Virtual interaction: Strategies to rebuild Travel & Tourism
Leaders from the Travel and Tourism Industry from India, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia to share measures taken to rebuild tourism and enhance regional coordination, on April 15, 2021 (Thursday) at 2:30 PM (IST).
Many countries are developing measures to build a more resilient tourism economy post COVID-19. These include preparing plans to support the sustainable recovery of tourism, promoting the digital transition and move to a greener tourism system and rethinking tourism for the future. Encouraging news on vaccines has boosted hopes for recovery but challenges remain, with the sector expected to remain in survival mode until well into 2021.
To discuss the way forward for the industry, IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Committee is organising an online interaction on ‘Multi-Pronged Strategies to Rebuild Tourism and Travel’.
The objective of the interaction is to have leaders from the Travel and Tourism Industry from India, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia to have a dialogue and share measures taken by each nation to rebuild tourism and enhance regional coordination for a sector that is going through its darkest hour in recent history.
Day and Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Time: 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM (IST)
Registration Link: https://www.imcnet.org/events-1103
Domestic tourism has restarted and is helping to mitigate the impact on jobs and businesses in some destinations. However, real recovery will only be possible when international tourism returns. This requires global co-operation and evidence-based solutions so travel restrictions can be safely lifted. For a clear roadmap, IMC has invited eminent speakers from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Kingdom for the online interaction. The speakers are leading experts in the field of travel and tourism industry and will deliberate on the subject matter.
The online interaction will kick start with the opening note by Farhat Jamal, Chairman of Travel Tourism and Hospitality Committee IMC.
The interaction will be moderated by Mandeep S. Lamba, President (South Asia) of HVS Anarock. Based in New Delhi, Lamba is a hospitality professional with an established leadership track record of over 35 years in varied roles with international leading organisations, including 17 years in CEO positions. He has extensive experience in hotel operations, development, strategy, and hospitality advisory,
Among the esteemed panelists include:
Rupinder Brar (IRS)., Additional Director General (Tourism) at Ministry of Tourism with Government of India. Brar is an Indian Revenue Service Officer of 1990 batch. Prior to her being posted in the Ministry of Tourism, she was holding charge as the Commissioner of Large Taxer Payer Unit, Income Tax Department in Mumbai. Ms. Brar has been nominated to attend a number of training programmes in India and overseas to hone her work skills.
Sigit Witjaksono, Director of Tourism Marketing - East, South, Central Asia at Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy with Republic of Indonesia. Prior to this, he was handling the Tourism Promotion department of the same region.
Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, heads the Government’s four main Tourism entities; Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Conventions Bureau, and Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management. This is the first time that one Chairperson was appointed to all four boards and she is also the first woman in the role.
Nishant Kashikar, Country Manager – India & Gulf at Tourism Australia, is responsible for driving visitation and tourist spend by raising Australia’s awareness and appeal in India. Under his leadership, arrivals from India to Australia have more than tripled in the last decade to reach 400,000 and he has been instrumental in strengthening the people to people links between the two countries
Vachirachai Sirisumpan, Director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), New Delhi, has over 20 years of extensive experience working in various divisions including international relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa markets region, domestic marketing and policy and planning department. Prior to his assignment to head the TAT Delhi Office, he was the director of southern market division promoting and coordinating Thailand’s southern region for domestic tourist market.
The webinar claims to benefit travel agents, tour operators, Online Travel Agencies (OTAs), Forex service providers, members from Aviation Industry, Cruise industry, students, faculty and stakeholders in education, learning and development community, and all other industry representatives that are either directly or indirectly connected to the tourism industry.
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