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 COVER STORY

Visit Golden Maharashtra: Charting new strategies for tourism growth
''Visit Golden Maharashtra Year,' conceived by Maharashtra Economic Development Council and supported by the state govt. and Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation started with a two-day business conference. TravelBiz Monitor presents highlights of the conference which witnessed participation of industry stakeholders and high level govt. officials
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 IN CONVERSATION
‘We sure that the Indian market will realise the value of Egencia solutions soon’ By Ceclilia Routledge, Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Egencia
Egencia, an Expedia Inc. company recently released its first Global Hotel Study, highlighting certain leakages linked with corporate travel globally due to lack of well-defined and automated travel policies. Ceclilia Routledge, Managing Director – Asia Pacific and Head of Global Business Development, Egencia talks to TravelBiz Monitor about the advantages of Egencia’s automated self-booking tools useful in plugging unwanted leakages connected to corporate travel
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 ON RECORD


Premium Traffic Monitor - February 2010
KEY POINTS
* There was a further increase in international air travel during February, reflecting the increasingly positive economic environment. The number of passengers travelling on first and business class seats was up 5.9 per cent in February compared with the same month last year.
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This Week's Top Headlines
ITB Asia 2010 to focus on MICE, leisure and corporate travel
  ITB Asia, a B2B trade show for the Asia Pacific market, this year will be held from October 20-22 at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore. The trade show will witness 30 per cent new exhibitors ...read more>>
Lama Tours conducts three-city road show to increase market share in India
  Dubai-based Lama Desert Tourism L.L.C, a major inbound tour operator and DMC (Destination Management Company) recently concluded its three-city road show in Mumbai, Bengaluru and New Delhi. ...read more>>
Orissa Travel Mart to be organised in August/September this year
  In order to place Orissa on the tourism map of India, as well as globally, Orissa Tourism is planning to organise Orissa Travel Mart (OTM) this year. The proposed travel mart, according to Debi Prasad Mishra, ...read more>>
SOTA to open 15 regional chapters in India by July 31, 2010
  Society of Travel Agents (SOTA), an exclusive travel trade association of International Air Transport Association (IATA) approved travel agents, will open its 15 regional chapters in India by July 31, 2010. ...read more>>
Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Owners’ Association to seek redressal of their demands
  Delhi Hotel & Restaurant Owners’ Association, an umbrella organisation of budget and guest house owners in Delhi, has raised concerns on the indifference of the state’s various government agencies shown ...read more>>
DoT, Govt of J&K plans to organise road shows in select Southeast Asian countries from April 29, 2010
  In a bid to further boost tourism in the state, the Department of Tourism (DoT), Government of Jammu and Kashmir is planning to organise road shows in Southeast Asian countries- Hong Kong, Malaysia, ...read more>>
Kochi International Marina starts operations
  Kochi International Marina, the first-of-its-kind, built at a cost of Rs 8.40 crore with half of the assistance from the Centre at Bolgatty Island, Kochi, was recently inaugurated by A K Antony, Union Minister for Defense, ...read more>>
IHG launches online resource and educational tool for travel consultants worldwide
  InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched Travel Consultant Connection, an online resource and educational site created to help travel consultants worldwide. Located online at ...read more>>
Expedia.com offers more than 1,700 green-certified hotel destinations
  To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2010), Expedia.com has expanded its Green Hotel programme. The new programme now offers more than 1,700 ‘green’ hotels to travellers ...read more>>
Premier Inn India acquires entire stake from its JV partner Emaar MGF
  Premier Inn India, an Indian subsidiary of UK’s budget lodging chain Whitbread Plc, which had two years ago entered into a Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Emaar MGF, has acquired the entire stake (50.1 per cent) ...read more>>
Park Hotels forays into Hyderabad
  According to a PTI report, Appejay Surrendra Park Hotels Private Limited has opened 270 - room flagship hotel in Hyderabad. The hotel known as The Park, Hyderabad is the ninth addition to the Apeejay Surrendra Park ...read more>>
Infinity Hotels to open first hotel ‘Basilico House’ in Goa by January 2011
  Infinity Hotels Pvt. Ltd. which owns restaurants, Cafe Basilico and Koyla, plans to open its first hotel ‘Basilico House’ in Goa by January 2011. The approximate investment for the project is Rs four crore. ...read more>>
Yatra.com partners with TripAdvisor for hotel reviews
  TripAdvisor and Yatra.com have formed an alliance which will allow Yatra.com customers to get access to the unbiased hotel reviews posted by travellers on TripAdvisor, including those posted on its India website, ...read more>>
Sabre Pacific rolls out Traveller Security and Data Suite
  Sabre Pacific has rolled out its Traveller Security and Data Suite (TSDS), an interactive web-based application that allows agents and their corporate travel arrangers to locate travellers and in case of an ...read more>>
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