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Alanya: More than a beach haven
A haven of sun worshippers and hub of package tourism, Alanya on the Mediterranean Sea with its never ending beaches, vibrant nightlife and historical sites is an attractive Turkish destination for the Indian market
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 IN CONVERSATION
“Transaction Fee model will create a win-win situation for airlines and travel trade”
Amidst the ongoing battle on the commission issue between the Indian travel trade and Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Silk Air; Chai Woo Foo, General Manager – India, Singapore Airline tells TravelBiz Monitor his side of the story, as well as SIA’s plans for this year
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 GUEST COLUMN
Proofing your loyalty programmes in times of recession
Global markets are entering into a recession and loyalty programmes are under the microscope once again. Shaju U Nair, Director of Global CRM and Loyalty, IBS Software Services shares a few easy to implement ways to ensure that your loyalty programmes continue to be a hit with your customers even in times of a recession
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 EVENTS CALENDAR
TravelBiz Monitor's comprehensive list of events to watch out for in 2009
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This Week's Top Headlines
TAFI suspends membership of FCm Travel Solutions till the next General Body Meeting
  Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) recently suspended membership of FCm Travel Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd., citing the reason that FCm Travel Solutions is not supporting travel agents’ cause of fighting for ...read more>>
   
APTDC to launch Visit Hyderabad through PPP model
  Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is in the process of forming an autonomous body to promote Hyderabad as a destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE)...read more>>
   
ETA to bear 50 per cent publicity campaign cost of tour operators: Samy Mahmoud
  Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA) will extend financial assistance to outbound tour operators in India to undertake publicity campaigns to promote Egyptian destinations and packages through media. ...read more>>
Interim Budget 2009-10 neglects aviation, tourism and hospitality industries
  Acting Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee (External Affairs Minister), who presented the Interim Budget 2009-2010 of the UPA Government today, clearly gave a miss to the aviation, tourism, as well as the hospitality ...read more>>
   
Interim Budget 2009-10 Reactions: Vijay Thakur, President, IATO
Interim Budget 2009-10 Reactions: Rajji Rai, President, TAAI
Interim Budget 2009-10 Reactions: Biji Eapen, President, IAAI
Interim Budget 2009-10 Reactions: K P Sharma, Chairman Uttarakhand Chapter, IATO
Interim Budget 2009-10 Reactions: E M Najeeb, Chairman, Air Travel Enterprise Group
Interim Budget 2009-10 Reactions: Ashwini Kakkar, Vice Chairman, Mercury Travels
   
Government provides substantial hike for tourism projects in North East region and Sikkim
  According to a PTI report, government has hiked the budget for launching tourism projects and schemes in the North East region and Sikkim by up to ten times in the Interim Budget presented in the Parliament...read more>>
   
Kerala Tourism urges state govt to introduce TO’s recognition system
  To streamline the booming tourism industry of Kerala, the Department of Tourism is considering a recognition system for tour operators (TO’s) in the state and has submitted a draft proposal to the Kerala ...read more>>
   
Diethelm Travel India to offer innovative products for inbound tourists
  Diethelm Travel India, a part of Diethelm Travel Group which started operations a year ago with core focus on inbound tourism, is currently revamping the product offerings of the company. Considering the current ....read more>>
   
Russia-based World Without Borders keen on alliance with Indian travel trade associations
  World Without Borders, a travel association in Russia and member of United Nation World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO),...read more>>
   
Business Tourism Australia introduces new B2B trade manual for India
  Post the success of Platinum Australia which was launched in India in 2005, (designed for the MICE market), Business Tourism...read more>>
   
Come to South America identifies India as potential market to promote the continent
  Come to South America which is a destination management group, has identified India as a potential market and started initiatives....read more>>
   
TITC plans to organize FAM trips for Indian tour operators in April this year
  The Turkish Indian Tourism Council (TITC), which has a sizeable membership of Turkish tour operators and hotels and restaurants,....read more>>
   
Island Holidays to tap Bollywood segment for Maldives
  Island Holidays a Mumbai-based consolidator for Maldives now plans to tap the Bollywood segment by facilitating movie producers...read more>>
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