In this episode we focus on:
- Tourism Minister launches Sustainable Tourism Criteria for India
- The first seaplane flight takes off from Mumbai
- Air Asia India to fly to Chandigarh
- IndiGo launches new flights to Visakhapatnam after the reduction of taxes on ATF
- Deccan Odyssey has been outsourced to Cox & Kings
- Chhattisgarh demands inclusion in ‘Special Category for States’
- Ministry of Tourism accepts ATOAI’s norms for adventure activities
- Kerala Tourism and GoAir sign MoU to attract domestic tourists
- Tamil Nadu to train people for niche tourism products such as medical & MICE
- West Bengal to set up and Eco-Tourism Board with a Rs 100 crore budget
- GBTA sees India as an emerging market for business travel
- TAAI discusses the commission problem and the credit crisis
We interviewed:
- Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge)
- George C Varghuese, President, Development Alternatives
- Sofia Gutierrez, Deputy Director, Sustainable Development of Tourism, UNWTO
- Welf J Ebeling, Vice President, Operations-Asia Pacific, GBTA
- Rajan Sehgal, Chairman-Northern Region, TAAI