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Vol. XXXI Issue 23; December 1st fortnight i ssue 2019 A DDP PUBLICATION Aviation Pages : 44 ` 20/- Special com TalkIndia. TravTalkIndia.com ddppl.com FINAL TT-December-1st-2019.indd 1 12/2/2019 2:50:10 PM FINAL TT-December-1st-2019.indd 2 12/2/2019 2:50:12 PM Vol. XXXI Issue 23; December 1st fortnight i ssue 2019 A DDP PUBLICATION Pages : 44 ` 20/- com TalkIndia. TravTalkIndia.com ddppl.com Unaffected by divestment While news is ripe that Air India will soon be divested, the announcement has not affected the airline’s performance, claims Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & MD, Air India. Nisha Verma Mumbai-Nairobi to our network increased the flying hours of all as well,” he shares. The national Under ‘Ghoomo India’, if one is travelling these aircraft by about two to ir India has begun operating carrier has started many new to a tourist place with a group or family of at three hours to be able to man- Aon a total of nine interna- domestic flights as well, which age the new operations.” tional routes in FY 2019-20, include Mumbai-Dehradun- least three, we will give a 25% discount informs Ashwani Lohani. Banaras, Amritsar-Patna, as When asked about the advan- “We have started Delhi-Dubai, well as Mumbai-Patna. started. Lohani adds, “The high- the financial crunch and other tage Air India has got owing Mumbai-Dubai, Indore-Dubai, light is that we have completed issues that the airline is facing. to Jet Airways closing down, Kolkata-Dubai, Amritsar- While these are all Air India all this expansion without any We have around 125 aircraft for Lohani says, “When any player Toronto, Amritsar-Delhi-Toronto, flights, a number of domestic addition of new aircraft and Air India while only 169 aircraft is out of the market, the market Chennai-Jaffna (Alliance Air), operations, especially under the by using the existing fleet and in the entire Air India network share increases and is fulfilled Ashwani Lohani and Amritsar-Stansted. On UDAN scheme of Ministry of staff to its maximum capacity. (which includes Alliance Air by others. Not only Air India, Chairman and Managing Director Air India November 27, 2019, we added Civil Aviation, have also been We were able to do this despite and Air India Express). We have Contd on page 8 AI enjoys exclusivity on Travelport Indian flag carrier Air India has not only registered 22 per cent growth in operational profit this year, it has even saved `300 crore by being exclusive on Travelport. TT Bureau will cater to the Ahmedabad they will stick to the 4-times a agents get a special fare.” lutely feasible. We have seen market as well. “For the week schedule. For the travel Last year, Travelport a growth of 22 per cent and ir India has started its Mumbai-Nairobi connec- trade, Air India has Productivity bagged the contract for we have cut down the cost by Alatest international tion, the main market is from Linked Bonus (PLB), informs Air India’s ticket distribution, around `300 crore this year. connection: Mumbai-Nairobi. Ahmedabad, while passengers Malik, saying, “We are giving replacing Amadeus. Speaking We have projected a saving of Meenakshi Malik, Executive would also come from Delhi commissions and PLBs, apart on the feasibility of the move, `3200 crore in five years. It’s Meenakshi Malik Director (Commercial), Air and Chennai,” she says. On from special group fares for Malik says, “Exclusivity with already been a year and we Executive Director (Commercial) India, says that the new flight the recent Delhi-Seoul flight, agents. For M!CE groups, one GDS system is abso- are doing fine.” Air India FINAL TT-December-1st-2019.indd 3 12/2/2019 2:50:13 PM FINAL TT-December-1st-2019.indd 4 12/2/2019 2:50:15 PM BULLETIN Jyoti Mayal is TAAI Prez After much anticipation, the results for TAAI elections are out! Jyoti Mayal from New Airways Travels (Delhi) has been elected as the new President of the association for the term 2019-21. Hazel Jain yoti Mayal has been elected Jas the President of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) for the term 2019- 21. This was announced on November 28, 2019, at Hotel Sahara Star in Mumbai after TAAI’s 68th Annual General Meeting followed by the elec- tions of the office bearers and unopposed, Bettaiah Lokesh ministries and we are hopeful for this term. I wish the new members of the Managing from Triway Travels is the that we will achieve our targets. president all the very best. We Committee for the term 2019 Honorary Secretary General. There is also another thing that must try and take TAAI forward, – 2021. While Jay Bhatia, Tul- Shreeram Patel of Unicorn is very close to my