Events
Key happenings in the world of tourism
NEW ADDITION Turkish Airlines celebrated the delivery of its 300th aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, at Atatürk International Airport in the new hangar of Turkish Technic Inc
CULTURAL FEST Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation organised the 27th edition of Elephanta Festival at Gateway of India, Mumbai
NOTABLE MILESTONE The Thai tourism minister recently visited Mumbai to celebrate 1,000,000 Indian arrivals in 2015
FILLIP TO INNOVATION An engineering lab to develop advanced aviation IT solutions was declared open in Singapore by Ramco Systems with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance as the first anchor partner
MEGA EVENT Enterprising Travel Agents Association recently held its second mega event at The Metropolitan Hotel, New Delhi
ROAD TO BANGKOK The first group of 20 Indian travellers driving on AH 1 to Bangkok, received a welcome party at Millennium Hilton Bangkok
CREATIVE PAVILION Madhya Pradesh state culture and tourism minister Surendra Patwa (centre) inaugurated the Indian Oil pavilion at Khajuraho
JOYFUL CELEBRATIONS The Macao Government Tourist Office organised a range of festive celebrations for visitors and residents to mark the arrival of the Chinese New Year in Macao
FELICITAION CEREMONY S M A Sheeraz, director, Sheeraz Tours, Lucknow (third from left) being felicitated by Dato Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz (centre), Malaysia’s minister of tourism and culture in Malaysia
PROMOTING PROACTIVELY An award presentation cum knowledge session on SouthWest Germany was recently held at the Taj Lands End, Mumbai wherein six DMCs were felicitated for actively promoting SouthWest Germany
FIRST SHIPMENT Boeing and Bharat Forge Limited announced the first shipment of titanium flap-track forgings, made by the Indian supplier for Boeing’s Next-Generation 737, at Pune
AWARD CEREMONY Jatinder Paul Singh (right), senior VP and head-sales and distribution leisure travel, Thomas Cook receiving the Best Foreign Tour Operator award at the recently held Malaysia Tourism Awards in Kuala Lumpur