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DAY TWO: SESSIONS
Session One: Mapping new Government initiatives to modernise India's airport networks
Session Two: Case Study on Mumbai International Airport: Developing new innovations to achieve first class standards
DAY ONE: SESSIONS
Session One: Regulators and airline panel discussion
Session Two: Etihad's growth story in India: Understanding the role of Middle East airlines in serving the US / Europe and India market
Session Three: CEO Executive Interview: The Aviation Leadership Challenge
Session Four: Driving India aviation growth through OEMRO Partnership
Session Five: Panel discussion - Crafting the right revenue management strategies to achieve maximum yield and profitability
Session Six: Jet Airways' revenue management strategy - Developing new value propositions for the passenger market in face of stiffening competition
Session Seven: Customer Focused Enterprise: The Airline of the future
Session Eight: Panel discussion - Leveraging technological enablers to boost the efficiency of airline systems and business processes
Session Nine: SpiceJet's success story: Creating an effective on-line distribution strategy to boost revenue streams via the internet
Session Ten: Case Study presentation on Changi Airport International: Leveraging on the new investment opportunities arising from India's recent Merchant airport Programme
 COVERSTORY
‘Incredible India’ Scaling New Heights: Trends in Inbound & Domestic Tourism (2nd part of the anniversary special cover stories)
The ‘Incredible India’ campaign has placed India on the world tourism map. India witnessed a 12.4 per cent rise in foreign traffic and 29 per cent increase in foreign exchange this year, against the five million visitors and USD 11.62 billion received in foreign exchange in 2007. Creating new products and niche segments is the key to sustain and boost growth
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 SPECIAL FEATURE
Reduce - Recycle - Reuse: New mantra for Indian Hospitality
As a result of the increased awareness of global travellers towards environment, every segment of the travel industry is busy setting their houses in order to be environmentally-sensitive. Hotels, slowly but steadily, are tightening their loins to the global cause
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 IN CONVERSATION
‘The focus will be airline sustainability’’
Peter Harbison, Executive Chairman, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation talks about the upcoming India Aviation Outlook Summit 2008 and the opportunities and challenges faced by the Indian aviation industry
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 DESTINATION INSIGHT
Lourdes: A pilgrim's abode
A quaint town situated at the foot of the Pyrenees mountains in France, Lourdes is a miracle haven combined with natural splendour.
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 BUSINESS STRATEGY
Makemytrip to target non-air business, offer affiliate products
Makemytrip.com is all set to target non-air business through its retail shops and online portal for both B2B and B2C segments. They are also keen on growing their affiliate products

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This Week's Top Headlines
MoCA to meet the PM to discuss woes of the airlines
  Following the declaration by domestic airlines to reduce their overall capacity (routes, frequency etc.) by 20 per cent due to the hike in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) recently had a meeting with the airlines to discuss ‘what the future holds for ....read more>>
 
AAI to revamp 16 non-metro airports by year end
  Airports Authority of India (AAI) will develop 16 out of the 35 non-metro airports taken up for modernisation by year end. The target date for the completion of the modernisation process is March 2010. These 16 non-metro airports, according to the ...read more>>
   
Starwoodnet aims at registering 100 travel agents by year end
  Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, is aiming at registering 100 Indian travel agents on their global B2B platform, by year end. With increasing number of properties in India and in the global market, the US based hotel group is looking to promote the ...read more>>
 
TAAI Western Region announces packages for forthcoming TAAI annual convention
  Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Western Region, which recently conducted a three day meet in Dubai, has announced three types of packages for its members for the forthcoming annual convention of TAAI to be held in London from September 26-29, 2008. The packages are ...read more>>
 
TAFI Tamil Nadu Chapter elects new office bearers i
  The Tamil Nadu Chapter of Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), announced the new office bearers of the Chapter for 2008-2010 at its fourth anniversary celebrations function held in Accord Metropolitan, Chennai, last week. A Basheer Ahmed of ...read more>>
 
Emirates to launch Dubai Summer Surprises packages on June 19, 2008
  Emirates Airline has designed special packages for Dubai Summer Surprises to be held from June 21 to August 2008. The Dubai Summer Surprise packages will be launched on June 19 and will be available till august 22, 2008. The packages start from USD 62 per person per night and have to be booked for a minimum of three nights.  ...read more>>
   
IRCTC invites EoI from hotel consolidators
  With more than two million ticket transactions and 5.8 million registered users, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is now in a diversification mode. After having floated packages, introduced travel insurance, car rental service etc.,the Corporation  recently ....read more>>
   
Leading Indian carriers in talks with AeroMobile for air mobile services
  AeroMobile, a UK-based air mobile operator is in talks with Indian carriers like National Aviation Company of India Ltd. (NACIL), Jet Airways and Kingfisher to provide mobile technology aboard an aircraft. ...read more>>
   
Sikkim government grants casino license to The Royal Plaza Hotel Group
  With an aim to attract high end tourists in Sikkim, the Sikkim government granted the casino license to The Royal Plaza Hotel Group, recently. The state government has also leased out 25 acre of land to the group for the construction of a five-star hotel with golf and casino facilities in Gangtok.
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Thai Airways cancels Bangkok-New York non-stop services, sells all four A340-500s
  According to a Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) news report, Thai Airways will cancel its non-stop services from Bangkok to New York and sell all four A340-500s, in response to surging oil prices. It is one of the most dramatic responses to high fuel prices by ...read more>>
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