About India Outbound Magazine
India Outbound, a bi-monthly print magazine with dynamic web and social media presence focused on outbound travel from India, is published by Media India Group. Distributed all over India, and in all the top tourism events across the world, India Outbound caters mainly to the tourism professionals and is looking to develop new and innovative circuits and promote new destinations to the high-end travellers.
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Food and fun at the 2019 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival
The Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival has returned to the Disneyland Resort on March 1. Featuring the flavours of the Golden State, the culinary celebration offers incredible food and beverage menus complimented with signature events. The festival will run until April 23.
Explore the 14 Festival Marketplace kiosks to sample and sip the flavours of California. Each kiosk deliciously pairs themed food and drink offerings. Pay homage to Orange County’s history at Citrus Grove where you can sample Citrus-brined Pork Roast with tangy barbecue sauce and lemon pepper slaw. One can spice things up at Peppers Cali-ente with Ghost Pepper Mac and Cheese with Chili Cheese Corn Chip Dust.
In addition to the thoughtfully paired food and wine offerings available at the kiosks, the Paradise Garden Grill and Festival Beer Garden will each have their own menus with beer flights and dishes. Dietary preferences can be accommodated with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly selections offered. Head here a full listing of the festival selections.
The best way to get a taste of the Food and Wine Festival is the Sip and Savor Pass, available to all guests. A souvenir lanyard and credential come with eight food or non-alcoholic beverage offerings from any of the participating marketplaces, festival food and beverage carts, and Paradise Garden Grill.
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Japan Airlines, Travelport to launch new joint venture
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. (JAL) and Travelport Worldwide, a leading travel technology company, have agreed to form a joint venture to take ownership of Travelport Japan and JAL’s 100 pc owned subsidiary, Axess International Network, Inc. (Axess). The new joint venture is expected to be formed on June 1, 2019. Under the unified Travelport Axess brand, the joint venture will operate a Global Distribution System (GDS) tailored to the needs of the Japanese travel industry.
The proposed joint venture will combine Axess’ expertise in Japan and Travelport’s global technology leadership. Travelport Axess will continue to offer travel agents services through Axess’ GDS platform, “Axess”, and enable access to Travelport’s GDS platforms, “Apollo” and “Galileo”.
Yoriyuki Kashiwagi, Japan Airlines` executive officer of International Passenger Sales, said, “We believe that the future of travel will be transformed by technological innovation. I am confident that Travelport Axess, will be able to help Japanese travel agents to respond to growing global demands by offering services based on state-of-the-art technology.”
The proposed joint venture will provide online, mobile and corporate travel propositions including global booking and expense management tools as well as access to New Distribution Capability (NDC) content, offering Japanese travel agencies and their customers the best of locally developed products with best in class global connectivity and capabilities.
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Bots, A.I, VR to save billion-dollars in the tourism industry, ATM report
The impact of disruptive technologies on the tourism industry is set to create multi-billion dollar savings through the use of IoT, robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and wearable technology according to data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 28 – May 1, 2019.
The latest research from Colliers International, in partnership with ATM 2019, reveals that in addition to vast cost savings, the customer experience is set to be more streamlined with travel set to become better, smoother and more personalised with travel bookings on VR platforms, AI chatbots guiding customers through the booking process and IOT providing internet based inter-connectivity between everyday devices.
Around 42 million domestic service robotics estimated to be sold between 2016 and 2019 and the global airline industry expected to make savings of up to USD 30 billion in the next 15 years due to IoT implementation.
Danielle Curtis, exhibition director ME, Arabian Travel Market, said, “Technology, and the use of technology, is evolving every day. The tourism industry is at the very forefront of tech innovation with companies investing huge sums of money to improve the customer journey and experience.”
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Emaar Hospitality Group unveils Dubai stopover packages
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Emaar Properties PJSC, has announced attractive and exceptional value Dubai stopover packages at its Address Hotels + Resorts, and Vida Hotels and Resorts. The package is also applicable at Rove Hotels, a joint venture of Emaar Properties and Meraas, promising guests a memorable experience in Dubai.
The stopover will offer world-class entertainment destinations and a chance to break your long-haul journey and explore the leading attractions in Dubai.
Visitors stopping for 12 hours in Dubai can experience the magical city with a package that includes two complimentary tickets to Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo and At The Top, Burj Khalifa, plus airport transfers from Dubai International Airport and preferential rates at the participating hotels. On the way to your destination, you can also stay for 24 hours in the city at one of the deluxe rooms to additionally indulge in complimentary breakfast and access thrilling destinations.
Olivier Harnisch, CEO of Emaar Hospitality Group, said, “Whether you’re flying to Dubai or just passing through, take advantage of Emaar Hospitality Group’s stopover packages, and enjoy an exciting stay in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. Experience famous entertainment and leisure attractions and get the fabulous 360-degree glimpse of the city from the iconic Burj Khalifa with our 12, 24, 48 and 72-hour stay Dubai stopover packages.”
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Delhi’s IGI airport ranked the 12th busiest airport in the world
New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has now become the world's 12th busiest airport, moving up four places from the 16th spot in 2017. According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released by the Airports Council International (ACI) , it over took mega-hubs like Frankfurt, Dallas Forth Worth, Guangzhou and Istanbul Ataturk airports. The four airports above the IGI Airport are Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Shanghai Pudong and Hong Kong, managing over 4.6 million passengers more than IGIA.
"India became the world's third-largest aviation market in terms of passenger throughput, behind the US and China, in 2018. India's move towards a more liberalised aviation market and the nation's strengthening economic fundamentals have helped it become one of the fastest-growing markets with its traffic growing rapidly in a relatively short time," read a statement by ACI.
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Vistara gets approval to fly on international routes
Vistara, a joint venture of India’s Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Ltd, can now fly to international destinations, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
In June, the airline met the requirement of owning a fleet of more than 20 jets, needed to fly internationally, and hoped to launch international services last year. However, it did not have the necessary regulatory approvals. The approval will make Vistara the fifth carrier from India to fly on international routes.
Following the approval, Vistara has sought permission to operate flights between Delhi and Colombo seven days a week. Vistara, which started operations in January 2015, now serves 24 destinations with over 730 flights a week with a fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircraft.
Indian airlines are turning to the international market for better returns at a time when aviation consultancy CAPA India estimates the sector will post a collective loss of USD 1.7 billion for the financial year ending March 31.
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Indigo to launch flights to new international routes
Launching its flight on the Delhi-Istanbul sector, IndiGo has announced plans to use its expanding fleet of A320neo and A321neo aircraft to connect more Indian cities to China, Vietnam, England, Myanmar and Saudi Arabia.
William Boulter, chief commercial officer (CCO), IndiGo said, “We are looking very seriously into other points in South East Asia, notably the obvious ones of Vietnam and Myanmar. We also want to operate shortly to Saudi Arabia on the west side. We are seriously interested in getting in China as soon as we can. We are still selecting precise destinations.”
In 2019-2020, IndiGo’s capacity on international routes would rise from 15 pc to 20 pc of total capacity. The airline plans to add 125 A321neo aircraft in its fleet over number of years. In 2019, it will receive 20-25 of these aircraft from Airbus, he said.
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