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Vol. 1 Issue 3 - August 2007
In this Issue
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We've embarked on yet another exciting journey with our travel newsletter. India has huge potential in leveraging her tourism industry, and we believe that is exactly what we will see very soon.
We aim to present snapshots and interesting vignettes of this happening industry through this newsletter. And we could do with your feedback and suggestions on what we should cover and how we can make this newsletter even better.
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Indian Traveller
The average Indian has become a global traveller. By 2010, the outbound Indians will double in numbers. It helps countries boost tourism if they can catch Bollywood stars to shoot a song or two.
Bollywood boost for tourism
ANTO to market incentives to Indian pharma majors
Call from the Land of Pharaohs
Desi tourists seek new thrills
Indian abroad tourists to double
Bollywood can take Indians to Russia
Germany beckons Indians
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Editorial
The spotlight in this issue is very much on niche travel segments – and there are options aplenty for the travel-weary explorer to choose from.
If going on a cruise was exciting to some while temple tours snagged others, picture the exotic. Eco-tourism is in with tented accommodation to protect fragile eco systems in some destinations as is soft adventure tourism. Only it is now politically correct to call it “activity based tours” or “experiential tours”.
For those that demand the more exotic options, here are the choices - make a bar of chocolate in a Swiss chocolate factory, or visit France’s famed wineries to make some wine and taste some too. Closer home, stroll around the coffee estates in Coorg, sample fresh coffee made from beans that you roasted and powdered or….hold your breath….take a champagne shower and follow it up with “wine treatment” in a Nashik spa! There is para-gliding, river rafting, under-water walks and rose petal baths for those that seek that little more …and of course, are willing to pay for it.
After all that exotic fare, the upsurge in inbound as well as outbound incentive travel might seem anti-climatic. But the numbers show that this is a segment unwilling to wait in the wings any longer – its soon going to grab centre stage.
Chillibreeze Team
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Travel and Transportation Infrastructure |
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India features big on the global aviation scene - Cathay Pacific has moved its regional base to India, while several South-east Asian low cost airlines are entering the south Indian market. Closer home, the Indian Railways has finally taken a cue from the airlines and issued frequent travellers cards and online ticketing. Rajasthan is soon to launch the second ‘palace on wheels’ which will traverse only the desert land - cruising finally takes off in India.
Chillibreeze Team
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Sector: Aviation
MIAL considers a helicopter service from airport to South Mumbai
Aviation Ministry to connect smaller cities?
Cathay Pacific shifts regional base to India
Airports to turn into all-in-one aeropolises
Asian no-frills airlines woo fliers from south India
Sector: Railways
IRCTC shortlists hospitality partners for developing 100 properties
Railways issues 27,000 frequent travellers card
Indian Railways accounts for 30% of Indian online retail for 2006-07
Rajasthan to have 2nd 'Palace on Wheels'
Sector: Waterways
Incredible India in cruise control
Sector: Hotels & Restaurants
Domina to bring Italian flavour to India
Mahindra Holidays to invest Rs 600 crore for setting up resorts
Oberoi hotel - best in the world
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Research and Market Reports |
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According to the Euromonitor, India’s tourism market is valued at US$ 42billion. MICE segment is an important component of inward and outward travel. Nearly 3.7 lakh tourists visited Indian by July 2007. This was 11.9% more than the same time previous year.
Chillibreeze Team
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Tourist arrivals in India rose 11.9 % in July
Forex earnings from tourism up 20%
MICE travel is big business
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Top Travel Destinations |
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A clear view of Mt. Kanchenjunga and your trip to Kalimpong is worth the effort. The quaint, old British hill station still has some interesting walks and Buddhist monasteries to visit. For those rushed for time, Taj Mahal during monsoons should be inspiring.
Chillibreeze Team |
Tales from a Himalyan hill station
A rain-soaked Taj!
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Niche Tourism |
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Travel companies are increasingly focusing on theme based customised packages. You can pick and chose from gourmet tours, adventure trips, eco tourism, temple tours, medical tourism, champagne therapy at wineries and so on. MICE tourism and seasonal packages are popular with the professionals and make business sense for the service provider.
Chillibreeze Team |
Spiritual & Religious Tourism
ITDC for 'Temple tour'
Adventure Tourism
Uttarakhand is all about adventure and eco-tourism
Experiencing the Adventure: A New Tourism Facet
Medical Tourism
Medical tourism set to become a $2 bn industry
TravelOrg Medical to introduce 'Signature Health' cards
Luxury & Rejuvenation
Take a champagne shower...it’s your holiday
Others
India's incredible MICE market so hot right now
Land of curry fast gaining currency
Monsoon tourism making a splash
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Policy |
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A tourism infrastructure fund is on the cards. To give further boost to tourism, the government is considering allowing visa on arrival and visitors from the SAARC and BIMSTEC countries will now give same entry fee as Indians at ticketed monuments.
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Visa-on-arrival likely in Delhi, Mumbai by 2009
Special sops for foreign tourists
A tourism infrastructure fund on cards
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Delhi Travel eBook
Weekend Getaways from Bangalore
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