Parul Diwan has joined Crowne Plaza Greater Noida as Assistant Manager – Marketing. With over 5 years of professional experience, Parul has a proven track records in managing media relations for various travel and hospitality brands. She is a Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication…

Madhavan Menon, Chairman and Managing Director, Thomas Cook (India) speaks to T3 magazine about the current scenario and the way forward. How would you explain the current market dynamics for travel, tourism and hospitality industry? While a combination of lockdown fatigue and announcements on the…

Rachel Bremer, Global Travel Trade & Destination Development Manager, Utah Office of Tourism and Film speaks about the pandemic impact, tweaking strategies and film tourism opportunities. One of the novel entrants, Utah, a state in the western USA is aggressively looking to harness the potential…

Airbnb has announced Amit Dubey will lead the company’s India-based Airbnb Capability Center. Formerly known as Airseva, Airbnb Capability Center provides specialised operational services which enables Airbnb's business and functions across the world. Amit will lead the Center as General Manager and Director, based out…

Petra Hedorfer, Chief Executive Officer, German National Tourist Board (GNTB) speaks about her assessment of the current situation in inbound tourism and a look ahead to the future of travel to Germany The travel industry has been under extreme pressure since the start of the…

Sanjay Datta, Chief — Underwriting, Reinsurance and Claims — ICICI Lombard General Insurance speaks about the trends and the future of travel insurance segment. How would you explain the emerging trends in travel insurance sector in India? The emerging trends in the travel insurance sector…

ITILITE, a B2B travel SaaS company, recently appointed Fareed Mannan as their new Vice President – Sales. Fareed, a seasoned tech evangelist and one of the first members of the LinkedIn team in India, will be responsible to accelerate ITILITE’s growth in the Indian market…

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts appoints Nishant Agarwal as the General Manager of The Leela Palace Udaipur. Nishant began his career with The Imperial New Delhi and honed his skills further in luxury hospitality management with The Oberoi. He later worked with Marriott International…

Radhika Dewan has been appointed as the Director of Sales & Marketing at Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel. Radhika’s core responsibilities at the hotel will include planning and implementing of the hotel’s sales and marketing strategy as well as maximizing hotel’s revenues. Prior to joining…

Marriott International has appointed Satya Anand as President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a division within Marriott International that encompasses over 75 countries and territories. Anand was most recently the company’s Chief Operations Officer, Luxury & Southern Europe and Global Design for EMEA.…

Alliance Air, regional subsidiary of the national carrier Air India, announced Harpreet A De Singh as its Chief Executive Officer. With this, Singh becomes the first woman to hold the position in a scheduled passenger Indian carrier. It is reported that Rajiv Bansal, CMD, Air…

Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (DTCM), shares Dubai’s plan of restarting tourism and the way forward The destination has recommenced international MICE from October with all SOPs and protocols in place Dubai has been one of the first destinations to…

Vikram Lalvani, Chief of Revenue Management, Sales & Destinations, Sterling Holiday Resorts shares his views on the changing Indian hospitality scenarios Workation and Staycation have emerged as the latest trend in the hospitality segment. Despite demand, these segments may be short-lived. How do you see…

VFS Global has announced changes in their South Asia operations leadership team with the appointment of Pranav Sinha as Head - South Asia, VFS Global. In this role, Pranav will now be responsible for overall business operations in South Asia with an emphasis on ensuring…

The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) has appointed Pankaj Nagpal, MD, Travstarz Global Group as the Chapter Head for North India. He is the first Chapter Head to be appointed in India by TIES. TIES is a non-profit organization present in 190 countries with over 15,000…