The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will be introducing a ‘Travel Card’ for the Commonwealth Games 2010 scheduled in New Delhi.The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will be introducing a ‘Travel Card’ for the Commonwealth Games 2010 scheduled in New Delhi.
Mr Rajji Rai, the association’s president, said the travel card will enable tourists to use any mode of transport in the city without any hassles.
“TAAI will market this card all over New Delhi through its network of travel agents and also through State tourism departments,” he told presspersons here recently.
For the first time in India, he said, the association was planning to organize an international trade fair in Mumbai next year on the lines of World Tourism Meet held in London every November and China International Tourism Meet. The event will showcase India as a perfect tourism destination and also have B2B exhibitions, where hotels, airlines and other organization connected to tourism can participate.
In response to a question, Mr Rai said there had been no visible slack in flow of inbound and outbound tourists in India in the first six months of 2009 as compared to the corresponding period last year. The local tourism industry can be given a significant boost if there was adequate infrastructure. “We are seriously in shortage of hotel rooms and connectivity,” he pointed out.
The association, as part of its Vision 2020 project, will identify critical factors that will impact the development of national tourism.
The programme is aimed at enhancing tourism connections with national and international tourism boards with extensive road-shows, exhibitions, adventure tours and medical tours.
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