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‘Indian market will grow approximately 16 per cent till 2015’ - Paul Buggy, Regional Director, Queensland Tourism
Leading the ‘Queensland-On-Tour’ 2009 in New Delhi recently, Paul Buggy, Regional Director – India, Korea, Middle East, South Africa, Queensland Tourism talks to TravelBiz Monitor about the importance of the Indian market for Queensland Tourism
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TAFI – Helping the travel industry take an ‘Informed’ decision
The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) formed in 1986, today is one of the most important travel trade association in India. TravelBiz Monitor highlights the various challenges and achievements of the association over the years and its difference to the Indian travel trade sector

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 GUEST COLUMN
OTA's need to build trust through brand building By Vatsala Pant, Director – Consumer Research, The Nielsen Company
The Indian Online Travel Agents (OTAs) are becoming the next big thing to revolutionise the global travel space. With increasing number of Indian travellers searching and booking their travel needs online, experts predict that OTAs have a bright future. With the increasing Internet penetration in India, OTA sites are becoming popular and a convenient mode to search and book travel requirements. Various OTAs are increasingly finding innovative ways to reach their target audience and have a brand recall value in customer's mind.
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This Week's Top Headlines
Hertz Holiday Drives to foray into India by Jan 2010
  Hertz Holiday Drives, the self drive holiday arm of Hertz car rental company has decided to foray in the Indian market with its self drive programmes by January 2010. The company will operate in the Indian market ...read more>>
Atout France to focus on family, wellness and self drive promotions in 2010
  Designing its objectives for 2010, Atout France, the organisation to promote France in India plans to focus on family, wellness and self drive tourist market in 2010. The tourism promotion agency plans to concentrate its ...read more>>
French Connection 2009 introduces new regional tourism boards in the Indian market
  The seventh edition of French Connection 2009, the annual road show conducted by Atout France, the French Tourism Department Agency, was held in Mumbai from November 23-24, 2009. The road show observed ...read more>>
ITDC signs MoU with six real estate developers across five states
  India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Tourism, under its new brand name Ashok Alliance, has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six ...read more>>
KTM likely to be appointed as nodal agency for promoting state through international road shows
  Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) Society, the institution for tourism promotion in Kerala is likely to be appointed as the nodal agency to promote the state on the international platform. The state tourism department is ...read more>>
Silversea Cruises ties up with Bird Travels to promote itself in India
  Bird Travels, part of Bird Group, one of the largest travel marketing and distribution company in India, has tied up with Silversea Cruises to promote the cruise in India. With this partnership, Bird Travels will act as ...read more>>
GoI issues guidelines to Indian Mission abroad to regulate Employment and Business Visa regime
  According to a PIB release, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Mullappally Ramachandran, Minister of State for Home stated that it has come to the notice of the Government of India (GoI) that a number of foreign ...read more>>
Conrad Jupiters Gold Coast features MICE and leisure offerings at ‘Queensland-On-Tour’ 2009 in Mumbai
  Tourism Queensland recently conducted its fifth annual road show ‘Queensland-On-Tour’ (QOT) 2009 in Mumbai. The road show-cum workshop witnessed participation from over 12 travel operators and ...read more>>
ADTOI to organise its fourth annual convention from March 18-19, 2010 in New Delhi
  The Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) has decided to organise its fourth annual convention from March 18-19, 2010 at Hotel Ashok in New Delhi. ADTOI will be organising its convention ...read more>>
ATOAI to organise its eight annual convention in Bhopal from January 15-17, 2010
  The Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) will organise its eight annual convention in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from January 15-17, 2010. The theme of the convention will be ‘Beyond the Himalaya’. ...read more>>
Six Senses Destination Spa, Phuket launches series of marketing initiatives for India
  Six Senses Destination Spa in Phuket, Thailand recently launched a series of marketing initiatives for the Indian market. As part of its promotional efforts, the property will conduct a Corporate Wellness Week in India ...read more>>
Kerala ties up with Google to promote its tourism through search and banner advertisements
  According to an IANS report, Kerala has tied up with Google to promote its tourism through search and banner advertisements on the search engine. This is the first time a state tourism department is partnering ...read more>>
Haryana Tourism Corporation to set up banquet hall-cum-convention centre at Red Bishop in Panchkula, Chandigarh
  Haryana Tourism Corporation (HTC) is all set to come up with a banquet hall-cum-convention centre at Red Bishop in Panchkula, Chandigarh which will boast of a 1,000- plus seating capacity. Once the project is ...read more>>
DoT, Haryana to set up camping accommodation in five tourist destinations in the state before CWG 2010
  The Department of Tourism, Government of Haryana has identified five tourist destinations in Haryana to set up camping accommodation before the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2010. ...read more>>
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