New roles for the industry’s movers and shakers
INDONESIAN NATIONAL DAY The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Mumbai recently celebrated Indonesian National Day at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
WORLD TOURISM DAY On account of World Tourism Day, Odisha Tourism organised “Tourism Walk and Cultural Event” in Bhubaneswar
CULTURAL CELEBRATION L-R: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Vice President Hamid Ansari, President Pranab Mukherjee, Kerala Governor P Sadasivam and Kerala High Court Acting Chief Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar with the artistes during the first ever Onam celebration organised at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi
PARTNERS IN TRADE Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces recently organised Taj Travel Awards to honour its travel trade partners at Taj Palace, New Delhi
A PROMOTIONAL PUSH Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) hosted corporate dinner meetings in Mumbai to drive MICE and business events from India to Abu Dhabi
FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE Rhätische Bahn (RHB), in partnership with Turkish Airlines, recently hosted a familiarisation trip to Davos Klosters and Engadin St Moritz in Switzerland for travel agents based in Delhi
CLEANLINESS MEASURE Thomas Cook India has recently announced the pilot launch of pre-fabricated sanitary installations at tourist locations across India
BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE Department of Tourism, Government of Maharashtra recently signed an MoU with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and Ministry of Culture for execution of tourism projects in and around centrally protected sites in Maharashtra
A MILESTONE RECOGNITION Skål Club of Bombay recently received “Club of the year” 2016 award at the Asian Area Congress in Singapore
CONNECTING WITH THE WORLD Air India recently commenced the first ever flight between Ahmedabad to Newark via London, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
FAME MEETS TOURISM Actor Chris Hemsworth was announced as Tourism Australia’s global ambassador at a recent event held earlier on the Gold Coast
ALL THINGS TOURISM South African Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom (fourth from left), along with other dignitaries, at the inaugural ceremony of the BRICS Convention on Tourism in Khajuraho, India