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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicTourism industry

Topic: tourism industry

India drops to 54th place in WEF’s Travel & Tourism Development Index, but tops in South Asia

According to a new study by the World Economic Forum, India's travel and tourism sector has shown ‘signs of recovery’ after two years of slowdown caused by the pandemic.

From global travel & tourism empire to liquidation, promoter in jail: The fall of Cox & Kings

Agencies have filed at least 10 cases against promoter Peter Kerkar & ex-CFO Anil Khandelwal. Overspending, money siphoned off through shell companies led to bankruptcy, it’s alleged.

It’s the worst time for travel, but Easy Trip is still upbeat

EasyTrip Director says the company is growing as travellers are attracted by its policy of not charging a service fee if other discounts aren’t being used in tandem.

Parliamentary panel calls for NRI packages, govt incentives to aid Covid-hit tourism industry

In a report, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture focused on the role tourism and hospitality can play in reaching $5 trillion economy goal.

‘We paid taxes, now pay us attention’ — tour operators appeal to govt for Covid bailout

On the occasion of World Tourism Day, nearly 300 tour operators in 150 vehicles took out a rally in Delhi Sunday to press for their demands.

Haryana tourism wants some employees to generate 50% of salary themselves, they say impossible

The order is for Drawing and Disbursing Officers and counter in-charges at tourism complexes across Haryana. These employees have not been paid salary for the last 3 months.

Covid has cost tourism up to 5.5 cr jobs, Rs 1.58 lakh cr revenue — govt tells House panel

Officials of the tourism and civil aviation ministry informed a parliamentary panel about the two sectors’ dismal situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Modi govt prepares to reopen hotels, Aarogya Setu and masks could be must for tourists

Tourism ministry is drawing up guidelines for travel & hotel industry. The guidelines include mandatory thermal screening, wearing of masks, among others.

India’s visa suspension over coronavirus could cost travel, tourism sector Rs 8,500 crore

Travel and tourism industry bodies foresee job losses in the sectors as companies may remove non-essential workforce and stop recruitment.

Indians, not Chinese, are now driving Thailand’s tourism industry

What’s happening to Thai tourism could prove a canary in the coal mine for the leisure sector in other Asian economies as China matures and a new India emerges.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.