Elliott L. Ferguson, II, President and CEO, Destination DC and National Chair, U.S. Travel Association speaks about changing perception about Washington DC Destination DC recently organized successful roadshow in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai. India is now Washington DC’s third largest overseas market with a…

Mahesh Iyer, Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Cook India clears misconception, and speaks about the growth and challenges Promoted by Fairfax Company, Thomas Cook India which has been a separate entity since 2012 has faced heat during the recent downfall of Thomas Cook Plc. However, the…

Vishal Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) shares his perspective on the evolving Corporate Travel Market in India Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has been taking innovative routes to help corporate and SMEs to adopt managed travel programme. The company is designing all its…

Recently appointed as Russia’s Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism, Zarina Doguzova is a dab hand at handling top international events. Instrumental in making the Winter Olympics and last year the FIFA Cup, grand successes, Doguzova is now keen to strengthen Russia’s tourism ties…

Katrina Leung, Managing Director of Messe Berlin (Singapore) talks about ITB Asia 2019. ITB Asia 2019 has attracted unprecedented exhibition demand from a total of 58 National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) and Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs), representing a year-on-year growth of 23.8 per cent and 25…

Ludo Verheggen, Director of Global Air Content Adoption Strategy, Amadeus Travel, shares his perspective on NDC. New Distribution Capability (NDC) is IATA’s new data standard for XML-based data communications, which will give airlines the ability to distribute their content through third parties. Since NDC is…

JB Singh, President and CEO, InterGlobe Hotels speak about the growth and opportunities in the country and challenges which needs to be addressed for growth. With a specific focus to build the Ibis brand in India, IGH currently operates 18 properties and has a pipeline…

Aman Nath, Founder & Chairman, Neemrana Hotels, speaks about how heritage tourism can be developed throughout the nation Heritage hotels have been the mainstay for India’s heritage tourism. How would you explain its contribution to tourism growth? In the past people did not always stay…

Mario Hardy, CEO, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) shares his perspective about the changes brought in at PATA to make it more relevant, functional and self reliant as well as on India The Pacific Asia Travel Association, a 68 year old not-for profit association, has…

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Chairman, HRH Group of Hotels, one of the pioneers in the heritage hotel space in India speaks about the growth of the segment and challenges. 1. Heritage hotels have been the mainstay for India’s heritage tourism. How would you…

Sébastien Bazin, Chief Executive Officer, Accor speaks about his vision and strategies to induce futuristic elements in a traditional hospitality chain How do you see India as a market and what is your vision for this market? Accor only exists due to its partners. These…

Moran Birger, Acting Head of Sales for Asia Pacific and the Middle East, British Airways talks British Airways centenary celebrations as well as its performance in India market British Airways is hosting a range of activities and events to celebrate its centenary year. The airline…

Priya Paul, Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, speaks about her visionary move behind reconfiguring simple hotels to boutique hotels With an aim to further expand into various geographies, Paul believes that design is the key differentiator for hotels, which is an integral part of their…

Lot Polish Airlines, which generally start thrice a weekly flight for any new long-haul routes, has announced 5 weekly flights on India route. The airline is also working closely with the Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India to bring inbound tourists from Europe. You are…

Peter Kerkar, Group CEO, Cox & Kings Ltd, discusses the sale of its education and other aspects of the business as well as emerging trends in the Indian industry Riding high on a great performance in 2018, travel conglomerate Cox & Kings is further expanding…