In this episode we focus on:
- Prime Minister Modi is expected to inaugurate the PATA Travel Mart in Bengaluru this year.
- OTOAI’s new Executive Committee takes charge
- The new National Tourism Policy expected to go to the cabinet by June this year
- Sri Lanka tourism promotion board plans to engage the Indian upmarket traveller
- FHRAI Convention to be held in Bhubaneshwar from September 25 to 27
- The Ministry of Tourism and PATA together to organise roadshows in Canada and the US this year
- Emaar Hospitality is set to explore and expand its operations in India with interesting projects in the pipeline
- Hotels.com introduces a new loyalty programme
We interviewed:
- RV Deshpande, Minister for Higher Education and Tourism, Govt of Karnataka
- Dr Mahesh Sharma, MoS for Tourism, Govt of India
- Dr Lalit K Panwar, Secretary Tourism, Govt of India
- Amit Agarwal, Senior Marketing Manager, Hotels.com
- Philippe Zuber, COO, Emaar Hospitality Group
- Milanka Gajanayake, Managing Director, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau