Chander Baljee, Chairman & Managing Director, Royal Orchid Hotels, in an exclusive chat, says may be ‘100’ is an objective, but now focus is more on quality than quantity Royal Orchid Hotels currently has 75 operational hotels and 16 are in pipeline. Most operational hotels…

Fiji is building on the positive momentum post its successful reopening. Tourism Fiji recently partnered with Havas to execute the next phase of our strategic plan. Tourism Fiji recently launched Corporate Plan 2022-2024 targeting US$1.4 billion visitor revenue by 2024 How is Fiji gearing up…

Amit Mehta, Country Manager, South Asia, Malaysia Airlines, talks about the latest development and India market Malaysia Airlines progressively ramping up our capacity and introducing strategic route expansion in view of the reopening of borders to international destinations, as we anticipate travel demand for international…

Deepak Rajawat, Chief Commercial Officer, Vistara shares his perspectives on the status of the Indian aviation industry as well as performance of Vistara. Full-service carrier Vistara currently has a fleet of 53 aircraft, including 41 Airbus A320, five Airbus A321neo, five Boeing 737-800NG and two…

Niharika Nigam, Director-Business Development, Jumpin Heights, talks about the status of adventure tourism in India as well as his company Jumpin Heights How do you see the Indian adventure tourism market shaping up? India is one of the best locations for adventure sports. Adventure sports…

Pride Group of Hotels is expanding on an asset-light model and also planning for room expansion at our units in Nagpur and Pune. S P Jain, Managing Director, Pride Hotels, shares the performance and expansion plan of his group : The Pride Group of Hotels…

Rahul Rai, Executive Director, Unique Mercantile India, shares his views on the USP and growth of the Renest Hotels & Resorts. Excerpts from the interview: How has the performance been for you in 2021 and what are your expectations from 2022 in terms of average…

Narayan Prasad, Minister of Tourism, Government of Bihar, shares his vision for tourism in the state in an exclusive conversation for T3 Bihar Tourism is in the midst of massive infra boost, from cabin ropeways and skywalks to hotels, convention center, and more. Bihar Tourism…

Kurt Ekert, President, Sabre shares his perspective on the role of technology in shaping the future path of the travel and tourism industry as well as the way forward for Sabre Global GDS Sabre is going ahead with the advancement of its technology transformation journey…

Pedro Pinto, Head Global Business Development, Vision-Box talks how technology can offer a seamless and touchless experience to air travellers Airports in India and around the world have further affirmed their commitment to enabling seamless and contactless technologies to move the industry forward to a…

Raoof Dhanani, Managing Director, Sayaji Hotels, talks about the performance of his hotels during the pandemic as well as the group’s expansion plan Sayaji Hotels has been on expansion spree. The Group signed pact for 7 properties in March 2021, management/franchise agreements for 8 hotels…

Marek Kroutil, International Marketing Manager, Czech Tourism talks about the Czech Republic’s preparedness to welcome international tourists including India CzechTourism sees India as one of the important growing source markets. The tourism promotion body has realigned its marketing and promotional strategy to regain the pre-pandemic…

Pallavi Agarwal, Founder & CEO, goSTOPS shares her perspective on the unfolding scenario of the backpacker hostel segment in India. goSTOPS, a chain of backpacker hostels, plans to raise a $15 million in a series A round by July 2022 that will be utilized to…

Portugal is a strong player in the global MICE industry, with great air linkages from the UK, Europe's major cities, and South and North America, as well as some of the top tourism DMCs and event experts. Excerpts from the interview: Considering the current circumstances,…

Mohammad Sarhan - VP, India & Nepal, Emirates is hopeful of restoring its global network and ramping up operations to meet market demand. Emirates currently operate passenger services to more than 120 destinations across 6 continents. The carrier has taken many initiatives to instill confidence…