Asia plays a central role in global tourism, both as a destination region and an outbound market. In 2018, Asia recorded 7% growth in international tourist arrivals to reach a total of 348 million , one fourth of the world's total. Asia's share in total global arrivals has increased from...
The National Talent Competition, organised by PHDCCI and participated by 37 bright students from 18 prominent tourism education institutions of India, also emerged as an excellent platform for receiving Innovative and 'Out of the Box' ideas from the young minds. While I congratulate the winner teams and students for being the...
Covid pandemic has shaken up the life of every human being on this planet. The crisis has however taught some good lessons too. To be ‘Self-Reliant’ has been one of the most important ‘take aways’, both for individuals and nations. No wonder, why the Union Govt ,underlining the relevance of...
Civil Services Exam of India, is a test of person’s knowledge, intellectual qualities, mental caliber and personality. Qualities like sincerity, perseverance, hard work and strong self - motivation are equally essential. However , to make it to the final list of successful candidates, it is important that the aspirant gets proper...
Amusement Industry , comprising amusement parks, theme parks and indoor amusement centres are excellent drivers of domestic tourism. The industry, once re-opened, is likely to further boost the domestic tourism sector of the country. With hotels, malls, restaurants and shopping markets having re-started , with certain riders and conditions, in most...
India is currently doing reasonably well in Cross border tourism with neighbouring SAARC and South East Asian nations . During 2018, the country received 4 million inbound travellers from 14 countries of this region, almost 40 percent of its total foreign tourists arrivals during that year. The Outbound Tourism from...
Andhra Pradesh registered an impressive 195 million domestic tourist visits during 2018, fourth highest in the country and has remained as a relatively health-safe State during covid. The State therefore has great potential to be one of the early starters of domestic tourism. Andhra Pradesh is well connected with air, having...
Domestic tourism in India has been consistently registering double digit growth rate for last three decades and has always been a bigger contributor to India's economy than the Inbound tourism.The Covid crisis has further led to greater reliance on domestic tourism. The Ministry of Tourism, State Govts and Tourism industry must...
Goa, the land of beaches and also called 'Crucible of Culture' can be the first among the States in India, to move faster in re-opening and re-building domestic tourism, amidst Covid. Goa has so far stood out as one of the most health-safe destinations in the country, in the light of...
It was a pleasure to be one of the 'Authors' of FICCI-Grant Thornton Report on the subject 'Travel & Tourism- In Times of COVID-19' and to speak at the webinar on its launch . The report is not just an overview of impact of Covid-19, on the Industry, but is also...
