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…

Sammy Yahia, Director of Israel Ministry of Tourism, India & Philippines talks about the importance of the India market and recent initiatives taken by Israel Tourism The demand for outbound tourism from the Indian subcontinent will continue to increase this year. Travellers have started to…

India has always been focussed market for Indonesia since 2016. Before the pandemic, visitors from India continued to increase every year. In 2019, total visitors from India reached 657.300 and then reached 104.765 visitors in the first three months of 2020 before Covid-19 outbreaks. Sigit…

With Air Mauritius reinstating flights between India and Mauritius, under the air bubble agreement, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) sees an increased urge amongst Indian travellers to visit Mauritius. Arvind Bundhun, Director, MTPA, shares his view on growing tourism ties between India and Mauritius. With…

Turkey witnessed a good tourism season in 2021 compared to other countries despite the COVID-19 pandemic. This is due to a very proactive approach adopted by the Turkish government that has been well supported by the industry stakeholders. The country expects a better tourism season…

Syed Junaid Altaf, MD, Empyrean Skyview Projects, opines that Patnitop is going to emerge as the most happening tourism destination in the country in the next few years. Excerpts from interview: How has this region, in UT J&K and Patnitop in particular, grown as a…

Goa has witnessed a positive trend in terms of tourism and the sector has gradually reopened with guidelines and regulations in place. Mass vaccination has been a major booster for the segment to further revive. Anil Malani, CEO, Deltin Group, shares his views about the…