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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - March 2019

Mar 2019

Jun 29, 2021

Government to Give Tourist Visa Free of Charge

As part of plan to provide relief to the tourism industry, among the worst affected sectors by the pandemic, and to encourage travel activities, the government said that it would offer tourist visa free of charge till March 31, 2022.
As part of the financial relief package for the travel industry, finance minister Sitharaman announced that once visa issuance is restarted, the first 5 lakh tourists' visas will be issued free of charge.
The scheme will be applicable till March 31, 2022 or till 5,00,000 visas are issued, whichever is earlier. The benefit will also be available only once per tourist.

Jun 27, 2021

Indian Hotels' Iconic Taj Named Strongest Hotel Brand in the World

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), South Asia's largest hospitality company, announced that its iconic brand, Taj, has been rated the Strongest Hotel Brand in the World by Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation consultancy in its annual 'Hotels 50 2021' report.
This report recognizes the most valuable and strongest hotel brands across the globe.
Taj received an overall Brand Strength Index of 89.3 out of 100, with a corresponding AAA rating for customer familiarity, employee satisfaction and corporate reputation as well as its world-class customer service.

Jun 22, 2021

First-of-its-kind Eco-friendly Forest Trail to Come up in Malabar Hill

Sustainable tourism set to get a boost in Mumbai! Malabar Hill in Mumbai is getting a first-of-its-kind forest trail that would let people take in the serene view of nature. The forest trail is an elevated leisure walkway, the design for which has finally been approved, and it would be built by IMK Architects along with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Tourism Ministry of Maharashtra and the JSW Foundation. However, along with giving a boost to tourism in the city, the walkway is also meant to be environment friendly, and would be built without intervening with the forest. To understand more about the walkway and how the plan of making it eco-friendly would be realised.

Flying Milkha Singh Club for Adventure Sports to Open at Morni Hills

Morni Hills in Panchkula region of Haryana is pegged to become a tourist hub and the groundwork for this has begun. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the 'Flying Milkha Singh Club' which will be used for training youth in adventurous sports. The club- dedicated to the athlete Milkha Singh- will soon be set up at Morni Hills where many adventure sports, water sports and tourism activities can take place.
Apart from this, the Haryana CM inaugurated other adventure activities as well and this included parasailing, paramotor gliding, paragliding and water sports. Tikkar Taal within Morni Hills also received a water jet scooter. All ministers present drove the water jet scooter and also tried out paramotor gliding. Khattar said that development of Tikkar Taal, Morni Hills area is being done in a way so it can provide international level support in adventure sports.

Jun 17, 2021

Thomas Cook, SOTC Launch 'Travel First, Pay Later' Scheme

Thomas Cook India and SOTC are offering customers an option to pay after returning from their holidays and have introduced new safety protocols to attract customers.
The schemes address issues related to health and hygiene during travel and also of financial risk of booking trips during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Customer travel expenses will be funded by a financial institution under the 'Holiday First Pay When You Return' scheme. Thomas Cook and SOTC have tied up with an institution which will carry out quick due diligence and assess credit worthiness of a potential customer. There will be no additional charges payable to the institution apart from the tour cost.

Jun 11, 2021

Confederation of Hospitality, Technology and Tourism Industry (CHATT)

Airbnb, EaseMyTrip, OYO and Yatra have established a new industry association called "Confederation of Hospitality, Technology & Tourism Industry (CHATT)". CHATT will help small companies and travel & hospitality technology players.
It will promote domestic tourism and help in digital transformation of domestic tourism.
It will act as a thought leader to run training programmes.
Every member will have the access to CHATT resources and benefits.
It provides for participation in year-round programmes, access to travel-tech ecosystem, signature business events, inclusion of experts & regional leads among others.
CHATT association comprises of members like-
Amanpreet Bajaj who is General Manager of Airbnb – India, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong
Nishant Pitti who is Co- Founder & CEO of EaseMyTrip.com;
Rohit Kapoor who is CEO of OYO India & Southeast Asia and
Dhruv Shringi who is Co-Founder and CEO of Yatra.com.

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