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IATO, in association with TravTalk , will host a webinar titled ‘Website Secrets Revealed’ on January 8, 11:30 am onwards. During the session, Digital Marketing Specialist Gaurav Gurbaxani will educate attendees on the most common mistakes to avoid in developing a website. To register, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91-9650196532.

With a Rs438 crore project underway to upgrade it, Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, Tripura, is all set to become the third international airport in the Northeast region of India. Government of Tripura aims to connect the state with Bangladesh and neighbouring countries. The upgrade is pegged to be completed by March end this year.

Yuvraj Padole, Deputy Director (Events & Marketing), Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, says, “We are already in the process of conducting both virtual and physical roadshows. MP Tourism has also started organising virtual and physical events such as the Jal Mahotsav, and has started planning a virtual Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart to promote our tourism products.”

Singapore is expected to relax restrictions for those travellers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The government is carefully monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines in reducing transmission risk. 

A group of around 30 travel agents from Mumbai decided to have a mini celebration recently at Craft Bar, BKC, while observing all safety protocols. Initiated by Ajay Chhabria, Director of In-Time Travels By Design, the travel fraternity members got a chance to let their hair down after a tough 10 months.

India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2021 will be held from 18th – 20th February. The event will be mostly virtual, and some part of it will be hybrid. Subhash Goyal, Secretary-General, FAITH, revealed, “This year’s ITM will be slightly hybrid, but 90% virtual. We are expecting around 500 international buyers and around 100-200 domestic buyers.”

Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation has invited proposals from experienced companies in form of bids for allotment of 14 hotels across the state, where the successful bidders will be operating and maintaining the properties on ‘As is Where is’ system. Hotels will be allocated for 10/5 years of tenure.

Singapore Tourism Virtual Tradeshow is all set to be kicked-off on 12th January 2021, for the travel trade in South India. The virtual event will have around 40 Singapore partners showcasing their products and interacting with the buyers from all the regions. To register, log on to www.stbindiatradeshow2021.com or contact Jaspreet Kaur at Jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com, or +91-9650196532. GB Srithar, Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia, Singapore Tourism Board, “The dates are spread out so that we can interact by region, and we can have deeper and more engaged conversations. It is going to be our way of reconnecting with the Indian travel trade early in the year.”

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways has announced that it has commenced the process of operating seaplanes on select routes from the hubs cities of Delhi, Mumbai and Surat to various tourist sport of the North and West India. To run such services, the authorities are keen to associate with interested scheduled/non-scheduled airline operators.

To attract Cinema and Film making tourism, Maharashtra Tourism has launched Mumbai film city tour bus and curating tours to witness live shooting, informed Aditya Thackeray, Tourism Minister, Maharashtra government after flagging off the bus in Mumbai.