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 IN CONVERSATION
‘The convention will bring out ideas and explore new avenues to expand business portfolio’ - Sunil Kumar, Chairman, Convention Committee
Sunil Kumar, Chairman, Convention Committee talks to TravelBiz Monitor about the TAAI convention in Dubai, its focus and business sessions, as well as the need to look at new avenues to expand current scale of business
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 BUSINESS STRATEGY
Recession proof strategy of Lama Tours
Lama Desert Tours & Cruises L.L.C part of Lama Group has over the years made the concept of desert safari as one of the ‘Must do’s’ for tourists visiting Dubai. Lama Group is not only one of the biggest tour operators in Dubai but also among the biggest inbound operators for Indian market. TravelBiz Monitor charts the journey of the company and the Group
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 GUEST COLUMN
Road Tourism: The next big thing By Iqbal Mulla, Chairman, Treasure Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd
Exploring a destination by road has its own unique appeal. One can explore as many places on the way, stop anywhere for refreshments or meet new people, as well as explore many aspects of the destination at your own pace. Driving through a destination, especially in India, opens up varied sights, locales and even cultures. Driving from Kashmir (J&K) to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) or from Arunanchal Pradesh to the Rann of Kutch (Gujarat) offers diverse topography, ecology and experiences that are unlimited.
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This Week's Top Headlines
Online polling on for the second edition of Abacus-TAFI Awards commences
  The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) along with TravelBiz Monitor will be hosting the second edition of the Abacus- TAFI Awards at its upcoming convention, to be held from October 22-25, 2009 in Chiang Mai, ...read more>>
VisitBritain-UKBA joint statement
  In reference to the report published in TravelBiz Monitor, issue dated September 16 - 30, 2009, ‘VisitBritain working on offering ‘short term visa’ for Indian tourists’, VisitBritain would like to clarify that it is not ...read more>>
Singapore Tourism Board launches ‘2009 reasons to meet in Singapore’ campaign to draw MICE traffic from India
  The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) recently launched ‘2009 reasons to meet in Singapore’, a MICE focused campaign under the ‘Building on Opportunities to Strengthen Tourism’ or ‘BOOST initiative. ....read more>>
STDB in talks with two China-based carriers to soon start direct flights between India-Sanya route
  Sanya City, located in the Hainan province in Southern most part of China is aggressively focusing on the Indian tourism industry. The Sanya Tourism Development Board (STDB) is currently in talks with ...read more>>
Global airline capacity shows growth of 1.4 per cent in September 2009: OAG report
  According to a report in etravelblackboard.com, with the global airline capacity stabilising last month, analyst can now confirm that capacity growth is once again possible with this month showing a slight lift of ....read more>>
Ezeego1.com launches International Transfers for over 900 worldwide destinations
  Ezeego1.com, the online travel marketplace, has launched International Transfers for over 900 worldwide destinations. As per the company it is the only ecommerce site in India to offer this product for online sale. ...read more>>
IHCL becomes latest hotel partner to join Etihad Guest loyalty programme
  Etihad Airways loyalty programme- Etihad Guest has announced that the Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is its new hotel partner, in order to boost the extensive benefits already available to its 650,000 ...read more>>
Emirates to commence daily direct flights to Durban effective October 1, 2009
  Emirates will commence daily direct flights to Durban effective October 1, 2009. Flight EK775 will depart Dubai at 10:25 am, arriving at Durban International Airport at 17:10 pm. Flight EK 776 will leave ...read more>>
Asian Development Bank agrees to invest Rs 250 crore for developing tourism projects in Uttarakhand
  In a meeting held recently with Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board (UTDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to invest Rs 250 crore for developing various tourism projects in Uttarakhand. ...read more>>
Sarovar Hotels to have 60 properties in India by end of next year
  With an aim to expand its hotel portfolio in the country, Sarovar Hotels plans to have 60 hotels by end of 2010. The hotel chain currently operates 36 properties across 29 destinations in the country. Plans are in the pipeline ...read more>>
Rail Europe launches special 50 per cent discount offer on its Swiss Packages for travel agents
  Rail Europe has launched a special discount offer exclusively for travel agents across India. The special discount offer includes all of ...read more>>
IATA launches two new services to reduce credit card merchant fees and fraudulent operations
  The International Air transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of two services for airlines around the world to reduce costs and ...read more>>
Gulf Air increases baggage allowance by ten kgs for all classes effective October 1, 2009
  Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air will increase its weight based checked baggage allowance by ten kgs for all three classes, effective ...read more>>
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