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AIRLINES
Jet Airways launches daily service on Dubai-Chennai sector &
additional service from Mumbai
Jet Airways launched its inaugural daily service to Dubai from Chennai
with a full complement of passengers, as well as a second service on the
Mumbai-Dubai sector. The launch of the airline's first Chennai-Dubai service
was marked by a small lamp-lighting ceremony in the presence of company
officials at the Chennai International Airport. With the launch of these new
daily services, Jet Airways now operates four daily flights to Dubai from
three major Indian metros, aboard state-of-the-art Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
In addition to the new services, the airline also flies daily to Dubai from
Mumbai and Delhi respectively.
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Air Arabia starts
operations on Sharjah-Goa route
Air Arabia recently launched non-stop service to Goa, India from Sharjah,
UAE. The roundtrip flights operate three times a week between Dabolim
International Airport in Goa and Air Arabia’s hub in Sharjah. Air Arabia is
the only UAE-based international carrier to offer direct flights to Goa from
the UAE. Air Arabia flies to Goa on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
departing Sharjah at 00:25 am and arriving in Goa at 5:05 am. Return flights
depart Goa at 5:50 am and arrive in Sharjah at 7:35 am local time.
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CRS
Abacus plans 10 roadshows across the country to introduce new services
Starting with a presentation for the travel agents in New Delhi on April
23, Abacus India has chalked out roadshows across 10 cities in India. The
roadshows are aimed at introducing the recent technology solutions of the
company, which are focussed on helping travel agencies increase
productivity and profits, when they are facing challenges because of
economic slowdown. At the roadshows, Abacus will also focus on non-air
products such as hotels, car rentals, insurance, etc. which support the
traditional core product of flight bookings. The GDS company is also likely
to introduce a new product called ‘TravelIntelligence’ in the near future
connecting all air and non air services, with a special focus on corporate
clients.
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EXHIBITIONS
Great India Travel Bazaar
likely to see new host in 2010
The recently concluded 2nd edition of the Great India Travel Bazaar
(April 19-21) culminated with the promise of the event travelling to some
other state in 2010. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Jyotsana Suri,
chairperson, FICCI Tourism Committee, indicated the possibility of the mart
travelling to a new destination next year. However the event will again be
back to Jaipur in 2011. GITB, initially conceived as a biannual event is
likely to become an annual fixture considering the stupendous response the
event has been able to generate within the first two years of its inception.
The event has also been able to successfully fill in the gap caused by the
absence of a purely B2B buyers meet sellers event to promote inbound
tourism. Organised by FICCI, the event is slated to be hosted in Rajasthan
in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 jointly with the state government. However
propelled by the success and the popular demand for the event, FICCI now is
considering taking the event to other parts of the country as well.
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HOTELS
India's largest Country
Inn & Suites by Carlson opens in Ghaziabad, NCR
Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region (NCR) now boasts of the first
high-end upscale internationally branded hospitality address with the
opening of ‘Country Inn & Suites’ (CIS) by Carlson Sahibabad. Magnum
Ventures and Country Development & Management Services (CDMS) recently soft
launched CIS by Carlson Sahibabad at Ghaziabad. The property is the largest
Country Inn & Suites property in India and is also a first of its kind ‘all
vegetarian cuisine’ hotel in the NCR. The 216 room hotel boasts of
facilities like multi-cuisine restaurants, swimming pool, fitness centre,
spa, extensive banquet facilities and a business centre with
state-of-the-art conferencing facilities. Some of these are currently in the
final stage of completion and would be functional within the next few
months.
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Connect Worldwide India appointed GSA
for Guoman and Thistle Hotels
Connect Worldwide India has been appointed as sales and marketing
representative for Guoman and Thistle Hotels, a collection of four
individually designed luxury hotels in central London. Connect Worldwide is
a global representation company. According to Eric Otto, president, Connect
Worldwide and Vasudha Sondhi, managing director, Connect Worldwide India,
their company's target would be to make Guoman Hotels the most favoured
hotel chain for India's corporate and leisure visitors to the UK.
They also informed that Connect Worldwide India would work closely with
global key accounts, Indian corporates, airlines, tour operators, travel
professionals and travellers to make Thistle Hotels easily accessible
and bookable by all channels of distribution.
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MOT
MOT promotes rural tourism through
'Visit India 2009' campaign
The ministry of tourism, government of India has taken major initiatives
to promote rural tourism in India. According to Sujit Banerjee, secretary,
ministry of tourism, the ministry, along with the industry people would
promote rural tourism in a big way. In the meanwhile, the ministry has
included 15 villages across the country, which are under the rural tourism
project, in the ongoing ‘Visit India 2009’ campaign. The ministry has
already allotted Rs. 50 lakh for infrastructure development in the rural
tourism sites and is planning to invest more in the current financial year.
The ministry has also been encouraging tour operators by offering transport
and accommodation facilities so that they can visit the sites and include
the same in their itinerary.
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NTOs
VisitBritain embarks on
'value campaign'; UK cheaper by 40 per cent for Indian travellers
In an attempt
to help UK tourism industry weather recession and fight sagging arrivals
VisitBritain has embarked on a ‘value campaign’. According to Christopher
Rodrigues, chairman, VisitBritain, “There has never been a better time to
visit Britain ever before than now for Indians. The destination, this
year, is about 40 per cent cheaper for Indian travellers because of the
ongoing recession. There exists favourable exchange rate as the rupee can
buy more pounds, improved visa facilities, huge shopping bonanza all over
UK, cheaper hotels coupled with unbelievably attractive packages, and more
such benefits.” The drive, says Rodrigues, is to spread word on value for
money destination that the UK is today amongst the travel trade and
consumers and make them see Britain differently and not stereotypically.
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SDM to provide exclusive
representation to Swiss based travel related companies
Switzerland
Destination Marketing (SDM) India, a venture representing Swiss based
tourism and travel products provider was recently launched with the mandate
to provide information to the India travel trade about the products offered
by Swiss travel trade companies. At present SDM is representing Zurich based
Switzerland Travel Centre, Interhome, Mount Rigi and Rail Tours. The company
is being led by Ashish Saran, general manager, operations and Amit Talwar,
representative – India and assisted by Monika Walter. SDM will act as a
single window for information on all the clients it represents. SDM will be
working in close cooperation and provide support to the local
representatives of Switzerland tourism. The company will be responsible for
strengthening the distribution network of its customers and help enlarge
their market share. SDM will, with the exception of Interhome, not take
bookings either from individuals or trade customers.
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