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Accor hospitality group has announced it is collaborating with Microsoft to launch All Connect, a new hybrid meetings concept supported by Microsoft Teams. This new concept will enable guests around the world to adapt to the new ways of working that are expected to be an enduring legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, 55% of Accor hotels with meeting rooms are already providing hybrid meetings solutions to their clients. Launching in April 2021, the new All Connect concept will ensure Accor hotels can provide an enriched full experience, which resets the bar on the hybrid meeting experience. Accor’s ambitious target ... Read more

Katara Hospitality, a leading global hotel owner, developer and operator based in Qatar, has announced a new partnership with Accor, a world-leading hospitality group with the two-fold signing of Raffles and Fairmont hotels in Qatar. The management agreement was signed by His Excellency Sheikh Nawaf Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al-Thani, Chairman of Katara Hospitality and Mr. Sébastien Bazin, Chairman & CEO of Accor. The agreement consolidates the long-standing partnership between Accor and Katara Hospitality, whom already own several landmark hotels managed by Accor, with the property set to open in 2022. Once completed, the Fairmont Hotel and Raffles Hotel & ... Read more

Companies in about half-a-dozen sectors, including hospitality, aviation, travel and tourism, are likely to seek the benefit of one-time loan restructuring which will kick in from September, bankers have said. There may not be a rush for restructuring from corporates as only those sectors which are having cash flow problems are likely to go in for loan recast to avoid the tag of ‘restructured account’, a PTI report said quoting bankers. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) are already covered under the ongoing restructuring scheme which was tweaked earlier this month to cover those impacted by COVID-19 crisis, PTI said. ... Read more

The corona virus pandemic will change the tourism sector forever. It will change the way the sector will do its business, maintain its hygiene and treats its guests. In an interview, Hycinth Hotels Manager S K Sinha says considerable damage has been done to the morale of the employees and that’s probably more difficult to measure than the actual loss in monetary terms. Excerpts: Q: The hospitality industry is going through probably its worst ever phase in history. Did you think that the crisis would end up having such a devastating effect on the industry? A: Definitely no. This pandemic ... Read more

Though Africa remains a market where hotel real estate investment is typically dominated by development, increasing transactional activity is providing much needed liquidity. However, when it comes to hotel investment in Africa, as with anywhere in the world, various factors and influences are impacting acquisition trends and cycles. “Of these factors, currency fluctuations are but one,” said Daniel Trappler, Vice President Transactions & Capital Markets for specialist hospitality and tourism consultancy firm, HTI Consulting. “Political and economic stability, the threat of terrorism, oil and commodity prices, accessibility and visas; all these remain central issues for tourists, commercial travelers and investors ... Read more

A veteran in the travel and tourism industry in India, E M Najeeb, Senior VP of IATO and President of the Confederation of Kerala Tourism Industry, has seen many changes including the rise and fall of tourism and the golden rise of the God’s own Country. The tourism industry veteran brings with him a wealth of experience. Tourism News Live spoke to EM Najeeb about his experiences and his thoughts on tourism and the outlook over the next few years. Tourism brings people together from all over the world. How do you see the role of tourism in society? The world ... Read more

The Ministry of Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Government for the Republic of Korea for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism in New Delhi today. K J Alphons, Union Tourism Minister and Do Jong-hwan Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sports, Republic of Korea signed the MoU and officials from the Ministry and their counterparts from the Korean side were also present during the signing ceremony. The MoU was signed by two parties desiring to strengthen and further develop the established relationship for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. “The signing ... Read more

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Korea for strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism. The main objectives of the MoU are to expand bilateral cooperation in tourism, including cooperation in data related to tourism, between tourism stakeholders, including hotels and tour operators, to establish exchange programmes for cooperation in human resource development and encourage investment in the tourism and hospitality sectors. Main objectives: # To expand bilateral cooperation in tourism sector # To increase Exchange of information and data related to tourism # ... Read more

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Rahul Ramachandran (Right) at shooting location Meet Rahul Ramachandran, probably the youngest director in the Malayalam film industry. With his debut film ‘Jeem Boom Baa’, he is about to fulfil his lifetime dream to become a film maker. Hailing from the hospitality industry, 25 year old Rahul, with his young team is going to hit the silver-screen by February 2019. Interestingly all those in the technical team are from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. Rahul shares his exciting journey which matches with a thrilling screenplay, with Manoj Attingal of Tourism News Live… Poster of Jeem Boom Baa What made ... Read more

Tourism Sector has created 14.62 million jobs during the last four years, thus becoming the leading sector in the economy in terms of job creation, said Minister for State for Tourism (I/C), K J Alphons. He said that all segments of the society benefit from the tourism sector, as it creates employment opportunities at all levels. The Tourism Minister was speaking after interacting with Ambassadors of foreign missions in Delhi on bilateral tourism. Around 20 Ambassadors attended the meeting which included Finland, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Russia, Malaysia, Russia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, etc. “Engaging the Ambassadors of countries is important to ... Read more

Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), along with Jamia Millia University had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for starting Bachelors of Vocation (B.Voc) courses of 3 years. The courses offered are a Bachelor programme on ‘Food Production and a 1-year Diploma in Hospitality, arranged by the Ashok Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Management (AIH&TM) under ITDC. The new programme hopes to fit under the Department of Tourism, Hotel, Hospitality, and Heritage Studies (DTHHHS).  Additionally, the department also offers professional certificate, diploma and degree programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels in tourism, hospitality and allied areas. Meanwhile, the programmes offered are ... Read more

കൊല്ലം ഗസ്റ്റ്‌ ഹൗസ് Kerala government is on a mission to rebrand its existing guest houses functioning under its tourism department. Around 24 guest houses, functioning in and out of Kerala are chosen for the facelift, with all modern amenities that a guest demands. Additionally, new Wi-Fi Hotspots, guest house logo, menu card, table mat, guest folder, linen as well as, POS swiping machine for an effortless cashless transaction for the guest was introduced. The rebranding was inaugurated by State Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran today. Tourism Director P.Bala Kiran IAS; Tourism Secretary Rani George IAS; S.S Thampi Principal General Manager BSNL; ... Read more

ന്യൂഡല്‍ഹി : ഫെബ്രുവരി 1ന് കേന്ദ്ര ധനമന്ത്രി അരുണ്‍ ജയ്റ്റ് ലി അവതരിപ്പിക്കാനിരിക്കുന്ന ബജറ്റില്‍ പ്രതീക്ഷയര്‍പ്പിച്ച് വിനോദസഞ്ചാര മേഖല. ജി എസ് ടി കുറയുമോ? രാജ്യത്തെ വലിയ തൊഴില്‍ദാന മേഖലകളിലൊന്നാണ് വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര രംഗം. ഹോട്ടല്‍ താരിഫ് നിരക്കിലെ 28%ജിഎസ്ടി എന്നത് കുറയ്ക്കണമെന്ന ആവശ്യം ഈ രംഗത്തുള്ളവര്‍ ഉന്നയിച്ചുവരുന്നുണ്ട് .ധനമന്ത്രിക്കും ഇതിനോട് യോജിപ്പെന്നാണ് സൂചന. ടൂറിസം രംഗത്ത്‌ സ്വകാര്യ മേഖലക്ക് പ്രോത്സാഹനം നല്‍കാനുള്ള പദ്ധതികള്‍ ബജറ്റില്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചേക്കും. ടൂറിസം രംഗം വേണ്ടത്ര ശക്തിപ്പെടാത്ത ഇടങ്ങളില്‍ നിക്ഷേപം കൊണ്ടുവരാനുള്ള പദ്ധതികളും ബജറ്റില്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കാനാണ് സാധ്യത. pic courtesy: hindustan times നിലവില്‍ ഹോട്ടലുകളിലെ ജിഎസ് ടി നിശ്ചയിക്കുന്നത് പരസ്യപ്പെടുത്തിയ നിരക്കിന് അനുസരിച്ചാണ് . എന്നാല്‍ റൂം നിരക്കുകളില്‍ പല സാഹചര്യത്തിലും വ്യത്യാസം വരാറുണ്ടെന്നും അതിനനുസരിച്ചേ നികുതി ഈടാക്കാവൂ എന്നും ഹോട്ടല്‍ ഉടമകള്‍ പറയുന്നു. ലളിതമാകുമോ ലൈസന്‍സ് നിലവില്‍ ഒരു ഭക്ഷണശാല തുറക്കണമെങ്കില്‍ 23ലൈസന്‍സുകള്‍ സമ്പാദിക്കണം. ഈ പ്രക്രിയ ലളിതമാക്കണമെന്ന ആവശ്യം വിനോദ സഞ്ചാര ... Read more