TT JUNE 1ST 2018_FINAL.indd 1 Vol. XXX Issue 11; June 1 June XXXIssue11; Vol. ddppl.comddppl.com Travel Luxury Travel Show st fortnight i ssue 2018 fortnight i A DDPPUBLICATION TravTalkIndia.comkIndia.com Pages : 32 + 8 Pages Supplement 32+8Pages : Pages P 6/4/2018 12:48:00 PM ` 50/- TT JUNE 1ST 2018_FINAL.indd 2 6/4/2018 12:48:03 PM Vol. XXX Issue 11; June 1st fortnight i ssue 2018 A DDP PUBLICATION Pages : 32 + 8 Pages Supplement ` 50/- ddppl.com TravTalkIndia.com ddppl.com Maya glitters in South yet again Gallery of Legends: Sherif Salman DDP Game Changer: Raj Andrade DDP Trailblazer: Ronald Colaco (received by his DDP Trailblazer: Vivek Kumar DDP Face of the Future: Nirupa Shankar son, Nigel Colaco) The 5th edition of India Travel Awards—South was held at Clarks Exotica Convention Resort and Spa, Bengaluru, amidst the stalwarts of the tourism industry. Chief Guest Kumar Pushkar, an ,)6RIÀFHUDQG0DQDJLQJ'LUHFWRU.DUQDWDND6WDWH7RXULVP'HYHORSPHQW&RUSRUDWLRQDQGAnita Mishra*ODGUDJV0UV,QGLD0DKDUDVKWUDSUHVLGHGRYHUWKHFHUHPRQ\Sherif Salman, Chairman, Sherif Travel and Cargo Services, was conferred the Gallery of Legends trophy while Raj Andrade9LFH3UHVLGHQW³%XVLQHVV'HYHORSPHQW0DUNHWLQJDQG6WUDWHJ\%HQJDOXUX ,QWHUQDWLRQDO $LUSRUW ZDV ''3 *DPH &KDQJHU Vivek Kumar 0DQDJLQJ 'LUHFWRU &ODUNV %ULM +RWHOV 3ULGH +RVSLWDOLW\ DQG %ULMUDPD +RVSLWDOLW\ DQG Ronald Colaco, Owner, Clarks Exotica &RQYHQWLRQ5HVRUWVDQG6SD%HQJDOXUXEDJJHGWKH''37UDLOEOD]HUDZDUGNirupa Shankar'LUHFWRU%ULJDGHKRVSLWDOLW\ZDVDZDUGHGWKH''3)DFHRIWKH)XWXUHWLWOH (E) Others (D) Adventure (A) Attractions Attractions rule the roost for Indians 7.7% 15.4% (E) (D) 38.5% With travelling becoming a way of life, Indians seem to be upbeat about (A) 15.4% their summer plans. Interestingly, their holidays are mostly driven by (C) 23.1% attractions, according to a poll. Beaches followed suit, catching the fancy of (B) approximately a good number of vacationers. Shopping and adventure (C) Shopping were other travel factors, with 15.4 per cent each. (B) Beach TT JUNE 1ST 2018_FINAL.indd 3 6/4/2018 12:48:09 PM TT JUNE 1ST 2018_FINAL.indd 4 6/4/2018 12:48:12 PM BULLETIN Cancel ticket free of charge According to MoCA’s draft passenger charter, cancellation charges won't be levied for air tickets. However, it has to be within 24 hours of booking and not less than 96 hours before boarding. Nisha Verma charter has been released in ture, he will have to pay a can- the public domain for consulta- cellation charge.” ayant Sinha 0LQLVWHU RI tion and we want inputs from all JState, Civil Aviation unveiled stakeholders on this. We have Sinha also revealed that the proposed Passenger Char- tried to introduce with some- both domestic and international ter and Air Sewa along with thing that is passenger-friendly airlines can provide internet Rajiv Nayan Choubey, Sec- while protecting the airlines, onboard in Indian airspace. Ac- UHWDU\ 0R&$ Guruprasad thereby enabling passengers to cording to Passenger Charter, Mohapatra &KDLUPDQ $$, B S Bhullar 'LUHFWRU *HQHUDO Cancellation charges have been a '*&$ 6DW\HQGUD 0LVKUD -6 0R&$ DQG .XPDU 5DMHVK major point of friction between airlines and &KDQGUD'*%&$6 passengers. The draft passenger charter Jayant Sinha 8QGHU WKH 'UDIW 3DVVHQ- Minister of State Civil Aviation has been released in the public domain JHU &KDUWHU ZKLFK GHÀQHV WKH rights of passengers, Jayant this waiver would not be eligible GR D KRXU ORFNLQ IRU WKHLU Wi-Fi services can be provided Sinha revealed that there will be IRUDWLFNHWERRNHGKRXUV UHVHUYDWLRQ 'XULQJ WKHVH from the moment the plane D ¶ORFNLQ· SHULRG RI KRXUV days) before the departure of hours, they can change their takes off with personal elec- post booking for passengers, WKHÁLJKW´&DQFHOODWLRQFKDUJHV reservation, route and name WURQLF GHYLFHV RQ ÁLJKW PRGH allowing them to cancel or KDYHEHHQDPDMRUSRLQWRIIULF- without incurring any charges. 0RELOHVHUYLFHVFDQEHDOORZHG amend the ticket without any tion between airlines and pas- But once a passenger is within only when an aircraft is over an FKDUJHV+RZHYHUKHVDLGWKDW sengers. The draft passenger the four-day window of depar- DOWLWXGHRIPHWUHV TT JUNE 1ST 2018_FINAL.indd 5 6/4/2018 12:48:15 PM years VIEWPOINT TRAVTALK brings to you news and events that made headlines 25 years ago with relevance even today. From the archives, we present the June 1993 issue: Art of acquisitions FFRU+RWHOV· UHFHQW DFTXLVLWLRQ RI 6ZLVV KRWHO FKDLQ³0|YHQSLFN +RWHOV LV RQO\ RQH RI WKH s Archana Airways started operations in May 1993 with its 17 seater A L-410 Czech aircraft. The airline purchased four such aircraft. PDQ\DFTXLVLWLRQVWKDWWKH)UHQFKKRVSLWDOLW\EUDQG s AK Bhartiya, Chairman of the airline, said that L-410 class aircraft has done in the recent years. It was only a few years was seen for the first time in this region and was perfect for extreme DJRWKDWWKH\DFTXLUHG)5+,+RWHOVDQGJUDEEHGDELJ conditions in India. VKDUHRIWKHOX[XU\KRWHOVHJPHQW,QIDFW$FFRU+R- s He also said that it was not required for every airline to compete for WHOVKDVVSHQWPRUHWKDQPLOOLRQHXURV routes with Indian Airlines (now Air India), as there are many places in the country that need flights. million) in the last four years on startups. According WRUHSRUWV$FFRULVVHWWREX\&KLOH·V$WWRQ+RWHOV ZKLOHLW·VDOUHDG\DFTXLULQJDOWHUQDWLYHDFFRPPRGD- tions provider, concierge service, and event special- LVW7KHVDPHDJHQGDLVYLVLEOHLQ0DUULRWW·VDFTXLVL- FROM THE ARCHIVES tion of Starwood a couple of years ago, which now Then Now Then Now sees the two giants working together to provide cus- tomers a taste of their hospitality in every segment. ,Q IDFW LQ ,QGLD 0DUULRWW KDV DOUHDG\ FURVVHG WKH KRWHOPDUNUHFHQWO\/RFDOEUDQGVOLNH6DURYDU +RWHOV 5HVRUWVZKLFKVROGPDMRULW\RILWVVWDNHV WR/RXYUH+RWHOVODVW\HDULVQRWWRRIDUEHKLQG(YHQ Raj Bajaj Raj Bajaj Prabhat Verma Prabhat Verma Executive Director President- Perfect Travels, Manager Tours- North India Director Australia-based StayWell hospitality was taken over Perfect Travels Adventure World (India) and Bajaj UVI Holidays PureQuest Adventures Indian Homestays & Hotels (A division of Le Passage to India) E\-DSDQ V3ULQFH+RWHOVUHFHQWO\1RWRQO\GRWKHVH EC member, IATO DFTXLVLWLRQV KHOS WR ERRVW WKH EUDQG SRUWIROLR EXW An alumnus of Delhi College of Engineering, Raj Bajaj Prabhat Verma was appointed as Manager