Category Archives: NTO (National Tourist Offices)

Singapore Tourism Board, together with six stakeholders from Singapore, engages wedding planners in Mumbai and new Delhi in order to promote the country as a wedding destination. GB Srithar, its Regional Director, says, “It is our objective to re-introduce Singapore as a wedding destination of choice in India. Indian weddings have been happening in Singapore prior to Covid, in Sentosa and other parts of the island. About 20 wedding planners in Mumbai were invited to be part of a panel discussion recently where we highlighted all the wedding destination options that can consider.”

According to data provided by STB, India has been ranked the second-largest tourist market for Singapore in 2022 after Indonesia, reporting 686,000 Indian arrivals. Indonesians, Indians and Australians were top spending tourists in the first nine months of 2022 with SGD 8.96 billion.

According to data from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) till November, residents of India make up the second largest group of visitors after Chinese travellers to Singapore with a total of 612,300 visitors up to November 2022.

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS FRAS, CEO- China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), has said that there are big changes in the demand and expectations of Chinese outbound travellers and the tourism industry has to re-learn and to re-adapt what Chinese outbound tourism is all about.

Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) concluded its multi-city sales mission at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Hyderabad, where Young Geul Choi, Director- KTO India, said that they will be going to focus on young generation, including students and women. “Luxury is our main focus, and we will aim at premium destinations for HNIs,” he added.

Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager – India, VisitBritain, has said that they are using sports as a hook to showcase the popular destinations with Indian Experience-Seekers, such as London, Manchester, Liverpool & Lake District. “We are also keeping the spotlight on West Midlands region who were hosts to the Commonwealth Games recently, with Birmingham as the gateway to the heart of England,” he added.

Jay Saraogi of Holiday Tripster has won the Europamundo tour at the Spain webinar held on 30 November 2022. He has won a free ticket to a European destination along with a 06Nights/07 Days Europamundo tour finishing in Madrid.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and India, the Embassy of Viet Nam in India, organised the Vietnam Tourism Forum in India. HE. Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai emphasized that the forum was also an opportunity for Vietnamese service providers to understand more about Indian tourists’ demand so to prepare customised products for Indian market.

This popular excursion to Mt Titlis transports visitors to a world of ice and snow. The iconic revolving cable car, Rotair, takes visitors 3062m above sea level to the summit where panoramic views await them. This webinar will highlight the Titlis excursion along with its various offerings. Attend all webinars for a chance to win a trip to Switzerland in 2023. For more information, write tojaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or 9650196532.

Shuja Bin Mehdi, B2B Manager – India, VisitBritain, has shared that with the England Expert e-learn platform, they are addressing product development for England & showcasing gateway cities in order to drive regional dispersal.