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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - February 2019

Feb 2019

Aug 16, 2019

Indians Spend Record Forex On Int'l Travel

Indians spent $596 million on foreign travel in June, 2019.
This accounted for 42% of the retail foreign exchange purchased by Indian individuals.
In the first quarter of FY20, international travel cost the country $1,594 billion (38%) of the total $4,181 billion in forex purchased by individuals.
The second-highest category has been education. In April-June 2018, travel accounted for $1 billion out of a total spend of $3 billion.

Aug 15, 2019

Trekking Route In Corbett Used By PM, Grylls To Become Tourist Draw

The Uttarakhand tourism department will develop the trekking route used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Man Vs Wild host Bear Grylls, as the Modi Trail, in an attempt to attract more tourists.
The trekking route was used by the duo during the shoot of an episode of Discovery channel's popular TV show Man Vs Wild.
The trail inside the Jim Corbett National Park will be developed as Modi Trail. It will be publicised as a separate identity in the famous national park.
The reserve has over 250 tigers, more than half the 442 big cats in the state according to the latest tiger count.

Aug 11, 2019

Changes In Visa Structure, Geo-Parks On Anvil

Minister of state (Independent Charge) of the ministries of culture and tourism Prahlad Patel tells that among the changes the ministry is working on are format changes in the visa structure, trainings of drivers and tour operators to ensure the safety of women tourists, and building geo-parks to display geological heritage sites and attract tourists.
The ministry's ambitious plan to bring 20 million visitors to India has faced bottlenecks in the visa structure, according tor the tourism industry.
In the last five years, the Centre has brought in a great reform in the form of e-visas.
The ministry is working on training drivers and tour operators, affiliated to the ministry, in handling women tourists.
Only after a basic training is complete will the ministry hand licenses to them. The process of making say a 500 metre or 1 kilometre radius area around any of the major tourist attractions, such as the Taj Mahal a crime-free zone, is also being considered.

Open-Deck Buses To Be Added To HoHo Service

The Delhi government wants to replace its struggling Hop-on Hop-off (HoHo) tourist bus service with a revamped system by purchasing 25 new buses with partially open decks along with the addition of new routes and reduction in the price of the service to under Rs. 200 — less than half the current fare.
The new service, likely to be started by the end of 2019, will also introduce inter-change stations in order to provide a flexible public transport network for tourists visiting different sites across the Capital.

Aug 10, 2019

AI Delhi-San Fransisco Flight Could Be India's First To Fly Over North Pole

The Air India flight between New Delhi and San Francisco could be the first flight by an Indian airline to overfly the North Pole.
The country's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a circular seeking the interest of airlines interested in flying over the pole and Air India has expressed its interest .
Though many international airlines fly over the North Pole, no international airlines operating services from India currently use the route. And no Indian airlines has ever used it. Some international airlines flying from India to the US has previously used it, but they have since changed their route.
Flying the polar route saves time and fuel.

Aug 09, 2019

Govt Looks To Boost Tourism, Holds Key Meets

As part of its 100-day vision, the Union ministry of tourism is working on technological upgrades such as holograms at protected sites for tourists, as well as technically-endowed stickers for vendors and services affiliated to the ministry.
Holograms will be installed at sites protected under the Archaeological Survey of India with QR codes that will carry information on the site's history.
The move was to bring in greater transparency and to stop such services from making wrongful claims of an affiliation to the ministry.

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