The Panj Takht Darshan train, which will start its journey on 30 December, 2012, was launched by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in New Delhi. A joint initiative of Indian Railways, Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the Punjab Heritage and Tourism…

The Ministry of Tourism, Andhra Pradesh and India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), recently singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote tourism in Andhra Pradesh. The MoU envisages development of interstate packages to promote Andhra Pradesh as an important tourism destination. The MoU was signed…

The two-and-half day long 28th IATO Annual Convention, with 1,250 record participants, witnessed the attendance of both industry and government representatives, discussing long-standing as well as burning issues of the tourism industry. The inauguration saw the presence of noted tourism personalities from various state tourism…

One of South India’s largest conventions for travel and tourism, the Kerala Travel Mart (KTM), will be held this September, from 27 to 30. The KTM is a specialised bi-annual event that brings together the entire travel and tourism fraternity of Kerala under the aegis…

American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has revised its sales forecast for passenger planes in India due to the high operational costs, depreciating rupee value and mounting debt. Boeing’s Current Market Outlook (CMO) 2012 for India estimates that India will need 1,450 new aircrafts worth US$175 billion…

Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, Chairman, PATA asks India Chapter to support PATA’s future courseAccording to Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, Chairman, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the India Chapter is a role model for other chapters because it has senior members of the industry at the…

Zakir Ahmed, recently elected President of TAFI, reveals the plans of the new Managing CommitteeAccording to the new President of Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), Zakir Ahmed, their victory was a win-win situation both for the new committee as well as TAFI members. “The…

With an aim to double the inflow of tourists in the next few years, Goa Tourism is currently formulating a new tourism policy. “We are in the process of drawing the new tourism policy which will include the overall tourism development of Goa and we…

While delivering the keynote address during a seminar ‘Building the Future of India Aviation’, organised by industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Tony Tyler, Director General CEO, IATA stated that the Indian aviation is in a multi-faceted crisis. “Before aviation can deliver greater benefits…

President Prat ibha Devisingh Pat i l recently gave away the National Tourism Awards (2010-2011) to 78 awardees in over 50 categories. The Ministry of Tourism annually presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. These awards are presented…