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 IN FOCUS

Three Indian airlines & airports to take part in Routes Asia 2010 in Adelaide
Event to be held from April 18-20 will witness participation of 24 tourism boards
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 IN CONVERSATION
‘We have doubled our budgets for the Indian market to invest in destination awareness campaigns’ By Thandiwe January-McLean, CEO, South Africa Tourism
With FIFA World Cup 2010 dates approaching, South Africa Tourism Board has intensified their promotions in potential markets across the world. This year, to attract sports lovers, the tourism board has increased their marketing budgets. Thandiwe January-McLean, CEO, South Africa Tourism Board talks to Anita Jain about FIFA World Cup 2010 and potential of the Indian market
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 SPECIAL FEATURE

Singapore’s Aviation Outlook- Part II (CAPA Report)
Singapore plays an important role in the Asia Pacific aviation market- it has one of the busiest airports in the region, is one of the region’s key MRO hubs, as well as has one of Asia’s leading network carriers in Singapore Airlines. It represents a key market for the region’s three largest (and rapidly expanding) LCCs – Tiger Airways Group, AirAsia Group and Qantas Group’s Jetstar brand. Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) presents Singapore Aviation Outlook as aviation is a key component of the Singaporean economy.
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This Week's Top Headlines
ESOI to conduct Ecotourism workshop on April 30-May 1, 2010 in Bhopal
  The Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) has decided to conduct an Ecotourism workshop on April 30-May 1, 2010 in Bhopal. During the two-day workshop, ESOI will discuss major issues related to wildlife and ...read more>>
ICPB in process of organising series of initiatives to promote MICE in India
  India Convention Promotion Bureau (ICPB), sponsored by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, is in the process of organising series of initiatives to promote MICE in India. This year, ICPB plans to organise ...read more>>
45th FHRAI annual convention preponed to August 2010
  The 45th annual convention of Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), which was earlier scheduled to be held in October 2010, will now be held in August 2010. This decision was taken during ...read more>>
Travelspice.com looks at promoting budget holidays among domestic travellers
  Hyderabad-based, Travelspice.com is looking at promoting budget holidays which range up to Rs 10,000 among domestic travellers. For the same, the company is targeting the working middle class family and ...read more>>
French travel agency Voyages Services Plus launches B2B booking engine
  French travel service provider Voyages Services Plus (VSP) has launched an online booking portal- www.vsp-booking.com for its B2B partners in India, as well as worldwide. The portal directs the tour operator to ...read more>>
Jet Airways launches three JetEscapes packages to South Africa for Indian travellers
  Extending its holiday package offering to the African continent, Jet Airways has launched three JetEscapes packages to South Africa namely South African Escapes, SunCity Getaway and Kruger Getaway. ...read more>>
Etihad Holidays offers new deals to Malaysia for April-May 2010
  Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has announced a new agreement with Tourism Malaysia to promote holiday packages to Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi and Kota Kinabalu. ...read more>>
ITB Asia 2010 enhances its buyers’ programme
  Messe Berlin (Singapore) has announced details of its enhanced hosted buyers’ programme for ITB Asia 2010, which will be held from October 20-22, 2010 in Singapore. New filtering techniques are being ...read more>>
PATA establishes independent committee to examine buyer applications for PATA Travel Mart 2010
  The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has established an independent committee to examine applications from buyers seeking subsided registration and attendance at PATA’s 2010 Travel Mart, which will be held ...read more>>
Abacus International launches latest version of Abacus Whiz in India
  Abacus International has launched the latest version of Abacus Whiz in India, providing travel agencies with greater automation and efficiencies in work processes. Abacus Whiz is a Windows-based system ...read more>>
Amadeus and Transhotel roll out Amadeus Hotel Store solution in India
  Amadeus along with launch partner Transhotel, a global hotel consolidator with 15 years experience and more than 50,000 hotels in its portfolio, has launched the Amadeus Hotel Store solution in India. ...read more>>
CWT partners with Conference Bay to introduce new service to book conference tickets
  Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), one of the global leaders specialising in business travel management, has launched a new offering ...read more>>
Amadeus launches Amadeus Ticket Changer solution in Asia Pacific
  Amadeus has launched the Amadeus Ticket Changer in Asia Pacific. This solution will automate the cumbersome process of re-issuing ...read more>>
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