Key happenings in the world of tourism
ARAB AFFAIR Rajiv Gokani (third from left), MD, E Travel Online and Vivek Jain (extreme right), COO, E Travel Online at Arabian Travel Market held in Dubai
RECORD PARTICIPATION The recently concluded 22nd Peru Travel Mart (PTM 2015), an annual tourism promotion event held in Peru, witnessed participation from 279 travel buyers, amid 163 international and 116 national travel buyers
LUXURIOUS LUXEMBORG L-R: Col P Shashidharan VSM, AFV, western region secretary, TAAI; Sampat Damani, western region chairman, TAAI; Sameer Karnani, western region hon treasurer, TAAI; Marzban Antia, hon treasurer, TAAI; Laure Huberty, deputy head of mission – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; H E Sam Schreiner, ambassador of Luxembourg; Jay Bhatia, tourism council chairman, TAAI; Ashok Kadakia, hon consul – MGG; and Jayshree Lakhotia, hon counsellor – cultural and tourism at a presentation event held exclusively for the TAAI team to promote Luxembourg as a tourism destination for India market
EFFECTIVE TRAINING As part of the Brand USA ‘DiscoverAmerica’ educational seminars, Visit California participated in training 40 travel agents in Lucknow
BUILDING AWARENESS Macau Government Tourist Office recently organised a FAM trip to Macau for the Indian travel trade
DIVERSIFIED SHOWCASE Tourism Trinidad & Tobago recently organised a FAM trip to Trinidad and Tobago for five travel agents from India
CITY PROMOTION RezLive.com – Dubai in partnership with The Gate Collection Luxury & Lifestyle Hotels and Etihad Airlines organised a FAM trip to Paris for its travel agents in UAE
GRAND OPENING First Lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama (centre) along with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially opened the new Whitney Museum of American Art at a festive ceremony held in downtown Manhattan
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING British Airways and BT is association with Magic Bus, a non-profit organisation, recently celebrated ‘Give and Gain Day’ by teaching cricket, football and rugby skills to over 100 Magic Bus children in the NCR region
WIDENING REACH Lama Tours India recently held roadshows across Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP L-R: Manoj Papa, CEO, Air Seychelles and Cramer Ball, CEO, Jet Airways at the Jet Airways and Air Seychelles codehare signing ceremony held in Abu Dhabi
SERIOUS BUSINESS Carl Vaz, president, SKAL International Bombay, at the recently organised SKAL networking evening at ITC Maratha Mumbai