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Amazon India has joined hands with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), allowing customers to book train tickets on the e-commerce website. For the introductory period, the company has waived off service and payment gateway transaction charges. Amazon is also offering 10% cashback of up to Rs100 on first booking while Prime members can avail 12% cashback of up to Rs120.

During the motivational session titled ‘Turn Setbacks into Comebacks’ organised by IATO and powered by TravTalk, Shiv Khera, renowned speaker and author, spoke of how a solutions-focused approach will help people during this pandemic. He said, “Let us not overrate this crisis and threat, and let us not underrate our strength to fight and win.”

Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, during a webinar organised by FHRAI, shared his view on moratorium extension and debt restructuring. He said, “Extending the moratorium is not a solution as it is only postponing it; it is better to get restructuring done so that you know what is to be paid and in how much time.”

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has signed a concession agreement with representatives of Zurich Airport International to commence the development of the Noida International Airport at Jewar. Scheduled to open in 2024, Noida International Airport will be developed as a public-private partnership and will be the first net-zero emissions airport in its class.

In a recent Tweet, Suresh Prabhu, former union minister for railways and civil aviation, said that in his meeting with Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, special Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, “We discussed about how we can involve Ministry of AYUSH in the #G20 to promote Indian traditional medicines.”

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Speaking about what he thinks the travel industry needs to do to restart business, Madhavan Menon, Chairman & Managing Director of Thomas Cook (India), says, “Adaptability is part of our DNA. Trust me, each and every travel agent will adapt, and is adapting already. I can see agents approaching us to book holidays for their clients, asking if we can provide them with packages. If you have the will to survive, you will adapt, however big or small you are. Even we are now adapting, with an increased focus on domestic business, which we had never put in before.”

Kapil Kaul, CEO, CAPA India, has suggested that leadership and governance will be essential in making structural changes in tourism. “Since tourism is going to be very dynamic going forward, we may require a specialised Tourism Administrative Service, which has policymakers on the lines of IAS. Since tourism covers so many aspects, unless we have policymakers who specialise in tourism, institutional foundations can’t be fed. There is also a need for a legally empowered tourism council on the lines of GST council, which can comprise of union minister of tourism, state tourism minister, secretaries and all other experts whose job should only be focused on policy and regulatory effectiveness, competitiveness, ease of doing business, financing, education and training,” he recommended.

Puneet Dhawan, the newly-appointed Senior VP Operations at Accor India & South Asia, has said the group will continue to grow its network in India. He adds, “The 20th ibis will be launched in Mumbai with the ibis Vikhroli, in the middle of next year. We are also looking forward to introduce Raffles Udaipur early next year, and will be adding Novotel Chandigarh soon.”