The joys of launching amazing highways in India will be still-born unless the users are made to live up to it. India leads the world in traffic-related deaths. In fact the high rate of accidents and bad state of roads drags back the GDP by at least 3 points. In the light of the above sorry facts, it is heartening to note the rather blitzkrieg pace of road construction and highway development over the last six years. However, it will be well-served to not uncork the bubbly just yet. Even diehard critics of the government aver that if it really…
Author: Disha Ghosh
SriLankan Airlines is on track to expand its MRO capabilities to Boeing operators. Shevantha Weerasekera, Head of Engineering SriLankan Airlines in an interaction with Disha Shah Ghosh spoke about expansion of their MRO network to the larger Middle East region while exploring opportunities in South Asia. Q. SriLankan Airlines has established itself at the Colombo Airport for its engineering services. Tell us about some of your latest MRO innovations? SriLankan Airlines has been a long-established player at the Colombo Airport (CMB) for line maintenance, base maintenance, component repair/overhaul, and engineering services. In addition, we have line maintenance stations in Malé…
Anticipating the impact of technology, 14 years ago, TravelBiz Monitor introduced an industry-first live news portal, with hourly online reporting on travel, tourism, aviation and hospitality industries. Since then, we have created a niche for ourselves by providing analytical stories and statistical information to the travel trade on a regular basis. To keep this momentum going, the Editorial team has decided to showcase new-age technology products and services every month that have the potential to disrupt the market further. Moreover, the time now is also appropriate as the on-going pandemic has further widened the scope of using technology. For this…
Anticipating the impact of technology, 13 years ago, TravelBiz Monitor introduced an industry-first live news portal, with hourly online reporting on travel, tourism, aviation and hospitality industries. Since then, we have created a niche for ourselves by providing analytical stories and statistical information to the travel trade on a regular basis. To keep this momentum going, the Editorial team has decided to showcase new-age technology products and services every month that have the potential to disrupt the market further. Moreover, the time now is also appropriate as the on-going pandemic has further widened the scope of using technology. For this…
As Dubai eases travel curbs for passengers from India, Emirates said it will resume flights connecting India, South Africa and Nigeria to the city from June 23. “Emirates welcomes the latest protocols and measures announced by Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management to allow the safe resumption of passenger travel from South Africa, Nigeria and India to Dubai and onwards,” said the airline’s spokesperson in a statement. On Saturday, the Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai said that the passengers from India with a valid residence visa who have received two doses of a UAE-approved…
Anticipating the impact of technology, 13 years ago, TravelBiz Monitor introduced an industry-first live news portal, with hourly online reporting on travel, tourism, aviation and hospitality industries. Since then, we have created a niche for ourselves by providing analytical stories and statistical information to the travel trade on a regular basis. To keep this momentum going, the Editorial team has decided to showcase new-age technology products and services every month that have the potential to disrupt the market further. Moreover, the time now is also appropriate as the on-going pandemic has further widened the scope of using technology. For this…
SriLankan Airlines is exploring the feasibility to operate to Indian destinations and connecting points via CMB to provide enhanced travel options to both passengers and charter flights. They are also hopeful about expanding the frequencies in India and provide smoother connections to their new destinations in the European Union and the Far East once the industry back on its feet, says Dimuthu Tennakoon, Head of Worldwide Sales and Distribution at SriLankan Airlines in an exclusive interview with Disha Shah Ghosh. Q. Besides passenger traffic, how important is the cargo vertical for Sri Lankan Airlines? A. Being the fastest mode…
[media-credit name=”learnreligions.com” align=”none” width=”259″][/media-credit] Bihar government on Monday decided to allocate INR 13.38 crore to develop a museum and a theme park on the life of the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh. The facility will come up at Prakash Punj- a multipurpose complex being developed by the state tourism department in Patna to commemorate his 350th birth anniversary, which was celebrated in 2017, reports Reena Sopam in Hindustan Times. “This structure was planned on 350th Prakash Parv of the 10th Sikh Guru. Government decided to have a museum and theme park where one can witness the life…
With complete dependency on digital media to market destinations in the past one year, Sheema Vohra, Managing Director, Sartha Global Marketing spoke to Disha Shah Ghosh about the medium, its effectiveness and adapting to change in the market dynamics. Vohra also shed light on some of the methods of sustaining in the representation business and remaining relevant. Q. The travel & tourism representation business has undergone a transition in the past 14 months with global restrictions in force due to the pandemic. Elaborate on some of the changes undertaken by Sartha Global Marketing in its mode of communication? A. During…
Anticipating the impact of technology, 14 years ago, TravelBiz Monitor introduced an industry-first live news portal, with hourly online reporting on travel, tourism, aviation and hospitality industries. Since then, we have created a niche for ourselves by providing analytical stories and statistical information to the travel trade on a regular basis. To keep this momentum going, the Editorial team has decided to showcase new-age technology products and services every month that have the potential to disrupt the market further. Moreover, the time now is also appropriate as the on-going pandemic has further widened the scope of using technology. For this…