehan-numa palace and Syna. Interested entrepreneurs, groups, companies can see the details of properties and tender documents just by clicking on respective links given under. Tendering can be done online on www.mptenders.gov.in till 23rd November, 2021.

Sebastian Sarrasin, Director, Representation Plus Europe, has revealed that French people are keen to travel abroad. “Looking at the searches for online booking engines, we found that around 60% of French people are looking for a holiday next year and want to book a long haul holiday, while 29% wish to remain in Europe and only 11% wish to spend the holiday in their own country,” he said during his presentation at the ‘Destination India – European Perspective and Opportunities’ webinar by PATA India.

Alison Cryer, Founder & MD, Representation Plus, while speaking at the ‘Destination India – European Perspective and Opportunities’ webinar by PATA India, said that while UK travellers to India look for culture, spiritual, wellness, experiential, holiday of a lifetime, volunteering, and MICE. However, she said, “MICE will come back, but not before 2024.”

With your favourite game, cricket round the corner, Hyatt Place Gurgaon brings in all the excitement that will not only satiate all your cricket thirst but also let you unwind with your pals amidst a thrilling and sporty ambience. Hyatt Place Gurgaon has come up with an exciting offer for all the cricket enthusiasts in the city. The hotel is offering beer at a price of Rs. 99 valid during the Delhi team match days and is applicable during the match timings only. Coupled with great food from our all-new multi-cuisine menu recently, cricket lovers can now indulge in this amazing experience during all the Delhi match days. Following the slogan “Safety First. Wellbeing Always”, Hyatt Place Gurgaon maintains enhanced safety and cleanliness protocols along with the highest quality of food as per standards. Hyatt Place Gurgaon Udyog Vihar offers: 176 spacious and comfortable rooms (126 King rooms, 12 Pool View and 38 Specialty rooms) measuring 30sq mtr each featuring a 42-inch flat HDTV and a Cozy Corner in the guestrooms Free Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel 2,720 square feet (253 square meters) of flexible, high-tech meeting and function space Buffet Breakfast, featuring freshly prepared breakfast sandwiches, a variety of fresh fruits, hot and cold cereal, yogurt, breads, premium coffee, and an assortment of juices A multi-cuisine Restaurant featuring local and regional specialties, made-to-order entrées and appetizers around the clock The Bar featuring specialty coffees and premium role beers, as well as wines and cocktails A 24X7 Fitness Center, offering advanced cardiovascular and strengthening equipment’s Relax and unwind at the outdoor swimming pool, while enjoying the pleasant weather and green surrounding Free public computers with internet access and remote printing

As Mauritius re-opens international borders and tourism starts to rebuild post COVID-19, the government of the Republic of Mauritius is injecting Rs12 billion (US$280million) into Air Mauritius via a loan to provide long term stability for the company. Ken Arian, CEO of Airports Holdings Limited, the parent company of Air Mauritius said: “This new financial arrangement provides Air Mauritius with the stability to rebuild and play a central role in the government’s economic development and tourism plans. It is a vote of confidence in our staff and provides them and our tourism industry with reassurance for the future. Air Mauritius is an iconic global brand and will continue to provide short and long-haul passenger and cargo connectivity to some of our most important global markets.” Passenger and cargo flights will operate between Mauritius and Paris, London, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Antananarivo and Reunion with connecting services available globally. Additional capacity and international routes will be added to meet demand. Air Mauritius expects Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Perth to be introduced later. Domestic services to and from Rodrigues will resume in November 2021. As part of the new structure, the network fleet has been consolidated from 15 aircraft to 9 aircraft – 4 x A350-900 and 2 x A330-900neo wide-bodied fleet. The remaining 3 aircraft are ATR72-500 to service domestic and regional routes. Air Mauritius now has one of the youngest widebody fleets in the world.

The Tamil Nadu Police Museum at Egmore, Chennai, which has been curated by Steve Borgia, CMD, INDeco Hotels, has been opened to the public and was inaugurated by Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday. The museum is home to a number of artefacts, dating back to as many as 200 years. Some of the artefacts displayed in the museum have even been seized from sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, LTTE Prabhakaran. The building itself used to be the old Commissioner’s office of Chennai Police from 1856 to 2013. Now, the building was converted into a museum at the cost of Rs 6.47 crore. Steve Borgia, the curator of the state-of-the-art museum, stated that it is a commemorative way of appreciating the sacrifice by the state police force and their commendable job in maintaining law and order. “A miracle just happened. I spent my Corona Lockdown Time to fulfil my desire to create an outstanding international Standard Police Museum in Chennai and housed it in the 160-Year-old Police Commissioner’s building on Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai. rare Museum Objects relating to Police of Yesteryear have been loaned to this Historical Museum by INDeco Hotels Swamimalai (www.indecohotels.com),” revealed Borgia.

Tourism New Zealand today launched it’s 100% Pure New Zealand Marketing Hub in India, housing free and professionally designed marketing assets, so that when international travel resumes, the travel trade will be well prepared to convert sales for New Zealand. The hub aims to keep the New Zealand travel dream alive by providing agents with an extensive digital toolkit. The free marketing tools include emails, images, print ads, sales flyers, web banners, sharable Facebook posts and more. Agents will be able to customise these marketing assets with their own sales message, logo and contact information. “India is an important market for New Zealand. In launching this self- service Marketing Hub we aim to empower our agents with the right kind of information and assets that will creatively engage their customers and ultimately help make their job easier and more effective,” says Venessa Chen, Regional Marketing Manager-Asia, Tourism New Zealand. New Zealand is also launching a new season of its Virtual Road Trip webinar series which supports the travel trade with New Zealand information that’s most relevant to Indian consumers. The webinars will highlight trade tools and resources that will help agents to qualify and become a 100% New Zealand specialist, along with popular themes like self-drive campervan, adventure and adrenaline, culture, food and wine to name a few. Just a click away, the https://marketinghub.newzealand.com/ is now available to agents in India. To register for the Virtual Road Trip webinar series 2.0 and for engaging travel trade information, visit https://traveltrade.newzealand.com/pa-in/

Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary – Tourism, Government of Rajasthan & Chairman, Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) has said that her department is reviving the Rajasthan Domestic Travel Mart (RDTM), which was last held in 2018, to attract domestic buyers and sellers. According to Rathore, Rajasthan Tourism is eying to organise RDTM in February 2022 in association with the Federation of Hospitality and Tourism of Rajasthan (FHTR) apart from launching small, localised travel marts in booming destinations such as Jodhpur and Udaipur to tap the domestic market in the smaller cities as well.

Switzerland Tourism will conduct a webinar today at 3pm IST with Interlaken Tourism. Interlaken is an extremely popular and sought after holiday destination, as well as a hub for adventure activities. The webinar will give attendees an insight into the various tourism offerings available in and around Interlaken for Indian guests across the year. To register, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532.