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February 2010 |
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 TBi at FITUR Madrid
TBi participated at FITUR Madrid 20/24 January 2010. Mr. Anil Sharma - Manager Marketing represented TBi at this event.
It was a good opportunity to meet our Spanish partners and also establish contact with tour operators from Latin / South America which are emerging markets for India.
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TBi will be at ITB Berlin
 TBi will be participating at ITB Berlin from 10th to 14th March 2010 from the India Tourism Stand in Hall 5.2 B
Our team comprises of Mr. Jehangir Katgara - Chairman & Managing Director,
Mr. Vikram Kodendera - Chief Operating Officer Inbound, Ms. Varsha Deshpande-General Manager, Inbound Operations
It would be a pleasure to meet you at ITB to exchange ideas and discuss future plans.
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| Airlines |
AirAsia plans to launch six new routes in India
AirAsia is all set to extend its footprint with the launch of direct flights to six new routes in the first quarter of 2010. Conquering India skies, the new services to key metro cities include Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi from Kuala Lumpur and from Penang to Chennai. With a total of 148 flights weekly from India, this new development is subsequent to AirAsia's huge success of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) followed by Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) recording an average of 80 per cent load factor on all our four existing routes.
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 Qatar Airways to start Doha-Bengaluru services from February 22
Qatar Airways will be soon commence services between Doha and Bengaluru (Bangalore) from February 22, 2010 with daily non-stop scheduled services. This southern city will become the airlines’ 11th city of operations.
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| Hotels |
Choice International buys Choice India
Leading global lodging franchiser Choice Hotels International (CHI) has acquired the remaining 60 per cent ownership interest in Choice Hospitality India. CHI now plans to focus extensive development resources on growing its presence in India, which currently stands at 28 hotels.
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 Carlson acquires majority stake in RHW
Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world's leading hotel companies, has signed an agreement to increase its stake in RHW Hotel Management Services (RHW) from 13 per cent to 87 per cent. RHW is the hotel management and consultancy services company which has successfully managed Carlson-branded hotels in India since 1998. Carlson is acquiring the shares from Umak Investment Company. The remaining 13 per cent is held by private investors.
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Carlson to open luxury brand regent in Gurgaon in 2013
Hubert Joly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Group, announced the global hospitality chain’s plans to bring its luxury hotel brand Regent into India. He was in New Delhi to sign a MOU with real estate firm Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure, which will invest US$ 50 million to build the first Regent hotel in Gurgaon, with 160 rooms. The hotel will open in late 2013
The US hospitality group already has brands like Radisson, Park Plaza, Country Inn and Park Inn in the country. Regent will also be looking at cities like Bangalore and Mumbai.
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 The Westin Mumbai Garden City opens its doors
The Westin Mumbai Garden City, a 32-storey hotel, was inaugurated in Goregaon, Mumbai on January 18. The contemporary lifestyle hotel with 269 rooms and suites, will offer a unique experience to guests. The property has a spa, a well-equipped gymnasium, and all day dining restaurant. The property also boasts of a pool side bar and restaurant.
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Optus Sarovar Premiere opens in Gurgaon
Sarovar Hotel & Resorts recently opened its premium business hotel Optus Sarovar Premiere in Gurgaon. Located in the city centre, the five-star property is close to the international and domestic airports, shopping malls and office complexes.
The 80-room hotel, this group’s third in Gurgaon, is tastefully appointed and well-equipped with modern day amenities for business and leisure travellers.
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Fortune Hotels opens Fortune Select Regina at Goa
Fortune Park Hotels, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC, opened its 31st property, Fortune Select Regina in Candolim, North Goa. The property is professionally managed by Fortune Park Hotels, and is designed from the green field stage to comply with the Foreign Tour Operators' Association specifications. The hotel is owned by Acron Hospitality, the hotel division of Acron, which is a diversified group with interests in property development, hospitality, infrastructure construction and retail businesses.
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| What's New |
Mumbai's lunchbox carriers, the 'Dabbawallas' to figure on Harvard menu
 The 'Dabbawallas' of Mumbai who deliver home cooked lunches for office goers from their homes with amazing precision, will now be a part of the curriculum in one of the world’s best B-schools, Harvard Business School (HBS). Harvard’s study was in-depth, covering the operations of how 200,000 'dabbas' (lunch boxes) are delivered every single day by 5,000 Dabbawallas without any mix-up. The case study will also be sold to other business schools across the globe, for academic purposes.
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 Bollywood Stars Shahrukh Khan and Kajol sound opening bell at NASDAQ
Shahrukh Khan and Kajol were the first Indian film stars invited to sound the opening bell of the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ on 1st February. This was a part of a promotion for their upcoming film 'My Name Is Khan'. Shahrukh Khan popularly known as SRK and Kajol rang the bell on behalf of Fox Searchlight Pictures, which is distributing the film in the US market. This prestigious event is usually reserved for CEOs of major corporations and is broadcast live on many television networks across the globe.
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Celebi to invest $ 100 million in Indian aviation industry by 2010
In a major development set to change the aviation Industry, "Celebi Holding" one of the largest business conglomerates from Turkey has further cemented their foothold in Indian aviation industry.
The flagship company of Celebi Holding, Celebi Ground Handling Inc. (CGH) was recently awarded the contracts by Delhi International Airport Private Ltd (DIAL) and Mumbai International Airport Private Ltd. (MIAL) to provide its services for 25 years and 10 years respectively.
IGI Airport’s Terminal 3 is scheduled to be in operation before the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and will be among the largest passenger terminals in the world covering more than 5 million sq ft.
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Nagaland helicopter services for better connectivity
A helicopter service, a long-felt need, has finally been introduced to fly people to the outlying districts. Passengers will save a lot of travel time, as they fly over the lush green hills that are part of the Patkai range.
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Pondicherry to build its own 'Eiffel' tower
The Pondicherry government in an effort to strengthen its French connection is erecting a replica of Paris's Eiffel Tower at Yanam, its enclave in Andhra Pradesh, 850 km from Pondicherry.
The US$ 5 million replica, which will stand 100.6 meters high, will include a multi-cuisine restaurant, a viewing gallery with four telescopes and an elevator going up to a height of 50 m to give visitors an aerial view of the surrounding landscape. The replica will be ready before the year-end.
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 8th Elephant Festival at Kaziranga
More than 100 elephants, including calves, walking with a large crowd of domestic and international tourists through the national highways of the Kaziranga National Park, heralded the beginning of the 8th Elephant Festival in Assam recently. Other attractions included an ethnic food festival, traditional crafts exhibition, elephant safari, seminar on man-elephant conflict, second Kaziranga marathon and cultural programmes.
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India becomes second best Asian dining destination
 'Bukhara' restaurant at ITC Maurya in New Delhi made it to The Miele Guide's list of Asia's Top 20 restaurants for the second year running. Chef JP Singh, the man behind this North West Frontier cuisine restaurant, featured in the Top Chefs list in the guide, hailed as the first authoritative, independent annual guide to the region's best restaurants. That's not all! With 48 restaurants making it to the Top 450 list, India became the second best dining destination in Asia after Japan.
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