COVERSTORY

PATA India Chapter: The story so far

India is fast becoming a major global destination and the tourism sector in the country is flourishing. The role of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) India Chapter in this growth curve is very significant. TBM traces the success story of the India Chapter and the plans for the PATA Travel Mart 2008
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 IN CONVERSATION
‘PATA Travel Mart 08 to offer opportunities for the Indian travel trade’
Peter de Jong, President and CEO, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) talks about the upcoming PATA Travel Mart in Hyderabad, its offerings and the global issues faced by the travel and tourism industry
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 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF
Kabir Vasudevan: Executive Director, PATA
Kabir Vasudevan, Executive Director, PATA India Chapter, is known to be very approachable and family oriented person. He has taken keen interest in the development of PATA in India
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 ON RECORD

Asia Pacific Region & India: Outbound & Inbound trends

WTO estimates that outbound from Asia will grow at just 4% over the next decade. India however, is estimated to register 12 to 15% growth in the same period.
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 VIEW POINT
Prepare for the 55 plus brigade
Senior citizen travel comes of age

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This Week's Top Headlines
Inclusive Tourism facilities mandatory for projects & tourism sites: MoT
  To further augment the tourist arrivals in the country, Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has made it mandatory for all projects and tourists sites being developed that are being funded by it to incorporate ...read more>>
   
Industry demands regulatory policy framework at WTTC India Initiative conference
 

According to a PTI report, the tourism industry has asked the government to formulate a regulatory policy framework to promote Responsible Tourism. The demand was made by industry stakeholders at the recently ...read more>>

 
GHIAL launches hotels within ‘Integrated Airport City’ concept
  GMR - Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), also known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is now gearing up to launch an ‘Integrated Airport City’, in line with international airports in Hong Kong and ...read more>>
 
Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, HP to jointly promote North India as a tourism destination
  Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh held a joint meeting yesterday in Chandigarh in order to promote North India as a tourism destination. At the meeting the states decided for a joint ...read more>>
 
AAI to complete work of Kolkata Airport in three phases
  The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will complete the modernisation work of the Kolkata Airport in three phases by allocating duties to Thailand-based infrastructure company ITD and its Indian partner ITD ...read more>>
   
Greenfield Airport at Sindhudurg gets 'in principle' approval by Steering Committee
  The Greenfield Airport at Sindhudurg in Maharashtra recently got 'in principle' approval by the Steering Committee constituted to coordinate and monitor the various clearance required for setting up of ...read more>>
   
Jharkhand Tourism to focus on safe tourism practices
  Jharkhand Tourism, which aims at promoting Adventure Tourism in order to attract and engage the youth, is now paying special emphasis on the safety and security aspect of various tourism practices. After being in ...read more>>
   
Air India to resume operations to Yangon from October 3, 2008
  Air India has announced its plans of resuming operations to Yangon from Kolkata from October 3, this year. The flights had been suspended from May, this year owing to bad weather conditions and lack of ...read more>>
   
Bali Tourism to launch joint promotion campaign with airlines
  In order to lure more Indian outbound tourists to the island of Bali, Bali Government Tourism Office, along with Indonesia Tourism will soon launch joint promotion campaign with the airline companies. This joint...read more>>
   
Government approves GPS aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) Project of AAI and ISRO
  According to a recent Press Information Bureau (PIB) release, the government has approved the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and ISRO’s proposal for the implementation of the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation...read more>>
   
2008/09 - Indian aviations lost year
  According to a recent Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) report, the Indian Government is reportedly finalising a USD billion relief ...read more>>
   
Aviation industry in Asia Pacific region to recover by 2009 : IATA
  According to a recent report by Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), the financial outlook of international aviation industry released this ...read more>>
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