ITTA suggests cess on fuel as an alternative to taxing tourist vehicles
 
Sarab Jit Singh, president, Indian Tourist Transporters Association (ITTA) has suggested the government to consider imposing a cess on fuel, which may be credited to the state’s account, wherever the fuel is sold. Speaking at a recent training of tourist drivers at Haryana Institute of Public Administration organised jointly by ministry of tourism and ITTA, he also suggested that the system of taxing tourist vehicles should be removed to make the travelling experience hassle free.
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DTCM offers 1,800 free visas to TAAI delegates attending 58th convention
 
Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has made available 1,800 free visas for TAAI delegates who will be travelling to participate in TAAI’s 58^th annual convention & exhibition to be held in Dubai from September 29 to October 1. The exemption incentive totals to around Rs 72 lakh by an average of Rs 4,000 as visa fee for 1,800 delegates. Other incentives involve free transfers from airport to hotel and back, gift vouchers, meal coupons, hosted dinner, entertainment and a host of other freebies.
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Utell Hotels and Resorts appoints Aman Travels as sales representative in India
 
Utell Hotels & Resorts has appointed Aman Travels as its official sales representative in India to manage demand generation for the Utell portfolio. With a comprehensive international property portfolio in key destinations around the world, Utell’s representation services enable nearly 11,000 independent and small group hotels in more than 130 countries to compete globally. Ranging from luxury, boutique, value, business and resort properties, Utell caters to a variety of accommodation requirements, from two to five-star, for both business and leisure travellers.
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Domestic traffic by Indian scheduled airlines falls by 3 per cent in July
 
According to the figures published by the DGCA office, the total domestic passengers carried by scheduled airlines of India in July were 35.97 lakhs. It may be recalled that total passengers carried by those airlines in June were 36.94 lakhs. Kingfisher Airlines carried maximum passengers (8.29 lakhs) followed by Jet Airways (6.81 lakhs), Air India –domestic (5.82 lakhs), IndiGo (5.02 lakhs), SpiceJet (4.49 lakhs), JetLite (2.66 lakhs), GoAir (2.04 lakhs) and Paramount Airways (0.72 lakhs).
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HOTELS

The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach, Kerala offers Onam package
 
The Leela Kempinski Kovalam Beach has introduced a special offer to celebrate Onam at this property. The offer, valid from August 25-September 10 can be availed at Rs 8,000 per couple per day for a minimum of two nights. The hotel will offer a complete festive experience under one roof including making Pookalam - a colourful arrangement of flowers, relishing the traditional Onasadya - a grand festive meal and funfilled Onakalikal - the collective Onam games after a lavish meal. The package also includes a 60-minute Kerala ayurvedic massage per adult once during the stay.
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Upgraded 'Swosti Plaza' renamed as 'Swosti Premium'
 
Swosti Group has recently upgraded its flagship property Swosti Plaza, now known as Swosti Premium. The upgraded property offers the largest hotel and convention centre in Orissa with all the trappings of a five-star hotel. A newly built health club includes swimming pool, ultra-modern gymnasium, steam and jacuzzi, massage parlour, etc. The recreation room offers facilities for games like billiards/snooker, chess, dart and table tennis. The hotel has also introduced state-of-the-art facilities in conference rooms like video conferencing and LCD projectors as well as high-speed Internet facility in all areas of the hotel.
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Radisson MBD Hotel, Noida introduces Prive wing with 11 luxury rooms
 
The Radisson MBD Hotel, Noida’s first five-star hotel located in the commercial and business district of Sector 18, has recently commissioned an exclusive Prive wing with 11 luxury rooms. Located on the second floor of the hotel, each room in the Prive wing has a total area of 580 square feet with a palatial floor and ceiling height of 12 ft. The wing has been specially designed to ensure that every expectation of a business traveller is met. Comfort, spaciousness, beauty, luxury and relaxation are well taken care of.
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MOT to impart training to drivers of tourist vehicles
 
To train tourist drivers for Commonwealth Games, Kumari Selja, union minister of tourism, said that training would be imparted to auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in Delhi. The training curriculum is being finalised. Indian Tourist Transporters Association (ITTA) has been requested to assist the ministry of tourism in achieving this goal. An estimated 5,000 tourist drivers will be provided training before July 2010 in order to improve the overall service standards and tourist experience in the run up to the Commonwealth Games 2010.
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Madhya Pradesh is all set to gain by being the first state to develop niche caravan tourism market and grab a lion’s share in this segment. The Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) is developing three caravan circuits at an estimated cost of Rs 2-2.5 crore on each circuit, which will be partially functional by the year-end. Once fully operational, these sites will attract both international and domestic tourists with niche caravan products. The caravan circuits being developed are Bhopal-Tawa-Pachmarhi, Orchha-Shivpuri-Khajuraho and Indore-Maheshwar-Omkareshwar-Mandu.
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