The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has associated with Amadeus to educate its members on NDC and termed it the way forward for airline ticketing to enhance and up sell activities to clients. The association has a motive to prepare its members for the future technological changes to adopt, educate and enhance the business potential through the New Distribution Capability (NDC) along with Amadeus 1A platform. During the webinar, Rakesh Bansal, CEO, Amadeus India & Subcontinent talked about how travel powers progress and Amadeus powers travel and how his company has pioneered the travel technology market in India for…
Author: Asmita Mukherjee
Travel industry leaders have united to support the Go Give One campaign to help fund COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. Virgin Atlantic has joined travel services specialist Collinson and the Pacific Asia Travel Association as part of the Global Travel Sector Vaccine Coalition. Together, they will use their collective reach to play a part in ensuring everyone, no matter where they are in the world, has access to the COVID-19 vaccine. The travel industry has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the emergence of a new variant and renewed travel bans, it is urgent to address low vaccination rates in…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced that Plaza Premium Group (PPG), a global airport hospitality services provider based in Hong Kong, has selected TCS to develop an end-to-end digital platform that will improve customer experience and operational excellence at its 70 airport locations that serve 20 million passengers annually. The long-term partnership focuses on reimagining the end-to-end airport travel experience across three core areas: customer experience, employee experience and operational excellence. Leveraging its deep domain knowledge of the air transport sector, TCS is creating a first-of-its-kind customized Passenger Services Technology Platform for PPG. The new platform will enhance customer experience by…
According to HT, The Canadian government on Wednesday urged citizens to avoid foreign travel over the Christmas holidays, saying the Covid-19 Omicron variant “makes us fear the worst,” including soaring infections and travel disruptions. The travel advisory will be re-evaluated in four weeks, but public health restrictions could be imposed in the interim if the pandemic situation worsens, officials told a news conference. “Our government is officially advising Canadians to avoid non-essential travel outside Canada,” health minister Jean-Yves Duclos told a news conference. “Those who are planning to travel, I say very clearly: Now is not the time to travel.…
Naladhu Private Island, an exclusive luxury island in the Maldives, has reopened this November with a sleek new look following a complete redesign by New York based designer Yuji Yamazaki. Home to just 20 ‘Houses’, Naladhu offers the ultimate in privacy and seclusion and ensures an unrivalled level of service to meet the needs of the most discerning traveller. The public areas and all 20 ‘Houses’ in this intimate resort have been renovated during a six-month closure. The resort’s top suite, the Two Bedroom Beach Pool Residence, now boasts a 20-metre private beach and the resort interiors throughout have a…
Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts (AH&R) announced the appointment of Cyrus Madan as Senior Vice President – Business Development India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal. The newly created role ensures dedicated leadership and focus on the Indian Subcontinent, as AH&R gears up for the next chapter of international growth. With more than 25 years of hospitality experience, Cyrus Madan brings a wealth of domain expertise in working with brands, acquisitions (both land and hotels), hotel pre-openings and operationalising hotels. He will be based in India and report to Souvagya Mohapatra, the company’s Managing Director for India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.…
ITC Hotels, the world’s largest chain of hotels with the maximum number of LEED Platinum Certified Properties has been accorded yet another distinction by the USGBC (United States Green Building Council), making ITC Grand Chola, Chennai the largest hotel in the world and commercial building to achieve the LEED Zero Carbon Certification. Earlier, in March 2021, ITC Windsor, Bengaluru became the first hotel in the world to achieve the LEED Zero Carbon Certification. LEED Zero encourages a holistic approach for buildings and places, which will contribute to a regenerative future. Sharing the same vision, ITC Hotels decade strong ‘Responsible Luxury’…
In order to encourage vegetarian friendly railway services, the Sattvik Council of India in association with Bureau Veritas (global audit partner) provided ‘vegetarian certification’ to ‘Shri Ramayan Yatra’ yesterday at Safdarjung railway station, New Delhi. ‘Shri Ramayana Yatra’ theme based pilgrimage tour by Dekho Apna Desh Deluxe AC Tourist train become the first vegetarian friendly train. The statement said the vegetarian-friendly railway services are particularly dedicated to observant vegetarians and vegans travelling to holy destinations in the Indian Railways. The train, which will cover various religious places across the country, got the vegetarian certification from the Sattvik Council of India,…
Signum Hotels announced the appointment of Urvashi Anand as Associate Director – Training & Quality. Urvashi is a seasoned hotelier with more than 12 years’ experience. She was earlier a part of the pre-opening team at Delhi’s largest hotel – Pullman Novotel New Delhi Aerocity. In her last stint, she was heading communications for the iconic dual property. In 2019, Urvashi made a shift from Communications to Learning & Development. She is also a certified trainer from Indian Society of Training & Development (approved by Ministry of HRD) and London Image Institute, London. At Signum Hotels, Urvashi will be responsible…
Signum Hotels, a fast-growing hotel management company has announced the appointment of Parnika Bhasin Pande as Head – Signum Hotel Academy. An alumnus of IHM Kolkata, Parnika has previously worked with hotel chains such as Taj, Oberoi, Sheraton, and Le Meridien. She has imparted hospitality trainings at institutes such as Frankfinn Air-Hostess Academy along with Hotel Management colleges. Parnika has also undertaken soft skill trainings for reputed brands across sectors such as telecom, entertainment, retail, and apparel. At Signum Hotels, Parnika will lead the Company’s soon-to-launch hospitality education initiative, Signum Hotel Academy.
