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 IN CONVERSATION
‘Marina Bay Sands is a game changer for Singapore’ – Thomas Arasi, President & CEO, Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd.
Marina Bay Sands, the Integrated Resort developed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. in Singapore, is perhaps, one of its kind development undertaken by a corporate entity. Apart from the sheer size and product offerings, the architectural beauty of the integrated resort is a visual delight. Thomas Arasi, President & CEO, Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd., explains various aspects of the property and product offerings to TravelBiz Monitor, during the formal opening
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 ON RECORD

On-Time Performance of Scheduled Domestic Airlines and Foreign Airlines for June 2010
On-Time Performance (Foreign Airlines)
There are 70 foreign carriers operating to/from India. At the time of compilation of this report, OTP data of 41 carriers was received. Other carriers are being advised to furnish the OTP data every month latest by 7th of every month.
The overall On-Time Performance (OTP) of these 41 carriers for the month of June 2010
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 NEW APPOINTMENTS

Henry Moses, Country Manager for India, Qatar Airways
Rajat Bhutani, Head – Markets and Sales Strategy, Amadeus India
Nikhil Kilpady, Area Sales Manager – Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Dragonair
Anuj Kumar Singhal, Marketing fficer, Korea Tourism Organisation, New Delhi
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This Week's Top Headlines
Atout France to soft launch online French Specialist programme in India by this month end
  Atout France will soft launch the online French Specialist programme in India by this month end. The programme will be launched during training workshops held in six different cities – Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, ...read more>>
JTB decides to offer free Visa for Indian groups above five persons
  With an aim to increase its tourist arrivals from the Indian market, Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) has decided to offer free Visa to Indians travelling in groups consisting of more than five persons. ...read more>>
ICCA Congress to be held in India for the first time
  International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), the international organisation for the meeting and conferencing industry will host its 49th annual global Congress at Hyderabad in India. ...read more>>
TN Chapters of TAFI, TAAI and IAAI to jointly organise, 'Do's and Dont's for BSP' workshop in Chennai on July 28, 2010
  The Tamil Nadu chapters of TAFI, TAAI and IAAI have come together to organise a workshop, 'Do's and Dont's for BSP.' This is for the first time that all three associations have joined hands ...read more>>
Tourism Fiji to conduct four-city workshop in India early next year
  Tourism Fiji plans to intensify its initiatives for the Indian market this year. The tourism board in an effort to increase awareness and educate the travel trade about the destination will be conducting three FAM tours ...read more>>
French tour operator VSP appoints representative in India
  French tour operator Voyages Services Plus (VSP) has appointed Raj Devas, currently Manager-Sales and Marketing, VSP, who will be moving out of the company this month end, ...read more>>
DTI focuses on leisure, MICE and wedding segments for its outbound operations
  Diethelm Travel India (DTI), a Destination Management Company (DMC) and part of Diethelm Travel Group (DTG) recently commenced outbound operations. The initial focus of the company is leisure, MICE and ...read more>>
APD hike in UK likely to jeopardise India’s coming inbound tourist season
  UK government’s move to increase Air Passenger Duty (APD) levied on passengers flying out of UK from November 2010 is likely to affect the forthcoming inbound season in India in a big way. ...read more>>
Indian Tourism Congress to hold their Second International Conference in Dubai in September
  Indian Tourism Congress (ITC), an organisation of academicians from tourism institutes in India, will hold their second international conference in Dubai at the Imperial Suites Hotel from September 10 to 13 this year. ...read more>>
IGIA, New Delhi’s Terminal 3 receives Emirates Airlines A-380
  The new Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi yesterday received the first Airbus 380 of Emirates Airline from Dubai. Speaking to the media on this occasion, Andrew Harrison, ...read more>>
Global Destinations plans five city workshop in India for January next year
  Mumbai-based Global Destinations is planning a five-city workshop for the travel trade involving its ten partners. The company will conduct the workshop in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and ...read more>>
MEDC launches initiative to impart soft skill training to taxi and auto rickshaw drivers
  As part of the initiatives launched under Visit Golden Maharashtra programme, Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) in association with MultiNet Worldwide yesterday launched soft skills training ...read more>>
RTNE to launch GDS for budget accommodations to promote Rural Tourism in India
  Chennai based Rural Tourism Network Enterprise (RTNE); a social enterprise with IFMR Trust is developing a Global Distribution System (GDS) for budget accommodation facilities in India ...read more>>
Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India plans single inquiry number for airlines soon
  According to a report in The Times of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India plans to emulate the 139 service of Indian Railways by having a common phone number that will allow flyers ...read more>>
Abacus partners with AsiaPay to provide payment security to travel agents
  Abacus has partnered with AsiaPay Limited, one of the leaders in Internet payment services, to provide Abacus-connected travel agents a safer and wider choice of payment option. ...read more>>
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