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 TRACK RECORD
HolidayIQ: Creating a niche
HolidayIQ started off with a niche business model of providing user generated content for hotels and destinations in India. Although the idea of user generated content was popular in the West, it was a new model for the Indian market. TravelBiz Monitor tracks the evolution of HolidayIQ.com
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 IN CONVERSATION
‘Carriers worldwide are opting for smaller aircraft’ - Dr. Dinesh Keskar, President, Boeing India
According to the latest forecast by Boeing, Indian aviation market will require about 1,000 commercial jets valued at approximately USD 100 billion by 2028. However, with the recession casting a shadow on the global aviation industry, most carriers are opting for smaller aircraft instead of bigger ones. Dr. Dinesh Keskar, President, Boeing India tells TravelBiz Monitor the reasons behind opting for smaller aircraft, latest trends and future growth of the aviation industry
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 GUEST COLUMN
Coalition Loyalty model for the emerging Indian economy By Shaju Nair, Director, Global CRM & Loyalty, IBS Software Services (P) Ltd.
The Indian loyalty (like frequent flier programmes of various airlines) market is in its nascent stage. Companies and people are just learning about the benefits of loyalty. The size of the Indian loyalty market is humungous – approximately about Rs 5,000 crore. With a country that has 500 million people under the age of 24, an increasing disposable income and a never-ending appetite for alignment to all things fancy, the loyalty market holds great promise.
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This Week's Top Headlines
Getsmart Trip Pvt. Ltd. to focus on MICE and FIT leisure traffic this year
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MoT grants Central Financial Assistance to promote MICE and Heli Tourism
 

In order to tap the potential of the tourism sector through new and innovative measures, Kumari Selja, Union Minister of Tourism has launched several initiatives, which include promotion of MICE and ...read more>>

LBIIHM signs MoU with London School of Business Management
  Lakshya Bharti International Institute of Hotel Management (LBIIHM), a Delhi-based hotel management institute, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based London School ...read more>>
Indian Home Ministry decides to issue long term tourist visa of five years to 18 countries to boost tourism
  According to a PTI report, speaking in the Lok Sabha recently, Sultan Ahmed, Minister of State for Tourism said that Home Ministry has decided to grant long term tourist visa of five years duration with multiple-entry ...read more>>
Wanderlust Travels and GHIAL to organise 'Extreme Adventure Carnival' in September 2009
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MoT revises hotel approval and classification/reclassification norms
 

Ministry of Tourism (MoT) and Government of India (GoI) has come out with revised norms for approval of hotel projects, as well as classification and renewal norms for the hospitality units in India. Although, ...read more>>

Best Western launches ‘BestChequeExclusively’ commission programme for Indian travel agents
  Best Western India has introduced its award winning all commission programme, BestChequeExclusively for travel agents in India. Through this facility, travel agents can book their clients in any of the 4,000 ...read more>>
T K Gopakumar elected as President of IAAI Chennai Chapter
  The IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI) Chennai Chapter held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Egmore, Chennai late last week. At the AGM, T K Gopakumar, Director, Magellan Travel Services ...read more>>
Western Australia looking at promoting itself as Wine destination in India
  After promoting itself as one of the best education destinations in Australia through Perth city, Tourism Western Australia is now working towards attracting high-end Indian leisure travellers for Wine Tourism ...read more>>
TAAI to work closely with MoT to promote India among domestic and inbound travellers
  In a bid to promote India among domestic and inbound tourists and bring about importance of sustainable tourism, Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will work closely with the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) ...read more>>
Kerala Tourism to launch online destination specialist programme in UK market
 

In a bid to intensify the destination knowledge of Kerala, the tourism board - Kerala Tourism will launch its destination specialist programme in the UK market in the next two months. As reported by TravelBiz ...read more>>

ADTOI to aggressively promote domestic tourism through a series of study tours
  In a bid to augment domestic tourism in the country, the Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) will soon organise study tours which also include familiarisation trips to various states across India ...read more>>
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