| Jet Airways JetPrivilege partners with TripAdvisor Posted: 08 Dec 2009 03:17 AM PST
| Jet Airways JetPrivilege partners with TripAdvisor Posted: Jet Airways' JetPrivilege, has entered into a partnership with TripAdvisor. According to the partnership, JetPrivilege members can post hotel reviews on the TripAdvisor India website, www.tripadvisor.in, and earn JPMiles from now until the end of 2010.<br><br>This partnership gives JetPrivilege members an opportunity to earn up to 1000 base JPMiles per quarter. To earn these JPMiles, a member has to visit www.tripadvisor.in, write his/her hotel reviews and enter his/her JetPrivilege number at the time of submission. Once the reviews are published on the TripAdvisor website, JPMiles will be automatically credited to the member's JetPrivilege account. A member can earn up to 4000 base JPMiles in 2010. In addition, with a minimum of ten reviews published during each time frame through 2010, five members stand a chance to win 5000 bonus JPMiles each. Further, as part of a special launch offer, members who post their hotel reviews till December 31, 2009, can earn up to 1200 JPMiles. | | Union Tourism Minister lays foundation stone for heliport at Chemchey, South Sikkim Posted: According to a PIB release, Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism recently laid the foundation stone for the heliport at Chemchey, South District, Sikkim. This is first in the three heliport projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) for construction of heliports. The other two are Geetang Khola in the West and Mangan in the North District. <br><br>The projects have been sanctioned with a view to promote tourist destinations in hilly, remote and inaccessible areas of the country. Speaking on the occasion, Selja said that for the first time in the country the state of Sikkim has been granted Central Financial Assistance for Heliport to develop three new destination projects. She praised the efforts of the state government for taking lead towards promotion of Adventure, Eco and Wellness Tourism in the country. <br><br>Selja also inaugurated the Himalayan Adventure and Eco Tourism Centre at Chemchey. At the inauguration she said, Adventure Tourism, Ecotourism and Wellness Tourism are the three niche segments of India's tourism products and MoT attaches importance towards development and promotion of these segments. | | Malaysia Airlines launches flymas.mobi developed by SITA Lab Posted: According to a report in asiatraveltips.com, Malaysia Airlines has launched MHmobile ─ flymas.mobi ─ a new and comprehensive menu of mobile phone options developed by SITA Lab. flymas.mobi allows the airline's 14 million passengers to book, pay, and check─in and board their flight by using their mobile phone. It also harnesses the capabilities of smart phones to offer passengers context─aware services using geolocation. All major operating systems and manufacturers are supported including Blackberry (RIM), the iPhone, Android Google phone, Symbian (Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson) and Windows Mobile (HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson). flymas.mobi supports any screen above 128 pixels.<br><br>flymas.mobi also connects bookings to Facebook, TripIt and Dopplr enabling friends and colleagues to be informed about each other's travel plans. The new service also allows passengers to check the status of a delayed bag using flymas.mobi as the application can link to SITA's WorldTracer, a fully─automated system for tracing lost and mishandled passenger baggage used by more than 440 airlines and ground─handling companies worldwide. | | China grants Approved Destination Status to Canada Posted: According to a report in asiatraveltips.com, Vancouver is a key gateway to North America from Asia Pacific, and as such is well positioned to receive significant increases in travel as a result of the approval by the Government of the People's Republic of China to grant Approved Destination Status (ADS) to Canada. <br><br>Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada said, “The impact of this status goes far beyond the big boost for Vancouver's tourism industry. This decision benefits economic relations between our City and China, strengthens cultural ties, and creates opportunities for Vancouver's citizens and businesses. It is a good timing as we prepare to host the world for the 2010 Winter Games.”<br><br>Visitors currently travelling to Canada from China are doing so for business, government and educational purposes. Individual tourism travel is also permitted, however, ADS allows Canada to host group tours and market the destination in China with offers to the tour and travel community, complete with pricing information. | | EXCELTUR Tourism Leadership Forum's fifth edition to be held on January 19, 2010 at Palacio de Congresos de Madrid Posted: The fifth edition of the EXCELTUR Tourism Leadership Forum co─organised by Exceltur and World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), with the special collaboration of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), will be held on January 19, 2010 (on the eve of FITUR) at the Palacio de Congresos de Madrid. The Forum will discuss the effects of the current crisis and keys to economic recovery at the global, European and Spanish levels. <br><br>With the title 'Prospects and Challenges of Tourism's Recovery for 2010/2011', this Forum acquires a tri─level dimension for the first time as it addresses issues from the global, European and Spanish perspectives with list of speakers and programme of topics of international scope, thus constituting an event that is unprecedented in Spain and