Key happenings in the world of tourism
SHOWCASING INDIA The India showcase event, conceptualised, produced and directed by Wizcraft International Entertainment, was organised at the opening ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE 2015 held in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel
GOLF GLORY KLM India recently organised the KLM Corporate Golf Tournament 2015 at the Golden Greens Golf Course, Gurgaon which witnessed participation from over 100 golfers
NEW CONNECTIONS L-R: Aditya Ghosh, president, IndiGo with T R Zeliang, chief minister, Nagaland at the launch of IndiGo’s maiden flight from Dimapur to Kolkata
IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE MTPA India recently conducted a travel agents’ seminar in Mumbai
JOINING HANDS Kuoni DVMS (Dubai Visa & Marhaba Services) store was recently launched in Colombo, Sri Lanka
WEDDING SEASON The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s offices in Mumbai and Delhi showcased a collection of beach resort destinations during a wedding planners’ familiarisation trip for 30 key players from across the country’s top destination wedding markets
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS Magali Silva, minister of foreign trade and tourism, Peru recently announced further negotiations to India-Peru FTA
EMERGING OUTBOUND GATEWAY Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority in association with Etihad Airways and Jet Airways recently invited travel trade professionals in Pune over an evening of discovering the multi-faceted attractions of Abu Dhabi
WELL CRAFTED (Centre) Madhavan Menon, managing director, Thomas Cook India at the launch of Thomas Cook India’s coffee table book ‘Art of Travelling’ in collaboration with the Israel Ministry at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar
EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES Kerala Tourism’s Visit Kerala 2015, a new initiative to promote the destination and its products, was recently inaugurated at The Ashok, New Delhi
DISCOVERING ARGENTINA Argentina Tourism recently concluded its four city interactive training seminars titled ‘Discover the Wonders of Argentina’ held in Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Chennai
DISCOVERING ARGENTINA Tomas Ferrari, consul general, Argentina in Mumbai recently hosted the fifth edition of World Malbec Day to pay tribute to Argentina’s flagship grape variety – MALBEC at the Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai