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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS - December 2019

Dec 2019

Jan 06, 2022

Air New Zealand World's Safest Airline for 2022

Air New Zealand has topped an annual list of the safest airlines in the world for 2022 as coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continue to dominate the conversation around air safety. AirlineRatings.com, an airline safety and product review website, announced its top 20 safest airlines in the world and top ten safest low-cost airlines for 2022 from the 385 airlines it monitors.
Air New Zealand is a stand-out airline with a firm focus on safety and its customers and over the past 18 months.
Qantas was at the top position in the safest airlines in the world last year but slipped to seventh due to an incident at Perth Airport in 2018. The portal said that the report on the serious incident was not issued till late 2020, due to which it was left out from the 2021 safety rankings.

Dec 26, 2021

Air France-KLM and IndiGo to Start Codeshare Agreement in 2022

Air France-KLM and IndiGo announced that they are launching an extensive codeshare agreement.
With this new partnership, Air France and KLM will offer their customers access to 25 new Indian destinations.
From their hubs in Paris and Amsterdam, Air France and KLM already serve 4 destinations in India: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru.
On departure from the Indian provinces, Air France and KLM will open up their global network of over 250 destinations to IndiGo customers, with more than 120 destinations in Europe and about 50 in the Americas.

Dec 24, 2021

OYO Appoints ex-Apple Executive Nirdosh Chouhan as Senior Vice President

Hospitality firm OYO appointed ex-Apple executive Nirdosh Chouhan as Senior Vice President of Engineering and former Swiggy official Kranthi Mitra Adusumilli as Senior Principal Data Scientist.
Chouhan, who has over 18 years of industry experience, will spearhead OYO's Core Engineering Platform that plays a critical role in the company's business.
Adusumilli, who has earlier worked with companies like Swiggy, Viki AI and Mu Sigma, will now lead OYO's Data Science teams to build machine learning algorithms for engaging personalised experiences.
Both of them will directly report to OYO Chief Technology Officer Ankit Mathuria.

Dec 23, 2021

Akasa Air Unveils Brand Entity with 'Rising A' Symbol

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline Akasa Air unveiled its brand identity with a 'Rising A' symbol and tagline, 'It's Your Sky.
'It's Your Sky' is the brand's promise to embrace everyone and to create an inclusive environment for all Indians regardless of their socio-economic or cultural backgrounds.

Nov 29, 2021

Kerala Tourism Launches STREET Project for Experiential Tourism

In a pioneering initiative to take tourism deep into the state's interiors and rural hinterland, Kerala Tourism launched the 'STREET' project in select spots in seven districts, which would help visitors experience the diversity of offerings in these locales.
The project, conceived by the Responsible Tourism Mission, is inspired by the 'Tourism for Inclusive Growth' slogan of The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO. The STREET is an acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs. Green street, cultural street, village life experience street, experiential tourism street, agri-tourism street, water street and art street are the themes that have been planned as part of the project.

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