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WTTC Global Travel & Tourism Summit focuses on Sustainable Tourism
The ninth Global Travel & Tourism Summit 2009 of World Travel and Tourism Council that concluded in Florianopolis, Brazil focused on ‘Transforming Economies’ and ‘Removing Barriers Towards Global Integration through Travel & Tourism’ reports TravelBiz Monitor
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 IN CONVERSATION
‘Brazil has great economic stability combined with huge tourism potential’ - Jeanine Pires, President, Embratur
Jeanine Pires
, President, Embratur talks to TravelBiz Monitor about the initiatives implemented by Embratur to promote Brazil globally and the strategies to be implemented in the coming years

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 GUEST COLUMN
Experimentation has been replaced by Consolidation of Business Model in Indian Aviation By Koustav M Dhar, COO & Executive Director, MDLR Airlines Ltd
Pressures are rising with every passing day, with both external and internal factors working in tandem creating a situation non-condusive for expansion of an airline or aviation sector as a whole. Though there is much that is positive about first quarter result of Indian domestic carriers, notably the confirmation that there has been remarkable passenger growth and in yields/ancillaries. As the higher frequencies are being controlled by all airlines in tandem what has followed was quite a reversal i.e. increased capacity and stronger position established in the Indian domestic market (the medium term outlook remains positive). However, the spectra of higher oil prices and spread of swine flu,
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This Week's Top Headlines
Uttarakhand Tourism to develop Hathipaon as new hill station
  Uttarakhand Tourism will be developing Hathipaon, a high altitude destination near capital city Dehradun, into a major Ecotourism destination shortly. Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB) has recently ...read more>>
Tanzania Tourist Board to establish first representative office in Mumbai by July 2009 end
 

With an aim to boost and facilitate inbound tourist arrivals from India, the Tanzanian Tourist Board (TTB) is in the process of setting up representative offices in India. The initiative will be aided by private tour ...read more>>

Flying Fox to explore more locations in India for zip tours
  Zip Adventure Tours Pvt. Ltd., the first company to introduce ‘zip tour’ in India by the trade name Flying Fox at Neemrana in Rajasthan in January this year, will look at expanding to other suitable locations in the coming years. ...read more>>
TAAI to hold 58th Indian Travel Congress in Dubai in September-October 2009
  Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will hold its 58th Indian Travel Congress (annual convention) in Dubai, this year. The convention will be held in the last week of September and first week of October 2009, ...read more>>
Tourism sector seeks ten-year tax holiday for new hotels in the country
  Ten-year tax holiday for new hotels, inclusion of hotels as infrastructure and service tax and excise duty exemptions are part of the tourism industry wishlist that Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism will be putting ....read more>>
Travel Distribution Summit India to take place in Mumbai from October 6-7, 2009
  Travel Distribution Summit India, now in its fourth year, will be held from October 6-7, 2009 at the Taj President Hotel Mumbai and will feature 35 leading presenters. The event, for which registration is open, ...read more>>
Kerala Tourism Minister asks Kumari Selja for central assistance for two mega tourism projects of the state
  In the first meeting with Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in New Delhi last week, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Tourism Minister, Kerala asked the Ministry of Tourism ...read more>>
Maharashtra government to set up infrastructure facilities at Elephanta Island
  The Maharashtra Government intends to lay down a road connecting Elephanta Caves to Mumbai, to develop the caves as a tourist destination. The government has prepared a plan worth Rs 144 crore wherein ...read more>>
Mahindra Holidays plans to foray into hospitality education
  Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) has plans to set up their own hospitality training centre in the future to meet the demand for skilled manpower in the hospitality segment. Hospitality education ...read more>>
AAI decides to put Kingfisher Airlines on cash-and-carry mode from June 30, 2009
  Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to disallow credit to Kingfisher Airlines and put the airline on cash-and-carry mode (no credit, needs to pay in cash immediately for using airport facilities). ...read more>>
Paramount Airways signs MoU with Airbus to buy ten A321 aircraft
  Paramount Airways recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to buy ten A321 aircraft with an option for an additional ten. The agreement was concluded at the 48th Le Bourget air show ....read more>>
IMC’s Tourism Committee holds seminar to highlight tourism prospects of Rwanda to travel trade industry
  Indian Merchants Chamber’s (IMC) Tourism Committee late last week held a seminar in Mumbai to highlight tourism prospects of Rwanda in East Africa to the travel trade industry. The seminar also highlighted ....read more>>
Raheja Developers will construct three five-star hotels in the NCR
  Over the next few years, Raheja Developers will set up three five-star hotels in the National Capital Region (NCR) with an average 300 room inventory each. According to Navin M Raheja, Managing Director, ...read more>>
Holland America offers new 2010 World Cruise to South America, Africa and India
  Holland America Line is offering exciting new World Cruise tours and Overland Adventure tours in locations like South America, Africa and India. Overland Adventures allow guests to extend their holiday or ....read more>>
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