JetSetGo has announced targets to develop a carbon management programme to meet its goal of making flight operations carbon neutral for all its flights by 2024. With the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation confirming a 63.5% increase in CO2 emissions by Indian airlines between 2012-19 and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) forecasting a seven-fold increase in emissions by 2050, the need for clear and decisive action by the aviation sector to address the role it plays in climate change is becoming even more critical. Whilst the pandemic is already accelerating decarbonisation goals with several aircraft manufacturers and airlines globally…
Author: Prasenjit Chakraborty
Aims to empower travel agents Tourism New Zealand today launched it’s 100% Pure New Zealand Marketing Hub in India, housing free and professionally designed marketing assets, so that when international travel resumes, the travel trade will be well prepared to convert sales for New Zealand. The hub aims to keep the New Zealand travel dream alive by providing agents with an extensive digital toolkit. The free marketing tools include emails, images, print ads, sales flyers, web banners, sharable Facebook posts and more. Agents will be able to customise these marketing assets with their own sales message, logo and contact information.…
The Centre on September 28 extended the suspension on international scheduled commercial flights till October 31 owing to the coronavirus diseases (Covid-19) pandemic. The latest circular issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) continued to keep international cargo flights and those approved by the regulator to operate. The DGCA also said that scheduled international flights might be allowed on selected routes on a case to case basis. The Indian government banned international commercial flights since March 23, 2020, to check the spread of the Covid-19 infection. It eased the restrictions on flights in certain countries with which India…
A Goibibo Market Study finds that with normalcy gradually returning to everyday lives, young Indians are looking forward to reward and celebrate their spirit by treating themselves a bit like royals at some of the culturally rich destinations across the country. As per the study, 50% travellers opted to explore and indulge in the unmatched cultural experiences in Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Mysore, Udaipur and Gwalior. Amongst these, Jaipur was the most travelled to city with 24% travellers choosing a quick weekend getaway to the city of brilliant magnificent forts and Rajputana charm. The study further indicates that 35% of the…
The Suba Group started operations in the mid-nineties with its first hotel in Colaba, Mumbai. With the remarkable success of Suba Palace in the south of Mumbai, two more hotels, Suba Galaxy and Suba International, were set up in Andheri, the western suburbs of Mumbai. This expansion followed in the cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Dahej. The company today manages over 50 hotels and resorts over 30 destinations under the Suba, Click, Clarks Collection, Clarks Resort, Click Collection, GenX and RnB brands. Rajan Kalra, Director Sales, Suba Group says, “As the mindset of consumers is shifting towards quality…
By Ansoo Gupta founder of OneShoe Trust September 27 is marked as world tourism day every year. But this year, World Tourism Day comes as a grim reminder of the uncertainties that we face together as an industry. While tourism is restarting and we are seeing signs of recovery almost everywhere, we must remember some of the very important lessons if as an industry we want to usher in a long period of growth for all. “Inclusive growth” is the theme for this year for tourism day and very rightly so. When we talk about “inclusive growth”, there are many…
The tourism director of Kashmir Dr. G.N. Itoo and his Jammu counterpart Vivekanand Rai were in Mumbai recently to reach out to travel trade and reputed event management companies. During their visit they interacted with Bollywood. The officials had one-on-one meetings with Nig Banners Yashraj, Endemol, Excel, Reliance Entertainment, Vishesh Films. The meetings of the directors with the film fraternity assume significance in the backdrop of releasing Film Shoot Policy last month by J&K. Film producers Guild and Motion Picture Association America hosted lunch for the visiting dignitaries. Mumbai based Raja Rani Travels, specialists in film tourism coordinated all engagements…
Monsoon tourism in the Konkan region is to be developed by the Maharashtra government, as per Tourism Minister, Aaditya Thackeray. The Maharashtra government is also looking at developing the state into a cinema hub with a single vault of legendary films and scripts, according to the Minister. Also read exeinfope. Thackeray said in a media interaction that the Maha Vikas Aghadi government is on its way to create excitement about tourism in the state of Maharashtra. He further said that private participation is important in this regard, as the government can only be an enabler. Thackeray also said that the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 27 said places with more vaccination and better healthcare infrastructure will attract more tourists, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, as he stressed that the hospital and hospitality sectors work in tandem. “It is also a coincidence that today’s program is being organised on World Tourism Day. Some may wonder what does health care program have to do with tourism?,” PM Modi asked while addressing the launch event of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. “But health has a very strong relationship with tourism. Because when our health infrastructure is integrated and strengthened, it also affects…
VFS Global was named one of the 32 award-winning companies out of over 1,000 entries submitted by nearly 700 end-user organisations across the Asia/Pacific region. The recognition holds special significance since the award-winning initiative was conceptualised and rolled out amid the pandemic. According to IDC, the benchmarks of the awards were chosen based on their successful implementation of digital initiatives addressing new customer requirements, development of new capabilities, deployment of new critical infrastructure, and pursuit of new industry ecosystems. Given VFS Global’s critical mandate of adherence to data protection norms worldwide, the company has been largely restricted to keeping its…
