Key happenings in the world of tourism
FRUITFUL ASSOCIATION Karan Anand, head, relationships, Cox & Kings (fourth from left), speaking at a reception in Chamonix to celebrate 10 years of Cox & Kings’ association with the destination, along with other representatives
ANOTHER MILESTONE Nick Fadugba, CEO African Aviation (right), presenting the ‘African Airline of the Year’ Award for 2016 to Mesfin Tasew, COO, Ethiopian Airlines, during the 25th Anniversary African Aviation Air Finance Africa Conference & Exhibition and African Aviation Summit
EXPLORING HOMELAND Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis along with the diaspora youth of Indian origin and other government officials, at the recent 35th Know India Programme hosted in Maharashtra
MAIDEN ROADSHOW In order to increase tourist footfalls from India, Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) recently conducted its maiden roadshow in Mumbai and Delhi
A PROUD MOMENT L-R: Chandrashekar Jaiswal, deputy general manager, MTDC; Hemant Kaushik, CEO, IBC Infomedia and Satish Soni, director of tourism, Government of Maharashtra and joint MD, MTDC, receiving the ‘Best State Tourism’ Award at the India’s No 1 Brand Awards 2016 in Mumbai
CELEBRATING TEAMWORK L-R: TAAI Eastern Region office bearers Chandra Prakash Poddar, treasurer; along with Vikas Sarawgi, secretary; and Devesh Agarwal, chairman, at the TAAI – ER Annual Bash
PROMOTING TIES Hiroshi Shimo, vice governor, Wakayama Prefectural Government (WPG) recently led an official delegation to Mumbai and visited CM Devendra Fadnavis, Government of Maharashtra, to discuss the success of the MoU between Maharashtra and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
STRENGTHENING RELATIONS Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) recently hosted an event in Panjim to promote Goa’s tourism facets and boost travel and trade ties with Croatia, Iceland and Israel
A BUSINESS EXPLORATION Indian travel agents at the recent INDABA 2016 post tour hosted by South African Tourism
MUSICAL ATTRACTION The Philadelphia Orchestra at a recent concert in The Venetian Theatre, The Venetian Macao
GROOMING PROFESSIONALS Ethiopian Aviation Academy was recently recognised as ICAO Regional Training Center of Excellence, at the ICAO’s Global Aviation Training and TRAINAIR PLUS symposium held in Seoul, Korea.
SHARING MEMORIES Tourism New Zealand brand ambassador Sidharth Malhotra (fourth from left) sharing his New Zealand memories, along with Steven Dixon, regional manager, South and South East Asia, Tourism New Zealand and other representatives