Over 50 years of Tourism Advocacy
Building India's Travel Businesses
Over 50 years of Tourism Advocacy
Building India's Travel Businesses
The recent decision by the US to impose higher tariffs on select Indian exports, from steel pipes to chemical products, is a reminder of the vulnerabilities that accompany overdependence on any single set of global trade relationships. India has long…
Today, sports tourism is worth more than £500 billion and accounts for 10% of the total tourism market, according to Madrid-based United Nations agency UN Tourism. And that’s set to accelerate over the coming decade, with some projections suggesting a…
A holiday in Kashmir is always a dream come true, more so when as an ardent golfer, you get the privilege of playing in a golf tournament in the placid Lidder Valley Course at Pahalgam. It was indeed a pleasure…
Mandeep Lamba: We have one of the best leaders from our country on the global platform, Rajeev Menon, who now heads the Marriott Hotels for Asia Pacific, other than greater China, and someone who’s been a dear friend and someone…
Rattan Keswani: The whole day has been about unprecedented growth. It’s going to happen. It’s an India story. And otherwise, we are all fine. The market is good. The only challenge is people. So, let’s kind of try and dissect…
Abhishek Logani: We look at the India’s evolving travel landscape. I heard everyone talking. Let’s look at the big picture first and then see the short-term headwinds. Let’s talk about the big picture first and how you look at the…
As the world awakens to the pressing realities of climate change, the hospitality industry is undergoing a quiet yet transformative revolution. Eco-resorts are now redefining luxury by blending comfort with environmental responsibility. At the center of this evolution is a…
So, as the story goes, we have not built very many new destinations, if any, in recent decades. And, some that we did, did not fare well for one reason or the other. One is Lavasa, which has now being…
The resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra this July after a long hiatus marks not just a spiritual milestone, but a civil engineering triumph. For those unfamiliar with it, this pilgrimage is no ordinary journey. It tests faith, endurance, altitude…
FY2025 began on a strong footing for the Indian hotel sector, with April 2025 sustaining the growth momentum witnessed over the past year. The industry recorded robust year-on-year gains across all key performance metrics, with average rates rising by 11-13%…
A recent landmark announcement by Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General of TERI drew attention to the Memorandum of Understanding signed by them with Government of Goa on 9 April 2025 to collaborate in promoting the Blue Economy and Ecotourism, targeting:…
One definitive strand of welcome news is resumption of the Kailash-Manasarovar Yatra, via the Lipulekh Pass on the Uttarakhand-Nepal-Tibet trijunction and the Natu La leading out from Sikkim to the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, both arranged by the Ministry of…