will probably be unsurpassed in Europe in 2010. Taleb Rifai, Secretary─General Ad Interim, UNWTO and Sebastián Escarrer, Chairman, Exceltur and Vice─President of Sol Meliá, recently presented the fifth edition of the EXCELTUR Tourism Leadership Forum in Madrid. | | Air India likely to appoint new COO by end of January 2010: Arvind Jadhav, CMD, Air India Posted: According to a PTI report, Air India has announced that it is likely to get a new Chief Operating Office (COO) by end of January next year. Arvind Jadhav, CMD, Air India said, “It is in the process. I think we will be calling a meeting shortly, hopefully by end of January next year a new COO will be appointed.” National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) is the holding company formed after the merger of Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines. <br><br>Air India had embarked on a time─bound operational and financial turnaround plan, which envisages pruning costs, increasing yields and making profits. This appointment is part of the airline's initiative to bounce back. The COO will be in charge of the airline's day─to─day affairs and work under the NACIL Chairman and Managing Director. Jadhav said that he will be appointed on a contract, initially for a period of three years which can be extended further by two years. <br><br>On a question on cost saving measures, he added that the airline needs to save Rs 3,000 crore and the various cost cutting steps initiated so far had yielded good results. | | European travel industry less optimistic in wake of massive losses: ITB World Travel Trends Report Posted: The European travel industry experienced losses with eight per cent less arrivals, in the first eight months of this year. According to the ITB World Travel Trends Report, commissioned by the world's leading travel trade show and compiled by the consultancy IPK International, during this period the number of outbound trips undertaken by Europeans went down by seven per cent, who also spent 15 per cent less on their travels.<br><br>Long─haul travel fell by 12 per cent, short─haul trips by only six per cent. Europeans were also less willing to make a firm decision regarding their travel intentions in 2010 than they were a year ago. More than two─thirds (68 per cent) of those polled in October 2009 said they would travel at least as often as they did in 2009, however, in the same period last year the figure was 80 per cent. <br><br>The findings of ITB World Travel Trends Report are based on the assessments of 60 tourism experts from 30 countries, on a special IPK International trend analysis undertaken in leading source markets and | | MoT releases Rs 16 cr for upgradation of tourism projects in Chandigarh Posted: Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of India, has released the highest ever Central aid of Rs 16 crore for new projects in Chandigarh. This was informed by Ram Niwas, Home Secretary, Chandigarh during a meeting with top officials recently.<br><br>According to a report in The Times of India, Niwas said the move will enable upgradation of the city's main attractions, including Sukhna Lake, Rose Garden, eco tourism park─cum─botanical garden, Patiali─Ki─Rao and developing new gardens in the southern sectors. Earlier, the government had sanctioned a Central assistance of Rs 11.5 crore to promote tourism infrastructure.<br><br>According to information, the administration had received Rs 4.51 crore for development of garden of palms and children adventure park near the lake in sector─42, besides Valley of Animals and Sunken Garden in sector 50. Sources said Sukhna Lake will also get a face─lift wherein the seating area and flooring will be replaced with pavit tiles and red stone.<br><br>Work at the lake will start from the entrance, near The Chandigarh Industrial Tourism corporation (CITCO's) cafeteria and progress towards the bandstand on the lake promenade. | | Preference for online flight booking and check─in higher among Mumbai passengers: Survey Posted: The fourth annual SITA/Air Transport World Passenger Self─Service Survey (PSS) found that the preference for online booking was higher (77.9 per cent) among Mumbai passengers than at any of the six international gateways. The actual usage rate was 65.9 per cent among those interviewed, which is above the global average of 63.7 per cent and an increase from 61.7 per cent recorded at Mumbai during last year's survey. <br><br>Mumbai also stands out because of the popularity of web check─in, which was used by 25.6 per cent of passengers – a rate which was only exceeded by Atlanta, the world's busiest airport, where the rate was 32.2 per cent. Overall, preference towards self─service check─in continues to grow at Mumbai up from 60 per cent last year to 68.9 per cent this year compared to a global average of 62.9 per cent across the six airports surveyed.<br><br>The PSS Survey is an in─depth look at the attitudes and habits of a representative sample of the 232 million passengers who use these six leading international airports: Mumbai International; Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil; Hartsfield─Jackson, Atlanta; Charles de Gaulle, Paris; Moscow Domodedovo; and | | 'Tourism and hospitality industry as a whole has a bright future ahead' By Sunil Sikka, Head – Marketing and Business Development, WelcomHeritage Posted: <IMG height=75 alt=sunil_sikka_small.jpg src="http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/NewsImages/sunil_sikka_small.jpg" width=65 align=left border=0><b>Sunil Sikka</b><br>Head – Marketing and Business Development, WelcomHeritage | | Jet Airways JetPrivilege partners with TripAdvisor Posted: Jet Airways' JetPrivilege, has entered into a partnership with TripAdvisor. According to the partnership, JetPrivilege members can post hotel reviews on the TripAdvisor India website, www.tripadvisor.in, and earn JPMiles from now until the end of 2010.