Korea Targets 60,000 Indian Leisure Tourists
Business relations between Korea and India are going great guns and now it is 'active travel relations' between the two countries that are set to kick off. Korea is actively looking at tapping the Indian leisure segment and has already appointed Trac Representations as its marketing representative in India to take things ahead.

‘Australia - A Different Light’ Launches In India Amid Much Promise
Tourism Australia recently launched its latest campaign ‘Australia - A Different Light' amid much promise for the upcoming outbound season.

HK To Cavort To Double-Digit Growth On Bollywood’s Heels
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) is looking at a double-digit growth in the next five years for Indian outbound tourists visiting Hong Kong. The country, which presently attracts 244,000 tourists a year, is looking at the Hindi film industry to promote the country amongst Indians.

SA Tourism Takes On Three-Pronged Approach For India
Having done the necessary research required for a new tourism board, the recently appointed Lance Bradley Littlefield, country manager - India, South African Tourism has set plans in place for the Indian market. In an exclusive with Express Travel & Tourism, he outlined his three-pronged approach to tap the avid Indian traveller.

Spain Keen To Woo Indian MICE Market
Spain Tourism Board recently conducted their four-city roadshow to foster tourism relations between the two countries. The roadshows were conducted in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore, with an aim to target the international MICE segment in India and to draw this segment to major Spanish cities such as Madrid and Barcelona.

Canadian High Commission Ties Up With VFS
The Canadian High Commission has tied up with VFS Private Ltd to operate nine new visa application centers, which have been opened in Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Mumbai. The initiative will enable applicants for temporary visas such as visitors, students and workers, to submit visa applications across the counter at these nine application centres.

Tourism Ireland Eyes The Indian Outbound With Increased Intent
With just a year's presence in the Indian outbound tourism circuit, Tourism Ireland is setting itself a sizable target of this thriving segment.

India Is A Prime Focus Area: Ahern
It is surprising but true that United Kingdom gets more than 200,000 visitors from India while only 8,000 visas have been issued by the Ireland embassy in 2004. In an effort to woo the travellers visiting London, Ireland Tourism has tied up with Visa Facilitation Service (VFS) to outsource visa processing.

Mirosh To Promote Israel In India
Israel ranks as one of the newest markets positioning itself for Indian outbound tourists seeking variety. In order to facilitate all aspects of trade and tourism between Israel and India, Mirosh, a company based in Israel which plays the role of consultant, facilitator and promoter of trade and tourism between the two countries will be opening an office in India by September 2005.

NZTB Plans to Consolidate Position In Indian Market
The recently concluded three-city road show by the New Zealand Tourism Board (NZTB) saw the board chalk out strategic plans for the Indian market. The Kiwilink programme which made its debut in Delhi and Chennai while completing its third year in Mumbai, witnessed the participation from 13 New Zealand sellers and the Fiji Visitor Bureau.