Tours- North joined his family business, giving up his engineering India for UVI Holidays. Today, he drives the adventure & also give them the right reach in various markets. career. In 1993, he was the Executive Director, Perfect wildlife outfit for India’s leading DMC, Le Passage to India Travels and today he is the President of Perfect Travels, as the Director of PureQuest Adventures. Adventure World (India), Bajaj Indian Homestays & Hotels as well as The Luxury Trains of India. Indians on attractions ndians are aspirational travellers—especially, the Imiddle class which is making sure to travel to all Domestic air traffic 24.41% the popular destinations and ticking their sightsee- ing checklists. In fact, NTO representatives around Domestic air traffic grows by 24.41 per cent from January-April YOY, according the country vouch for Indian travellers to pack as to a latest report by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The many things in their itineraries as possible and leave passenger load factor in the month of Apr 2018 has shown increasing trend no time to relax. Shopping, beach, adventure, and compared to previous month primarily due to beginning of tourist season. everything else comes after they are done with the Passenger Growth PDMRUDWWUDFWLRQVRIWKHSODFH,WLVDIWHUDVSLUDWLRQDO 1000.00 3DVVHQJHUV ÁRZQ E\ Growth: YoY = +24.41% domestic airlines in January- travel that Indians progress to experiences, which 900.00 MoM= +26.05% $SULO VWRRG DW ODNKV LVWKHPDMRUEX]]ZRUGIRUWRGD\EXWWKLVVHJPHQW 800.00 RYHU ODNKV LQ WKH FRUUHVSRQGLQJSHULRGLQ is more for the seasoned traveller than those who 700.00 7KH SDVVHQJHU WUDIÀF PRQWK DUHYLVLWLQJDGHVWLQDWLRQIRUWKHÀUVWWLPH+HQFH 600.00 2017 RQPRQWKKDVULVHQE\³ IURP ODNK LQ 0DUFK travel companies, while making sure to offer busy 500.00 453.03 2018 WRODNKVLQ$SULO 400.00 364.13 $FFRUGLQJ WR WKH GDWD itineraries for the growing middle class in India, are SpiceJet continues to have also venturing into specially-crafted itineraries for 300.00 the highest Passenger Load Pax Carried (in Carried Lakhs) Pax 200.00 )DFWRU 3/) IROORZHG experiential travellers. With demand for both these 91.34 115.13 E\,QGL*RZLWK*R$LU 100.00 FDPHLQWKLUGZLWKDQG sectors growing, the current holiday season is sure 0.00 9LVWDUDZLWK3/) to record high numbers. YoY MoM Source: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Vikramajit Editorial Advertising Advertising (Mumbai) MUMBAI: Devika Jeet Suchita Saran TRAVTALK is a publication of DDP Publications Private Limited. information contained in this publication which is provided The publisher assumes no responsibility for returning any 504, Marine Chambers, 43, New Marine Lines, Chairman Nisha Verma Priti Khanna Branch Manager All information in TRAVTALK is derived from sources, which we for general use, and may not be appropriate for the read- material solicited or unsolicited nor is he responsible for Hazel Jain Director Opp. SNDT College, Mumbai - 400 020, India, Ankita Saxena Harshal Ashar consider reliable and a sincere effort is made to report ac- ers’ particular circumstances. 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