In an attempt to boost tourism and restore normalcy in tourism sector in Turkey in the post-pandemic scenario, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Turkey recently welcomed ambassadors of the countries and the International media in Antalya to experience Turkey’s “Safe Tourism” practices. “ReTurkey” meeting helped the participants observe on-site all details a tourist will encounter as well as all safety measures that will be taken under the “Safe Tourism Certific

In an effort to boost traveller confidence and drive a safe and effective recovery for the travel sector post-COVID-19, Collinson, a global player in travel experience and loyalty introduced a trio of airport lounge initiatives. Collinson’s new set of global health and safety standards for airport lounges in the Priority Pass network will further protect travellers against the continued threat of the coronavirus. It has launched new digital innovation to enable order-to-table

In an endeavour to ensure that guests and patrons continue to eat mindfully, Hyatt Place Gurgaon has begun the concept of “Hyatt@Home”. Guests can now indulge in their favourite cuisine from a range of delightful delicacies from the comfort of their homes. The delivery menu is curated with selected items including some signature dishes and beverages keeping in mind guest’s preference and likings. Hyatt Place Gurgaon has partnered with online food delivery aggregators, Zomato

Vineet Mishra, General Manager - The Ritz-Carlton, Pune & Cluster General Manager, Pune speaks to Today's Traveller in a one-on-one on his approach to adopting new protocols to restore guest confidence as well as carve a sustainable future, regardless of the challenges. TT Bureau: As a luxury hotel in Pune, what are the challenges you face during these unprecedented circumstances? Vineet Mishra: Within this new environment, our singular goal is to provide guests and associat

“Boti”, the new travel assistant of Turkish Airlines, is ready for launch, offering features to ease the lives of passengers! With the chatbot Boti, users can perform selected ticket management operations and queries, including corresponding as if with a person via text message. Boti will serve as the personal assistant for our passengers at all stages of their trip. Through Boti, users can search for flights, find campaigns and special offers, follow flight status, use Boti

Beverage brand Pepsi®️ announced #PepsiSaveOurRestaurants, a fund-raising initiative in association with the leading restaurant industry association, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) and leading online food delivery aggregator Swiggy. With cause at the heart of it, the initiative aims at providing approximately 2.5 million meals to the workers of the restaurant community who are in distress. As part of the initiative, whenever any consumer adds any soft drin

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), South Asia’s largest hospitality company, today announced the launch of Qmin. A repertoire of culinary experiences commencing with delivering dishes from your favourite restaurants in the comfort of your homes will be the first phase of the Qmin launch. Guests can order from eight iconic and celebrated restaurants in Mumbai like Golden Dragon and Souk from Taj Mahal Palace; Thai Pavilion and Trattoria from President; and Ming Yang from Taj Lands’

Marriott International announced that Brian King has been appointed President of the company’s Caribbean and Latin America region. King will take on his new role in January 2021 and will report to Craig Smith, who will assume the role of Group President, International at that time. King succeeds Tim Sheldon, who recently announced his retirement. Marriott’s Caribbean and Latin America region includes 268 properties spread across 34 countries. In August 2019, Marriott announc

Sayaji Hotels Ltd has the honour of being named one of the best hospitality organizations in India to work with in 2020 by the Great Place to Work ®Institute. Renowned for its unparalleled hospitality, the hotel group has been conferred with this preeminent accolade for the third year in a row. Sayaji has been conferred the 9th rank among India’s 100 “Best Company To Work for 2020” and Top ranked Hospitality Brand by Great Place To Work Institute. Sayaji Hotels has earned thi

Mohammad Shoeb, Associate Vice President, Pride Plaza Hotel Aerocity, New Delhi speaks to Today's Traveller in an exclusive on how new revenue streams have been adopted and the transformational process that is underway to remain proactive and ahead of the times TT Bureau: How can Hotels create new revenue streams to recover faster? Can you give some examples Mohammad Shoeb: When everything shut down on account of the pandemic, from the first week of the lockdown itself, we st