Tourism

FAITH, national associations ADTOI, ATOAI, FHRAI, HAI, IATO, ICPB, IHHA, ITTA, TAAI & TAFI, in a detailed multi- stakeholder discussion with the leadership of Ministry of Tourism (MOT), complimented the efforts of the ministry on the drafting of the NTP which has attempted to incorporate FAITH associations' cumulative suggestions over the years and also the suggestions from the tourism vision workshops we had earlier.

Mauritius already operates HAL built ALH and Do-228 aircraft. With this contract, HAL and the government of Mauritius have further strengthened the long-standing business relations spanning over three decades.

"Top 750 agents are doing Rs 3-4 crore of business per month, capturing 12 per cent of the agent travel market. These agents largely focus on air travel and have corporate tie-ups," according to data provided by RedCore, an arm of Bengaluru-based market research firm RedSeer.

It has made reference to the SEIS entitlement through duty credit slips through notification no: 29/2015-20, dated September 23, which will bring some relief to the cash-starved tourism enterprises after almost 18 months of severe Covid-19 pandemic. However, it has raised two requests for urgent amendments in the notification.

In a representation to the Commerce Ministry, the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) has said that while the decision to release SEIS scrips for FY20 for tour operators is a welcome move, it is disappointing that the benefit has been reduced from 7 to 5 per cent.

As part of the financial relief package for the travel industry, finance minister Sitharaman announced that once visa issuance is restarted, the first 5 lakh tourists' visas will be issued free of charge. She said that this has been one of the demands of the travel industry which the government has accepted. The financial implication of the move is expected in the range of Rs 100 crore.

According to Tripura's Urban Development and Tourism Department Secretary Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao, of the Rs 2,100 crore expected to be provided by the ADB as loan, Rs 1600 crore will be for urban development and Rs 500 crore for the tourism sector.