Making plans for a vacation in 2023?

In this feature on the AIRDA website, young professionals in India visualize the year ahead for vacations and travel.

The last twelve months saw us moving into a space of relief and recovery, with plenty to look forward to. But it looks like there is a fresh update on the virus front. And if we go by media reports, things don’t look too good in the New Year.

Our comfort factor these days draws from past experience and our response to the situation. We are better informed and have learnt to work around constraints and roadblocks – making sure that work doesn’t come to a standstill. The wheels of business and enterprise must keep turning, and the wings of travel must help us find new horizons.

So we reached out to some young vacation seekers to check on their vacation plans. These are people who have played safe during the pandemic and have been waiting for the right time to pack their bags.

This young demographic is useful to us – and extremely relevant, in terms of readiness to travel. This is the segment that is wired to take breaks – over long weekends, and sometimes on a longer annual vacation.

There’s more on this story at this link > World of Travel / December 2022

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AIRDA member feature: Sustainable Tourism

Speaking at FICCI Leads 2022, Mr. Kavinder Singh – MD & CEO of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited, shared his thoughts on Regenerative & Sustainable Tourism.

Sharing the platform with some of the prominent leaders of the industry, Mr. Kavinder Singh talked about keeping sustainability at the core of the business at Mahindra Holidays, being committed to using renewable sources of energy, and deploying energy-efficient solutions in all aspects of the company’s operations.

In his address, Mr. Kavinder Singh urged other participants at FICCI Leads 2022 to think beyond responsible tourism and focus on what he called the game changer–Regenerative and Sustainable Tourism.

FICCI LEADS (Leadership, Excellence, Adaptability, Diversity, Sustainability)2022 was the 3rd edition of the annual global leadership initiative that was held in New Delhi on September 20-21, 2022 – to bring together global leaders, influencers, and opinion shapers across the spectrum of world economy. 


There’s more on this story at this link > World of Airda / December 2022

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