Newsletter - 24th September 2019

Daily News Updates / 24th September 2019

Travel Trade
Thomas Cook India reiterates that it is a completely separate entity from Thomas Cook UK post acquisition in 2012 by Canada based Fairfax Financial Holdings The media updates on Thomas Cook UK have no correlation and hence no impact on Thomas Cook India Statement from Madhavan Menon, Chairman... READ MORE

Business Travel
Thomas Cook collapses Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest travel firm, collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriati... READ MORE

International
The 12 Best Hot Springs Destinations in Japan you can put on Your Bucket List Onsen, or hot spring baths, are a staple of Japanese culture. Japan has long promoted their onsen domestically as bona fide tourist attractions, creating whole sightseeing towns a... READ MORE

Trends
Government announces major relief to corporate India to boost investment Corporate Tax slashed from 30% to 22% Central government has announced major relief to corporate India to boost their morale in the light of economic slowdown. Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman announced these reli... READ MORE

International
JNTO hopeful of 2 lakh visitors from India in 2019 Conducts roadshows in Mumbai & Ahmedabad To catalyse JNTO’s market presence, the tourism board is taking part in numerous joint promotional activities with the biggest stakeholders in the Indian travel fraternity. They... READ MORE

Events
Indian tourism evolving as a catalyst of growth and employment generation The first edition of Hindustan Times Tourism Conclave was organized today at Hotel Hyatt Regency in New Delhi. The symposium was a congregation of industry stalwarts, visionarie... READ MORE

International
Tourism Malaysia promotes Malaysian Cuisine at Taste of Malaysia Festival at ITC Maurya, New Delhi as part of its Visit Malaysia 2020 tourism promotion campaign The High Commission of Malaysia and ITC Maurya Hotel, New Delhi in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia has organised the Taste of Malaysia Food & Culture Festival. The festi... READ MORE

International
Azerbaijan Eyes Indian Market for Tourism Growth Azerbaijan, the former Soviet republic nation bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains, falls in both Asia and Europe. Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is famed for its... READ MORE

Trends
GST Council Cuts Tax Rate on Hotel Room Tariffs; Caffeinated Drinks to Get Costlier The GST was also cut on marine fuel to 5% while the same on railway wagons, coaches and rolling stock has been increased from 5% to 12%. The all-powerful GST Council on 20th Se... READ MORE

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