According to international media reports, France will not allow tourists to enter the country if they received their Covid vaccine more than nine months ago. However, travellers without a recent Covid vaccine can only enter France if they have a “compelling reason”. This could mean a dying relative, for example, but not for holidays. Eurostar services have already warned customers, announcing, “If you had your full vaccine course nine months ago or more and you haven’t had a COVID-19 vaccine booster, you must follow the rules for unvaccinated passengers to enter France.” Simon Calder an eminent freelance UK travel journalist…
Author: Prasenjit Chakraborty
Aviation veteran Alex Cruz, former chairman and CEO of British Airways, might take over as Air India CEO soon. Cruz headed the British Airways for five years till 2020, after leading Spanish low cost airline Vueling. Cruz quit from his role in British Airways after the airline cut 13,000 jobs in October 2020, owing to the Covid-19. Later, he stepped down as chairman too. An MS in industrial engineering from Ohio State University, the veteran is also a professor at the IESE Business School, ToI reported. However, Tatas haven’t officially commented on Cruz’s appointment yet. (Source Times Now)
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister while announcing the Budget 2022 mentioned that as a preferred ecologically sustainable alternative to conventional roads in difficult hilly areas, the National Ropeways Development Programme will be taken up on the PPP mode. The aim is to improve connectivity and convenience for commuters, besides promoting tourism. Hailing the move, Aditya Chamaria, MD, Damodar Ropeways & Infra Limited (DRIL), said, “We are happy that the Government has taken note of the importance of ropeways in commuting and promoting tourism. The announcement of the National Ropeway Programme, where 8 projects will be taken up on PPP basis,…
Indiatourism Mumbai, the Regional office of Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, yesterday conducted an online workshop on the procedures for Recognition of Tourism Service Providers by Ministry of Tourism for the subscribers of UTEN LLP. Venkatesan Dhattareyan, Regional Director, West & Central Region, MoT, GOI, gave a presentation highlighting the potential of domestic tourism before a well attended gathering. This presentation was attended by over 100 UTEN subscribers . During the presentation Dhattareyan explained the entire process of applying for recognition of Service Providers and also the benefits which are available to the recognized tour operators. During this session Indiatourism Mumbai also highlighted the importance of…
FAITH the policy federation of all the national associations representing the complete tourism, travel and hospitality industry of India (ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI, TAFI) has given reference to Ministry of Tourism of a global travel ranking for cross – country road travel, where India has been ranked 10 out of 118 countries on multiple parameters such as heritage sites, bio- diversity, landscapes, average travel cost etc. India’s ranking is higher than traditional tourism countries. FAITH has suggested to MoT that this top ranking can probably form a vital cornerstone of India’s post COVID global repositioning…
The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group signed an agreement to bring top shows and award winning performances to Saudi Arabia. The deal will allow a number of shows from the renowned entertainment group to debut in the Kingdom, including new Cirque du Soleil touring shows, The Illusionist, Now You See Me, Paw Patrol Live – Race to Rescue, Trolls Live! and the Blue Man Group World tour. The agreement was signed by HH Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Theater and Performing Arts Commission, and Gabriel…
Tamarind Global, a destination and event management company has forayed into representation business with the launch of Red Dot Representations. Red Dot aims to provide its partners the ideal platform and expertise to travel trade all over the country and beyond. Speaking on the occasion, Louis D’Souza, Director, Tamarind Global, said, “Building Red Dot has been our way of looking at the brighter side of the pandemic and finding strength through adversity. The modern traveller is spoilt for choice and started travelling just 2-3 months after the pandemic struck. This is a time when brands in the travel and hospitality…
After extensive restoration, the Kingdom of Bhutan will reopen the historic and sacred Trans Bhutan Trail for the first time in 60 years. The trail will be officially inaugurated by His Majesty the King of Bhutan, whose vision it was to restore the ancient route for tourism, adventure and connection. From April 2022, international tourists will be able to walk the trail for the first time. The move will provide much needed economic benefits to rural communities along the way. Community tourism pioneer, G Adventures, has been selected by the Bhutan Canada Foundation, the non-profit that led the restoration of…
Inept handling of Covid-19 cases especially in the second wave, has dented the image of India as a tourist destination. In order to instill confidence among the foreign travellers to visit India immediately after border re-opens , it is essential to redefine Incredible India campaign. Currently, tourism branding is centered around the arenas of culture and festivals which is synonymous with crowds, writes Prasenjit Chakraborty. There is a constant demand from stakeholders of the industry to start scheduled international flights. Not only that, they often say that many countries have opened their borders for fully vaccinated travellers (of course with…
Britain announced that it will scrap COVID-19 test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers entering England from next month. UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made a statement in the House of Commons outlining the COVID travel update, confirming that from 4am local time on February 11 travellers who have had both doses of a COVID vaccine will no longer be required to take a test within two days of arriving in England. “We are removing all testing measures for eligible fully vaccinated arrivals to England from 4am on February 11,” said Shapps. “These changes have been made possible by the success…
