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 COVER STORY

Indian Inbound: Exploring new horizons
In ‘Monitoring Trends – 2009’, the last of the two part special cover story, Krupa Vora analyses the Indian Inbound and domestic sector based on an exclusive countrywide poll conducted by TravelBiz Monitor, to chart out trends for the year and ones which will emerge in the next couple of years
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 IN CONVERSATION
'India, China and Spain are emerging markets for Santa Catarina' - Gilmar Knaesel, Secretary Tourism, Culture and Sports, Santa Catarina, Brazil
World Travel and Tourism Council’s annual summit that concluded recently brought Santa Catarina into the spotlight of the global travel and tourism industry. Gilmar Knaesel, Secretary Tourism, Culture and Sports, Santa Catarina, Brazil talks to TravelBiz Monitor about new source markets for the state, segments that can be promoted and challenges faced by the destination

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 ON RECORD

Domestic and Inbound Travel Trends (India) 2009
The Indian inbound and domestic travel industry has witnessed various trends so far this year. TravelBiz Monitor conducted a nation wide poll to know and analyse the trends that were dominant in the first half of the year and the ones that will shape the future of the coming season. A total of 150 front desk employees of travel companies across the country participated in this poll. The sample size is indicative of the various aspects of the Indian inbound and domestic segments.
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This Week's Top Headlines
UNWTO to launch ‘Travel Declaration’ in October 2009
  The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will soon launch a ‘Travel Declaration’ that will focus on making travel easier. Speaking exclusively with TravelBiz Monitor, Taleb Rifai, ...read more>>
Tourism NSW to organise annual travel mission in India from September 13-19, 2009
 

Witnessing year-on-year success of the annual India Travel Mission (ITM) by Tourism Australia, various regional tourism boards of Australia are turning their focus to the Indian market. New South Wales ...read more>>

Industry status and Tax relief high on pre-budget expectations for the travel and tourism industry
  For the betterment and growth of the travel and tourism industry, industry stakeholders are looking forward positively to the upcoming budget by the new government. Of the few requests, the industry is ...read more>>
CIAL plans hospitality district, exhibition centre and aerospace museum at airport
  In a bid to develop Kochi airport into a state-of-the-art aerotropolis, Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is looking at developing a hospitality district, exhibition centre, aerospace museum and ...read more>>
ATE kick-starts in Melbourne with consistent attendance despite H1N1 influenza pandemic
  The annual trade expo of the Australian tourism sector - Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) 2009 kick-started in Melbourne today. Despite the H1N1 influenza threat and over 1000 cases of swine flu in Victoria ....read more>>
Karnataka’s first inland scuba divers club- ‘Bangalore Dive Club’ launched
  The ‘Bangalore Dive Club’ was recently launched in Bangalore. The club is supported by the Karnataka Tourism Department and Planet Scuba India, an inland scuba diving centre. Netrani, off the Karnataka coast ...read more>>
West Bengal intends to encourage PPP model to private players for tourism promotion
  An interactive session was recently organised by CII, Eastern Region in association with the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation (WBTDC) to focus on promoting tourism in the state. Speaking at ...read more>>
CruiseBay to appoint third CruiseBay City Partner in Chennai this month
  Pune-based CruiseBay, a cruise aggregator company will now expand its CruiseBay City Partner concept by appointing its third partner in Chennai on the 19th of this month. The third partner – Pricol Travel Limited ...read more>>
MIAL procures camera for screening passengers for H1N1 flu
  Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) has procured a thermal camera for screening of arriving passengers for H1N1 flu at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA). The camera was ...read more>>
Tourism road shows in Australia and New Zealand not cancelled: MoT
  The Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India has rubbished media reports regarding cancellation of Adventure Tourism road shows that were to be held in Australia and New Zealand in July 2009. ...read more>>
Sikkim tourism department set to initiate Heli-Tourism in state
  The Sikkim tourism department is all set to initiate ‘Heli Tourism’ in the state. According to S B S Bhadauria, Secretary Tourism, Department of Tourism, Government of Sikkim, the Centre has asked the state ....read more>>
IRCTC introduces package tours for Digha and Shankarpur
  The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced package tours aimed at different segments of tourists, with now two more trains connecting Digha to Kolkata. While packages have ....read more>>
IMTA to aggressively promote India’s Medical Tourism in international markets this year
  Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA), an association formed recently in order to promote India's Medical Tourism industry is aggressively looking at promoting this high revenue generating segment in the...read more>>
Sun-n-Sand to foray into Nagpur by September 2009
  Sun n Sand Hotels, the Mumbai-based hotel development and management company is set to launch its first hotel in Nagpur by September 2009. The company, which currently owns and operates hotels ....read more>>
   
Indians third highest online spenders in Asia Pacific: VISA
  Indians continued to spend online in the last quarter of 2008 to emerge as third highest spenders on the Internet in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report released by electronic payment giant Visa....read more>>
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