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Goa tourism dept to crack down on 11,000 hotels operating illegally

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 5:00 PM 429

According to PTI, The Goa tourism department has decided to crack down on 11,000 hotels, which are operating illegally in the coastal state, Minister Rohan Khaunte said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here, Khaunte said the Goa Small and Medium Hoteliers Association had submitted a memorandum to the department about hotels in the state that […]Continue Reading

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Airbnb Shuts Down Business in China, Withdrawing 150,000 Listings

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Saturday, 28 May 2022, 4:45 PM 646

Airbnb will shut down its listings in China after two years of lockdowns in the country “with no end in sight,” according to a source familiar with the matter. The home-sharing company made the decision over a decline in business in the world’s second largest economy, and “costly and complex” operation constraints worsened by the […]Continue Reading

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South African Tourism targets 30,000 Indian visitors in 2023

By Asmita Mukherjee Friday, 20 May 2022, 5:55 PM 674

At the recently held Africa’s Travel Indaba in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Neliswa Nkani, Hub Head, MEISEA, South African Tourism (SAT), said that for 2023, they are targeting 30,000 Indian visitors in spite of the challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. “For 2023, we are targeting 30,000 Indian visitors. I think there is a sense of […]Continue Reading