Travel and tour operators in India need to look at ways to provide new experiences for their guests to be successful in a highly competitive space, according to one of the industry’s most respected professionals. Mr Himmat Anand, the founder and CEO of Jaipur-based Tree of Life Resort & Spa,
India’s first conference on travel technology got underway today with a call to tourism and allied businesses to utilise social media, the blog world and digital apps for marketing their services to the new, tech-savvy global traveller. Social media and online marketing were the focus of today’s discussions at the
Honourable Chief Minister Shri. Oommen Chandy urged young entrepreneurs with small, start-up businesses in the travel and tourism sector to take advantage of digital technology which is opening up vast global markets that were once unreachable through traditional marketing tools. Inaugurating the country’s first International Conference on Travel Technology (ICTT),
EIBTM (www.eibtm.com), the annual global hub for the meeting and events industry, has announced that applications are open for the annual EIBTM Technology Watch Award 2013. Now in its 14th year, the award is the longest running and most high profile technology recognition scheme for the meetings and events industry
Travel and tourism businesses in India risk losing ground unless they keep pace with digital technologies and adopt marketing tools that are reshaping the industry worldwide, according to experts. Just ahead of India’s first ever conference on travel technologies, taking place in Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram from June 7-9, 2013, tourism
Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy will inaugurate the first-of-its-kind international meet on travel technology on June 7, 2013, aimed at helping the country’s tourism sector take advantage of the huge marketing potential of the web and social media. More than 400 delegates from around the country and
IHG® Launches Priority Club® Rewards iPad® App and Builds on Successful Mobile Strategy of Enhancing all Stages of the Guest Journey. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announced the continuation of its mobile strategy with launch of the Priority Club® Rewards app for iPad®. With a continued focus on mobile and tablet
Tourism businesses and destinations are committed to the sustainable energy agenda but need the support of the energy sector and governments to move forward, said leading experts from the aviation, accommodation and other tourism industries meeting in Spain for the official celebrations of World Tourism Day 2012 (Maspalomas, Gran Canaria,
Hotel Energy Solutions, an online tool developed by UNWTO which allows hotels to assess their energy consumption and move towards more sustainable energy options, has been launched in Spanish on the occasion of ‘World Tourism Day 2012 – Tourism and Sustainable Energy’. Spanish speaking hoteliers will now be able to