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‘India has a lot to offer for adventure travel’ - Tejbir Singh Anand, President, ATOAI
With Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) holding its eight annual convention in Bhopal from January 15-17, 2010 under the theme ‘Beyond the Himalaya’, Tejbir Singh Anand, President, ATOAI speaks with TravelBiz Monitor on the reason for choosing Bhopal as the convention destination, the theme, as well as its expectations and future plans
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 TRACK RECORD

DTCM gets the world to ‘Keep Discovering Dubai’
Dubai, known for Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) and Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) has over the years established itself on the world tourism map. Anita Jain charts out various developments of Dubai Tourism and initiatives taken by Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce and Marketing (DTCM) to propel the growth of tourism of the City
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 GUEST COLUMN
Cruising in right direction! By Nikhil Thakurdas, Director, CruiseBay
iPhone recently introduced Cruise Card control, an application dedicated to help cruise passengers save money while aboard their ship. In the UK market, Amadeus has announced the availability of eCruise, an online booking engine and management tool that delivers real-time access to information on over 90 per cent of the world’s cruises,
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This Week's Top Headlines
ATOAI to announce opening of Maharashtra Chapter at its convention in Bhopal from January 15-17, 2010
  The Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) will be organising its eight annual convention at Amer Greens in Bhopal from January 15-17, 2010. The theme selected for the convention is ‘Beyond the Himalaya’, ...read more>>
CII Eastern Region along with DoT, Govt of West Bengal to organise DESTINATION EAST from January 28 – 29, 2010
  With an aim to promote the East as a potential tourism hub, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Eastern Region in association with the Department of Tourism (DoT), Government of West Bengal is going to organise ...read more>>
South African Tourism to organise four-city road show from February 8-13, 2010
  With an aim to intensify the destination awareness in the Indian market, the South African (SA) Tourism will be conducting a four-city road show –Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Ahmedabad from February 8-13, 2010. ...read more>>
WTO in association with KTM, MTO to help Kerala Tourism promote Wayanad
  Wayanad Tourism Organisation (WTO) in association with Kerala Travel Mart Society (KTM) and Malabar Tourism Organisation (MTO) will help Kerala Tourism promote Wayanad in the domestic sector. ...read more>>
ESOI to conduct workshop on ‘Environment Laws and Sustainable Tourism’ in Amritsar and Kochi
  Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) recently conducted a workshop in New Delhi on ‘Environment Laws and Sustainable Tourism,’ which was inaugurated by Sujit Banerjee, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism (MoT). ...read more>>
Singapore Airlines working on ‘Retrofit Programme’ for day flights on Indian routes
  With major airlines across the world considering ‘retrofitting’ of their aircraft, Singapore Airlines is working upon the same for few international routes including India. The airline has already retrofitted cabin ...read more>>
Delhi govt’s proposal to exempt Luxury Tax partially draws flak from hospitality industry
  In a recent development to the Delhi government’s decision on exempting payment of Luxury Tax for hotel rooms booked through Commonwealth Games Travel Office has drawn flak from the hospitality industry. ...read more>>
FICCI calls for granting infrastructure status to hotel industry
  According to a PTI report, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for granting infrastructure status to the hotel industry, aimed at boosting investments in the sector. ...read more>>
Luxury tents for CWG 2010 visitors to be set up at Surajkund and Dundahera
  According to a PTI report, visitors to the CommonWealth Games (CWG), which will be held in the capital from October 3-14, 2010, will be able to stay in luxurious tents modeled on those put up during the Pushkar Fair ...read more>>
Clarks Inn Group opens third hotel in Kailash Colony, South Delhi
  Clarks Inn Group of Hotels, a subsidiary of UP Hotels Clarks Limited, has opened its third budget hotel at Kailash Colony in South Delhi. The 30-room hotel has all executive rooms which are equipped with amenities ...read more>>
Medical Tourism to become USD 2.4 billion industry by 2012: IBEF
  According to a PTI report, India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), a public-private partnership between Ministry of Commerce and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), recently quoted a market research report ...read more>>
Amadeus launches Amadeus Ticket Changer
  Amadeus has announced the launch of the Amadeus Ticket Changer. It is for the first time that a solution like this has been launched in India by any GDS. The solution has been designed to handle automation ...read more>>
Travelport signs multi-year global full content agreement with Gulf Air
  Travelport, one of the world’s leading Global Distribution System (GDS) providers, and Gulf Air have announced details of a new global full content agreement that will give all Galileo and Worldspan-connected travel agents ...read more>>
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