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 COVERSTORY

Top 10 Challenges for Tourism Growth in India

In the second part of the special cover story on its third anniversary, TravelBiz Monitor, highlights remaining five of the ten most important challenges faced by the industry and presents few solutions that will take Indian tourism to the next level....
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 IN CONVERSATION
'TA will concentrate on strengthening destination awareness in top tier I and II cities of India' - Nishant Kashikar, Country Manager, TA
Nishant Kashikar, appointed recently as the Country Manager – India for Tourism Australia (TA) talks to TravelBiz Monitor about his plans to promote Australia in India, emerging new trends and marketing strategies he plans to adopt in the Indian market

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 GUEST COLUMN
Tiger Travails!!
Incredible India with its wide diversity of habitats and flora and fauna is a nature lovers’ dream come true. An increasing number of visitors, both domestic and foreign are beginning to visit our wilderness areas for a close-to-nature experience. This ranges from extreme adventure activities such as mountaineering and high altitude trekking to white water rafting. Others visit our national parks and wildlife sanctuaries areas, in search of that unique face-to-face encounter.

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