Completing exactly one year in Mumbai, GT&C is all set to make Geneva a key tourist destination worldwide. Its presence in India helped the company create good awareness about key tourist destinations in Geneva and the company is confident that in coming years, it will surely attract more tourists from India. GT&C is been actively involved in various marketing and promotion activities. Currently, it is working on an “innovative” initiative, especially designed for the Indian market, which will be ready within 2 months. 

Culture Aangan’s Rural tourism concept has turned into a big hit in India and now the company is targeting at 2-3 new destinations every year to attract more tourists.

Vijay Kamat (Managing Director) Food Intellect India Pvt Ltd. Shares his plans to excel through food court culture in Indian malls.

Q. From opening a restaurant in US to chain of food courts in India, how has been the journey so far? What was the idea behind establishing Food Intellect India Pvt Ltd?

Gregory C. Fajt, Chairman, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board

Games of Chance
Where, when and how gambling started is an unsolved mystery. Official Chinese documents record gambling in 2300 BC; in Europe gambling houses opened in Venice, Italy in 1638. The United States was slow to acknowledge gambling as a way of life, and for many years, games of chance were “additions” to the saloons of New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco and Chicago where the primary interests were drinking, dining and companionship. During the early 20th century gambling in the US was illegal and banned by state legislation and social reformers.

Travel businesses continue to gather customer preferences and have been looking to offer improved personalized features to their travelers.
 

In its regular interactions with specialists in this arena, EyeforTravel has found that travel companies are attempting to better serve their most loyal customers while also working to differentiate themselves from competition on features other than cost. A lot of these efforts are focused online in gaining a deeper understanding of the plans that a user has already made, and then using that information to market travel enhancements, upgrades, or add-ons.

In the case of airlines, merchandising and ancillary revenue are helping airlines in improving their bottom-line results. Baggage fees, travel insurance, and vacation packaging are among the top revenue generators.

This is the proposal of the Minister of Tourism Piero Gnudi to the EU Commissioner Antonio Tajani. Brussels has earmarked 130 million euros to the fund, "The share to each of the 27 countries will be pennies,” recalled the Italian head of the Tourism Commission at the hearing to the Productive Activities sector of the Chamber.

According to the Minister, Italy suffers from weaknesses in the infrastructure sector, which have been at a standstill for 20 years. Another weakness is in regards to Alitalia lacking connections with important capital cities. The Chinese tourists, for example, land in Frankfurt and Paris, in particular. Gnudi recalled the last data released by the National Academy of Chinese tourism: 54 million Chinese traveled in 2010. It is forecasted that in 2015, the number will rise to 130 million. "Our problem,” said the minister, “is to intercept these numbers.”1.6 million new jobs or more