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AIRLINES
AirAsia X offers promotional fare of
`1
for Delhi-Kuala Lumpur flight
In a bid to celebrate the
launch of daily flights between Delhi and Kuala Lumpur, AirAsia X, the
low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier of AirAsia has offered a promotional
fare of
`1.
The offer is valid for bookings made from August 7-August 8, 2010 for travel
period beginning August 10-September 30, 2010.
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AIRCRAFT
India will need 1,150 aircraft over the next
20 years: Boeing
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has forecast
that the Indian aviation market will require 1,150 commercial jets valued at
approximately US$ 130 billion over the next 20 years. This estimate is an
upward revision of 150 aircraft (50 B737 types and 100 twin aisles) compared
to Boeing’s previous forecast of 1,000 commercial aircraft, valued at US$
100 billion required till 2029.
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AGENTS
Atout France holds agent specialist training
programme
The France tourism
development agency, Atout France launched its first French Specialist
training sessions in six major cities in July 2010 to widen the knowledge of
Indian travel agents about France as a tourist destination. The training
programme conducted by Atout France in association with Amadeus India, also
had four partners on board including Air France, Rail Europe, Accor
Hospitality and the Rhône Alpes Regional Tourist Board. Sessions were held
at Amadeus Training Centres located in Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai,
Ahmedabad and New Delhi from July 23-30, 2010 for travel companies.
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LUXURY TRAINS
The Goldan Chariot to add another itinerary
in October 2010
Luxury
Train, The Golden Chariot will add a second itinerary, The Golden Chariot-
Southern Splendour, for its Season 3. The 7-night/ 8-day packaged tour will
commence in October from Bengaluru and will embrace destinations like
Chennai, Mamallapuram, Pondicherry, Tiruchirapalli & Thanjavur, Madurai,
Trivandrum and Poovar, and Backwaters and Kochi, before terminating at
Bengaluru again.
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Palace on Wheels starts its season's run with
added attractions
India’s flagship
luxury tourist train, Place on Wheels rolled on its season’s maiden run
recently with new attractions that include added sight seeing, cultural
programme etc. The luxury tourist train has 30 scheduled departures,
starting every Wednesday from New Delhi’s Safdarjung Railway Station from
August 2010 till February 2011.
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STATE
West Bengal identifies new tourism spots
Manabendra Mukherjee,
Tourism Minister, West Bengal, recently said the government is trying to
create new tourist destinations in Birbhum and Murshidabad districts. A
flight service from Kolkata to Coochbehar will start in September. The
government is also planning to open up western parts of Dooars for tourism.
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TECHNOLOGY
Abacus and Net Trans tech solution to boost
travel agencies revenue
Abacus, one of Asia’s
leading providers of travel solutions and services, recently announced its
new tie up with Net Trans to offer travel agencies a total solution for the
collection; recovery and reconciliation of hotel commissions that may see
travel agencies increase their revenues from hotel commissions between 30-50
per cent within a year. By partnering Net Trans, Abacus will help travel
agencies outsource this task to a professional company with the expertise
and market knowledge to methodically follow up with the hotels. With this
system in place, travel agencies have the peace of mind to devote their time
and energy on providing superior travel experiences to their customers and
boosting their bottom line.
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TRAVEL PORTAL
Arzoo.com launches 'Top your zone'
offer for top performing agents
Arzoo.com has launched
the “Top your zone” offer, wherein, their preferred sales agents (PSAs), who
top their zone would get
`25,000
as cash back. The topper of each zone would receive
`25,000
cash back, while the second placed PSA would get
`20,000,
the third topper would get
`15,000,
the fourth would get
`10,000,
while the fifth and sixth toppers will be provided with
`5,000
as cash back. During the month-long offer, business will be evaluated from
Aug-1 to Sept-30.
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