In this episode we focus on:
- 277 key international tour operators participated in GITB 2015
- The 2nd edition of the South India Travel Awards receives an overwhelming response in Visakhapatnam
- Ministry of Home Affairs changed the name of the scheme TVoA ETA to eTourist visa (eTV)
- Academic sessions at the Indian Culinary institute to start in two years
- Amongst the 75,859 tourists arriving in India through the e-Tourist Visa this year, the highest numbers are from the US
- South Africa to ease the visa process
- Srilankan Airlines launches its fourth daily flight to Chennai from Colombo
- Starwood Hotels and Resorts host the 9th Starwood India Expo, 2015 across 5 cities
We interviewed:
- Dr Lalit K Panwar, Secretary, Tourism, Govt of India
- Usha Sharma, Additional Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India
- Dr Jyotsna Suri, President, FICCI
- Dhananjay S Saliankar, Regional Director, Starwood Sales Organisation South Asia
- Eric Kreins, Divisional Director of Sales, Business Travel-North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
- Hanneli Slabber, Country Manager, India, South Africa Tourism