Culinary tourism needs innovation and marketing to succeed
In what could give a serious booster shot to projecting India’s culinary diversity and depth, over a hundred eateries, among them the most successful brands, many of them amazing start-ups in the cuisine business, opened up ...
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Policies for tourism and civil aviation need synergy
What does travel and tourism look like in the year ahead? The Indian economy will continue to grow, the only question is by how much. But grow it will, and remain among the bright spots on ...
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“Kaun Banega Brand Ambassador”
Even as an official announcement is still awaited from government quarters, the guessing game is going on in great gusto. Who will it be? Some have already anointed Amitabh Bachchan as the new face of ‘Incredible ...
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Tailwinds for the aviation sector in 2016 as oil prices bring about a sea change
The ripple effect was all to see and feel! Starting with the decline in oil prices, airlines were able to offer lower airfares, increase load factor and better yields, resulting in better evaluations. 2016 depends wholly ...
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Staunch supporter for tourism passes away: in Mufti, we had a close friend of the industry
Ever since he took over the mantle of the state once again, from day one, he was chalking out plans for roadshows to meet with the tourism industry, and also the cinema tourism pioneers. And he ...
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India needs a National Tourism Mission
There is a growing school of thought that the Indian tourism product is woefully short on new product offerings; in fact, over the years, the entire basket may have become somewhat jaded. This is particularly proving ...
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IATA projects profitability of airlines to rise by 5.1% in 2016
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently announced its airline industry outlook for 2016 which sees an average net profit margin of 5.1% being generated with total net profits of $36.3 billion. IATA also announced a ...
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Uttarakhand will emerge as a tourism powerhouse: Harish Rawat
In his inaugural address at the recently held Tehri Cultural Festival & Investors Meet, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Harish Rawat underlined that Tehri would be that next big tourism offering from the ‘Dev Bhumi’ land ...
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Involving leading personalities in unique tourism projects could be a game changer
Promotion of islands and lighthouses as tourism products has clearly emerged as intrinsic pillars of the union government’s intent to give a new identity to Indian tourism in the recent times. A country which, as a ...
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Aviation sector backs energy neutrality drive, Kochi’s example to be emulated
Kochi Airport, widely known for its efficient operations, has many firsts to its credit. It has been the first airport in the country (commissioned in 1999) which was developed on public private partnership (PPP). During its ...
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