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India Convention Promotion Bureau applauds Government of India’s efforts in handling Corona crisis

India Convention Promotion Bureau applauds Government of India’s efforts in handling Corona crisis

With the ongoing global crisis of COVID-19, travel is close to nil and resulting in events being cancelled or postponed. The overall business environment has become gloomy for the travel and hospitality industry with no

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PM Modi to address the nation on April 14th at 10 am

PM Modi to address the nation on April 14th at 10 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation at 10am on 14th of April, Tuesday, PMO has said. As the country nears the end of the state-mandated 21-day lockdown, it is widely speculated that

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FAITH calls on Commerce Ministry to take up issues of travel & hospitality industry with the PM

FAITH calls on Commerce Ministry to take up issues of travel & hospitality industry with the PM

The FAITH (Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality) had an urgent meeting with Ministry of Commerce yesterday to discuss measures on tourism exports. FAITH requested the Ministry of Commerce to request Piyush Goyal,

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As delivery workers emerge as frontline soldiers, government warms to e-commerce

As delivery workers emerge as frontline soldiers, government warms to e-commerce

(Source: Reuters) E-commerce is now limping back to life in India as the border closures, warehouse shutdowns and general confusion that initially accompanied the three-week shutdown order have eased. While still clearing a backlog of

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Expecting a long lull due to Covid-19, Oyo gives pink slips to US staff

Expecting a long lull due to Covid-19, Oyo gives pink slips to US staff

According to ET, SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels & Homes has laid off hundreds of employees in the US across divisions like sales, business development and HR since March end, recently sacked employees and company insiders told

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To help small firms, India seen unveiling second coronavirus stimulus worth USD13 billion

To help small firms, India seen unveiling second coronavirus stimulus worth USD13 billion

(Source: Reuters) A second stimulus package India is poised to announce in coming days will be worth around 1 trillion rupees ( 13 billion) and focus on help for small and medium businesses weathering the

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India’s Swiggy Lands USD43B To Continue Branching Out Beyond Food Delivery

India’s Swiggy Lands USD43B To Continue Branching Out Beyond Food Delivery

According to Pymnts, Online food delivery platform Swiggy has raised USD 43 million as part of its ongoing Series I round to develop and expand its new businesses, according to multiple reports on Monday (April

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Industry body recommends ‘Travel & Tourism’ fund to stablise sector struck by Covid-19 outbreak

Industry body recommends ‘Travel & Tourism’ fund to stablise sector struck by Covid-19 outbreak

ccording India Today, The cascading effect of the global coronavirus pandemic is crippling the country's tourism and hospitality industry at an "astonishing pace", an industry body said. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTA) has come down by

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Coping with COVID-19 : FHRAI member hotels and restaurants offer govt access to over 45,000 rooms, serves 7 Lac meals per day

Coping with COVID-19 : FHRAI member hotels and restaurants offer govt access to over 45,000 rooms, serves 7 Lac meals per day

The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) through member hotels has voluntarily offered the Government access to over 45,000 hotel rooms from across the country. The rooms have been set aside to

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Oyo suspends payments to hotels; Partners say clause not in contract

Oyo suspends payments to hotels; Partners say clause not in contract

According to the Economic Times, Oyo has written to hotel owners invoking ‘force majeure’ clauses on their agreements as the Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the business of their hotels. Oyo states in the letter

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