Category Archives: NTO (National Tourist Offices)

STB India Virtual Tradeshow 2021 ‘Charting Our Pathways to Tourism Recovery’, is set to kick-off for West India today, 19 Jan & East India on 21 Jan. Join us as 48 Singapore stakeholders comprising airlines, attractions, DMCs and hotels ready ourselves to prepare for the restart of travel and tourism. Register on www.stbindiatradeshow2021.com; Email: jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com , or call +919650196532.

STB India Virtual Tradeshow 2021 “Charting Our Pathways to Tourism Recovery” is set to commence today for North India. The virtual show will start from 10 am till 4 pm, where 45 Singapore exhibitors (airlines, attractions, hotels and DMCs) will engage with travel trade from North India. Register now on www.stbindiatradeshow2021.com

With emerging cases of new COVID-19 strain, the British government will introduce pre-departure COVID testing requirements for all inbound passengers to England effective 4 am, 15th January.

STB India’s Virtual Tradeshow 2021 will begin tomorrow from 10 am to 4pm. The subsequent editions will take place on the 15th, 19th and 21st of January for North, West and East India, respectively. You can register for free on www.stbindiatradeshow2021.com, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91-9650196532.

LIM Si Ting, Area Director, India & South Asia (Mumbai), International Group, STB has said that the STB India Virtual Tradeshow will be a great opportunity for the trade to establish new business prospects and strengthen existing connections with 45 confirmed stakeholders from Singapore, comprising airlines, hotels, DMCs, attractions and cruise lines. “Let’s prepare ourselves for tourism restart.” Register Register now at www stbindiatradeshow2021.com, email: Jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com, call: +919650196532.    

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.”

Cape Town Helicopters, the largest scenic helicopter operator in Cape Town has today announced a strategic partnership with Outbound Konnections as its Global Sales Agent (GSA) in India. The appointment of Outbound Konnections is part of Cape Town Helicopters’ strategic direction in ensuring they have footprints across all major markets globally. The group has already signed up global sales agents in Germany, France, Russia, United States of America (USA) and China. Speaking after the announcement Herman Geldenhuys, Cape Town Helicopters General manager, noted that the growth in international arrivals from South Africa’s key source markets since the government embarked on a tourism revival programme in 2019, informed the company’s targeted campaign in these markets. “International arrivals have been on a steady growth since 2010 with the Soccer World Cup Finals being South Africa, and the Indian market has been one of the fastest growing source markets. Our partnership with Outbound Konnections gives us a better standing in the industry in tapping into this market.” According to figures released by the Ministry of Tourism on the state of South African tourism in 2019, international arrivals hit 1.2 million in 2018/2019, up 1.5% from the previous year. The Indian market contributed to 8% of these arrivals, as the third largest source market; behind the United States of America, United Kingdom. Anjum Lokhandwala, Founder & Director, Outbound Konnections, on her part said, “We are happy to be appointed as the India office for Cape Town Helicopters. Cape Town Helicopters has been a well-known brand in terms of luxury, innovation and the quality of services it has to offer for all travel segments be it leisure, MICE or incentive groups, and we are very …

GB Srithar, Regional Director (India, Middle East & South Asia), Singapore Tourism Board, has said that the STB Virtual Tradeshow would allow them to reconnect with the travel trade in India. “It is in line with our ‘United we stand’ messaging for the travel trade in this crisis time. We would like to show our solidarity with the travel trade fraternity in terms of  communication and messages. We want to tell them that we are getting prepared, and as and when the restart happens, we hope to welcome Indian travellers to Singapore through the help and cooperation of our travel trade partner friends,” he said. The STB India Virtual Tradeshow is scheduled on Jan 12, 15, 19 and 21 for South, North, West and East India respectively. Register on: www.stbindiatradeshow2021.com, email: Jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com, or call +919650196532.

GB Srithar, Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia, Singapore Tourism Board, has revealed that the theme of the STB India Virtual Tradeshow 2021 will be ‘Charting Our Pathways to Tourism Recovery’ which, according to him, will heighten or hasten the pace for increased partnerships and alliances among NTOs and their partner friends.

Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in its communication with travel trade at the STB India Virtual Tradeshow would focus on the preparations that have taken place in Singapore, as they gear up for a travel restart sometime next year, revealed GB Srithar, Regional Director, India, Middle East & South Asia- Singapore Tourism Board.