<br><br>This partnership gives JetPrivilege members an opportunity to earn up to 1000 base JPMiles per quarter. To earn these JPMiles, a member has to visit www.tripadvisor.in, write his/her hotel reviews and enter his/her JetPrivilege number at the time of submission. Once the reviews are published on the TripAdvisor website, JPMiles will be automatically credited to the member's JetPrivilege account. A member can earn up to 4000 base JPMiles in 2010. In addition, with a minimum of ten reviews published during each time frame through 2010, five members stand a chance to win 5000 bonus JPMiles each. Further, as part of a special launch offer, members who post their hotel reviews till December 31, 2009, can earn up to 1200 JPMiles. | | Jet Airways JetPrivilege partners with TripAdvisor Posted: Jet Airways' JetPrivilege, has entered into a partnership with TripAdvisor. According to the partnership, JetPrivilege members can post hotel reviews on the TripAdvisor India website, www.tripadvisor.in, and earn JPMiles from now until the end of 2010.<br><br>This partnership gives JetPrivilege members an opportunity to earn up to 1000 base JPMiles per quarter. To earn these JPMiles, a member has to visit www.tripadvisor.in, write his/her hotel reviews and enter his/her JetPrivilege number at the time of submission. Once the reviews are published on the TripAdvisor website, JPMiles will be automatically credited to the member's JetPrivilege account. A member can earn up to 4000 base JPMiles in 2010. In addition, with a minimum of ten reviews published during each time frame through 2010, five members stand a chance to win 5000 bonus JPMiles each. Further, as part of a special launch offer, members who post their hotel reviews till December 31, 2009, can earn up to 1200 JPMiles. | | Union Tourism Minister lays foundation stone for heliport at Chemchey, South Sikkim Posted: According to a PIB release, Kumari Selja, Union Minister for Tourism recently laid the foundation stone for the heliport at Chemchey, South District, Sikkim. This is first in the three heliport projects sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) for construction of heliports. The other two are Geetang Khola in the West and Mangan in the North District. <br><br>The projects have been sanctioned with a view to promote tourist destinations in hilly, remote and inaccessible areas of the country. Speaking on the occasion, Selja said that for the first time in the country the state of Sikkim has been granted Central Financial Assistance for Heliport to develop three new destination projects. She praised the efforts of the state government for taking lead towards promotion of Adventure, Eco and Wellness Tourism in the country. <br><br>Selja also inaugurated the Himalayan Adventure and Eco Tourism Centre at Chemchey. At the inauguration she said, Adventure Tourism, Ecotourism and Wellness Tourism are the three niche segments of India's tourism products and MoT attaches importance towards development and promotion of these segments. | | Malaysia Airlines launches flymas.mobi developed by SITA Lab Posted: According to a report in asiatraveltips.com, Malaysia Airlines has launched MHmobile ─ flymas.mobi ─ a new and comprehensive menu of mobile phone options developed by SITA Lab. flymas.mobi allows the airline's 14 million passengers to book, pay, and check─in and board their flight by using their mobile phone. It also harnesses the capabilities of smart phones to offer passengers context─aware services using geolocation. All major operating systems and manufacturers are supported including Blackberry (RIM), the iPhone, Android Google phone, Symbian (Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony Ericsson) and Windows Mobile (HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson). flymas.mobi supports any screen above 128 pixels.<br><br>flymas.mobi also connects bookings to Facebook, TripIt and Dopplr enabling friends and colleagues to be informed about each other's travel plans. The new service also allows passengers to check the status of a delayed bag using flymas.mobi as the application can link to SITA's WorldTracer, a fully─automated system for tracing lost and mishandled passenger baggage used by more than 440 airlines and ground─handling companies worldwide. | | China grants Approved Destination Status to Canada Posted: According to a report in asiatraveltips.com, Vancouver is a key gateway to North America from Asia Pacific, and as such is well positioned to receive significant increases in travel as a result of the approval by the Government of the People's Republic of China to grant Approved Destination Status (ADS) to Canada. <br><br>Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Canada said, “The impact of this status goes far beyond the big boost for Vancouver's tourism industry. This decision benefits economic relations between our City and China, strengthens cultural ties, and creates opportunities for Vancouver's citizens and businesses. It is a good timing as we prepare to host the world for the 2010 Winter Games.”<br><br>Visitors currently travelling to Canada from China are doing so for business, government and educational purposes. Individual tourism travel is also permitted, however, ADS allows Canada to host group tours and market the destination in China with offers to the tour and travel community, complete with pricing information. | |
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