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	1	National Tourism Advisory Committee (NTAC) conducts first meeting on May 4, 2011 to discuss promotion and marketing
	2	Philippines conducts a very successful buyer and seller meet ‘Philindex 2011’ in Manila






	3	Aviation sector needs $30 bn investment over next 15 years: Nasim Zaidi







	4	Agents can now book tickets through Smart phones with ‘Abacus Virtually There’ and ‘Abacus Webstart’






	5	VisitBritain to launch ‘Britain – You’re Invited’ campaign in India at their workshop in Bengaluru







	6	Rail Europe launches ‘France Rail Pass Premium’ starting at 205 Euros








	7	JHM Interstate to manage two newly opened ‘Four Points by Sheraton Hotels’ in Pune and Vizag
	8	Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) to promote tourism at irrigation facilities under ‘Jalayagnam initiative’

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Aviation sector needs $30 bn investment over next 15 years: Nasim Zaidi

In order to keep up with the boom in passenger and cargo traffic, Civil Aviation Secretary, Nasim Zaidi today said that the sector will need $30 billion over the next 15 years. He was speaking at ASSOCHAM centenary conference on civil aviation. He also said that 12 greenfield airports are currently being developed, and that a proposal has been made to make a national register of airports which will act as a database of all airports in the country.
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AGENTS

Rail Europe launches ‘France Rail Pass Premium’ starting at 205 Euros

In a bid to cater the high-end travellers travelling to France, Rail Europe has introduced the France Rail Pass Premium. Starting at 205 Euros, the upscale version of France Rail Pass also provides access to a private concierge for assistance and services.
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Agents can book tickets through Smart phones with "Abacus Virtually There" and 'Abacus Webstart'

Travel agents can now book air ticket, hotel booking, and car rental or holiday package from their mobile. Abacus has launched a cutting edge solution for travel trade wherein the agent can book air tickets from smart phones even after the office hours, on a holiday or at midnight. Many innovative consumer oriented services will be part of their technology with products like "Abacus Virtually There" and "Abacus Webstart" for mobile transaction which would be highly purposeful for travel trade. Abacus Mobile was launched in March for the Indian market and the response has been overwhelming, he claimed.
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HOTELS

JHM Interstate to manage two newly opened ‘Four Points by Sheraton Hotels’ in Pune and Vizag

JHM Interstate Hotels India, a 50/50 joint venture management company between Interstate and JHM Hotels, has opened two new-build hotels in India: the 217-room Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Pune and the 126-room Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Visakhapatnam. The 217-key Pune hotel also includes 48 Serviced Apartments and is located in Central Pune in easy accessibility of city’s airport. The Vizag property also boasts of a city-centre location. It has 6,232 square feet of flexible meeting and function space apart from other facilities like lounge bas, outdoor pool, spa etc. JHM Interstate is a third party hotel management company.
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MOT

National Tourism Advisory Committee (NTAC) conducts first meeting on May 4, 2011 to discuss promotion and marketing

The Joint Secretary and Ministry of Tourism conducted the first meeting of the sub-group on promotion and marketing under National Tourism Advisory Committee in New Delhi. The sub-group will conduct another meeting to continue building a roadmap for marketing and promotions in the next fortnight. Earlier, the Union Minister of Tourism, Subodh Kant Sahai had conducted the first meeting of the reconstituted National Tourism Advisory Council (NTAC) in March.
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NTO

Philippines conducts a very successful buyer and seller meet ‘Philindex 2011’ in Manila

The first edition of Philindex 2011 – the tourism exchange programme jointly organised by Department of Tourism, The Philippines and Philippine Airlines Limited in Manila was concluded with an aim to enhance tourism between both the countries. A total of 20 travel agents from India were hosted by DoT Philippines and PAL to meet over 40 sellers from various segments of Philippines tourism industry.
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VisitBritain to launch ‘Britain – You’re Invited’ campaign in India at their workshop in Bengaluru

VisitBritain, Britain’s Tourism Authority is going to launch it’s global campaign – ‘Britain – You’re Invited’ (BYI) in India during ‘Destination Britain and Ireland’ workshop scheduled in Bengaluru from May 16- 18. The campaign is pegged as an invitation to the world to Britian who are hosting an unprecedented series of celebrations and events including the recent Royal Wedding, the Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games.
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STATES

Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) to promote tourism at irrigation facilities under ‘Jalayagnam initiative’

In bid to expand its platter of tourism destinations, which already include sites of historical and religious importance, scenic rivers and much more, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) has embarked on the development of tourism facilities at selected irrigation project facilities under the Jalayagnam initiative. APTDC has identified 5 sites including Kadem, Brahmasagar, Gundlakamma, Yeleru and Priyadarshini Jurala, for creating facilities like jetties & boating, food courts, accommodation and other ancillary facilities under the public private partnership format.
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