heart and and more importantly, take our sidas Khimji Holidays, has been Travels has been elected to the that is empowering women. members forward.” elected as the Vice President post of National Treasurer. Women are multi-taskers and we would like more women in Bhatia, the newly-elected Vice The seven members elected as Mayal, sharing her agenda for the industry to be our members President, said, “Our goals are the Managing Committee are: TAAI as President, said, “My so that we, as an association, to empower members through Anoop B Kanuga most important agenda is that can achieve a lot.” continuous education, create a - Bathija Travels we should have a very strong better and direct connect with Devesh Kumar Agarwal say with the government and Sunil Kumar, outgoing Presi- statutory authorities, resolve - Victoria Travels the airlines. That can only hap- dent, said, “I have served as issues with our principals, edu- P Murugesan - Pioneer Aero Travels pen when we are recognised as the president of TAAI for three cate and hand-hold all of you Paras Lakhia an industry. We will be able to terms and it was something towards the changing scenario - Utopia Travel Services achieve this only when we have that has never happened of NDC, OnePass, RHC, etc., R Venkatachalam: the government on our side. before. When I saw new people enhance member trading power - Naveen Air Travels Taxes, like GST and TCS, are wanting to come and take through Joint Bank Guarantee, Rajan Sehgal - Airborne Travels also relevant and we are suf- over the TAAI leadership, I felt re-create fair trading practices, Sunil Notani fering because of that. We are I should make way for them and enhance the value of being - Air Aman Travels already in negotiations with the and that’s why I did not contest a TAAI member.” FINAL TT-December-1st-2019.indd 5 12/2/2019 2:50:17 PM f TRAVTALK brings to you news years and events that made headlines 25 years ago with relevance even today. From the archives, we present VIEWPOINT the December 1st 1994 issue: Takeaways from travel marts t the end of very year, ask any travel agent about Atheir plans for the next year and they will gladly fish out a list of travel marts that they would be at- tending. As a platform, these marts, both domestic and international, are important for agents and state tourism boards to mark their presence and show- case their strengths. Events like these allow them to meet their existing clients to strengthen old ties as well as forge new bonds. Tourism stakeholders from all over the world visit these marts to conduct one-on-one meetings with their partners and explore business opportunities Then (1994) Now (2019) with future partners. It’s a melting pot for shar- From the Archive ing ideas and business strategies. There may not Bhagwan Kanuga, Director, Bathija Travels was elected as the Hony. Secretary of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) in 1994. A well- be much straightforward ROI coming from these known name in the industry, Kanuga has been active in TAAI for many events, but they give participants some qualitative years and was also Vice President- Finance at UFTAA. He was a member leads. It helps them in terms of just being at the right of PATA India Chapter as well and was its Treasurer for more than 10 years. Bhagwan Kanuga His son, Anoop B Kanuga, is taking his legacy forward and has recently Bhagwan Kanuga place at the right time so that people can come speak Hony. Secretary General been elected as a Managing Committee member of TAAI. Managing Director TAAI Bathija Travels to them and then take it forward with emails. It’s also about building relationships. For many, it’s a way of securing new products that they need for greater visibility, while some consider it an opportunity to liaise with state tourist boards in MOT keeps busy with schemes terms of driving campaigns and learning more about destinations so that they can educate their custom- MOT's Incredible India Tourism Facilitator Certification (IITFC) will launch ers. And with everything moving online, it’s a great in the first week of January 2020, and registration for the same would platform to see innovations in the marketplace. begin from the last week of December. But then of course, planning and preparation are very important to ensure good outcome at these marts. Nisha Verma response and suggestions Talking about the Incredible Coming with prior appointments enables partici- were made, which were taken India website, she informed, pants to make sure that they plan their time well and eenakshi Sharma, positively,” she said. “The website is already in meetings take place as per the time mentioned.