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“We look forward to welcoming more Indian travelers aboard Philippine Airlines and introducing them to the Philippines through our signature Filipino hospitality,” said PAL President Richard Nuttall. “Through Manila, they will also gain access to PAL’s wider network of destinations across Asia, North America and Australia.”

Flights from Delhi to Manila will operate as PR643 and will depart every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8:15 AM, arriving in Manila at 5:00 PM. Meanwhile, the Manila–Delhi flight, PR642, will leave Manila every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:40 PM, reaching Delhi at 3:00 AM the following day.

From Mumbai, PR647 will depart for Manila every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7:15 AM, arriving in Manila at 5:00 PM. Manila–Mumbai flights will operate as PR646 every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, departing at 10:40 PM and arriving in Mumbai at 3:05 AM the following day. All times are local.

PAL will operate both routes using its 168-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft, featuring 12 lie-flat Business Class seats and 156 Economy Class seats. Passengers will enjoy a full-service journey with Indian-inspired inflight meals, including vegetarian and Jain options, beverage selections, curated entertainment, service touches suited to Indian travelers and PAL’s signature heartfelt service.

Through Manila, travelers arriving from Delhi and Mumbai can connect to Philippine destinations including Cebu, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Davao. They will also have onward options to international destinations including Los Angeles, Vancouver, Honolulu, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, Tokyo Haneda and Hong Kong.

The services will also strengthen PAL’s cargo capacity, allowing shipments from India to connect efficiently through Manila to the airline’s broader domestic and international cargo network.

Indian nationals traveling to the Philippines for tourism or business may enter the country visa-free for up to 14 days, subject to applicable entry requirements.

The new Delhi and Mumbai services reinforce PAL’s role as the Philippine flag carrier, strengthening ties between India and the Philippines while connecting both countries to the world.

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The seminar, held as part of the World Tourism Day, was moderated by Sumit Kumar Thakur, MD, KTDC and ADG, Kerala Tourism.

Leading the session on the concluding day of the three-day event, Shri APM Mohammed Haneesh, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, said tour operators need to reinvent their offerings in line with the global market trends at a time when travellers are increasingly seeking unique and personalised experiences.

APM Mohammed Haneesh, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, speaking at panel discussion on ‘Digital Agenda and AI to redesign tourism’ at Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) 2026 in Kochi on Sunday. Also seen are:  Sumit Kumar Thakur, MD, KTDC and ADG, Kerala Tourism; Anish Kumar, CEO, The Travel Planners; Soorajith Radhakrishnan, Secretary, Wayanad Tourism Organisation; and Digital Evangelist Sarath V. Raj.

At the same time, it is important to maintain a clear distinction between personalisation and privacy, Shri Haneesh noted, cautioning against the unnecessary sharing of sensitive personal information.

Shri Anish Kumar, CEO of The Travel Planners, said that tourism businesses should optimise their content and digital presence for large language models (LLMs), while also leveraging AI tools and social media for marketing.

He also pointed to potential applications of AI in destination management, including crowd management during peak tourist seasons in destinations such as Munnar and Wayanad in Kerala.

Shri Soorajith Radhakrishnan, Secretary, Wayanad Tourism Organisation, however, cautioned that it should be ensured that AI does not dominate the tourism experience.  AI could nevertheless play an important role in destination management and heritage conservation, including helping regulate visitor access to museums housing rare artefacts to minimise the risk of damage, he said.

Digital evangelist Shri Sarath V. Raj said AI was transforming the way businesses operate and described the current phase as an “agentic AI era”, requiring the tourism industry to adapt and optimise for emerging AI-driven systems.

He said the application of AI in tourism needs to be addressed at the policy level, while highlighting its potential to enable mass personalisation of travel experiences.

KTM President Shri Jose Pradeep, immediate past president Shri Baby Mathew, and past presidents Shri Abraham George and Shri E. M. Najeeb presented mementos to the panellists.

A seminar on “Muziris as a World Tourism Heritage Destination” was also held.

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Built on the core philosophy of being an event “by the travel fraternity, for the travel fraternity,” this year’s celebration reached unprecedented heights in bridging diverse travel stakeholders, fostering economic partnerships, and recognizing industry excellence.

Distinguished Leadership and Inauguration
The mega convergence was graced by an esteemed national and international dignitaries. Dr. Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, attended the event to extend his support and highlight the vital role of tourism in driving economic empowerment and cultural integration across the nation.

The grand inaugural ceremony was jointly led by industry stalwart Mr. Subhash Goyal, Chairman of the STIC Travel Group, and His Excellency Mr. Aleksander Sitnikov, the Economics Counsellor of The Russian Federation, marking a historic opening for the day’s proceedings.

Unmatched B2B Synergy and Networking
The event successfully facilitated high-value strategic networking with an exclusive lineup of more than 20 top-tier B2B exhibitors. The exhibition floor provided an expansive platform for destination showcasing, partnership building, and exclusive B2B deal-making among key stakeholders.

Celebrating the Spirit of Tourism
True to the spirit of World Tourism Day, the business convergence seamlessly blended with a Bollywood celebration by Vishal Shrivastavaa (Bollywood playback singer). Following the intensive B2B meetings and the felicitation ceremony, delegates enjoyed a curated networking lunch alongside the electrifying musical performance.

The Organizing Vision
The overwhelming response and flawless execution of the 6th Edition were spearheaded by a dedicated core organizing committee:

Shridhar Jha – Founder
Pranav Bansal – Organizer (and General Secretary, Global Association of Events and Hospitality Professionals – GAEHP)
Rajesh Dhanker – Organizer
Ms. Goldy – Organizer
Dilip Rajput – Organizer

Due to the unprecedented volume of registrations and overwhelming response from the trade community, the organizing committee is already evaluating expanded infrastructure and capacity capabilities for the 7th Edition in 2027 to accommodate an even larger footprint of global and domestic travel professionals on 25th September 2027.

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The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), India’s nodal association with about 2,500 companies actively engaged in Travel, Tourism, Hospitality & MICE, are delighted to announce the Grand Celebrations of TAAI’s 75 years of Excellence at their 69^th TAAI Convention & Exhibition of TAAI at Kolkata, West Bengal.

The 3-Day Convention will be held from the 25^th to 27^th October, 2026 at ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata.

The Convention holds special significance as TAAI celebrates 75 years of Excellence, Leadership and Service to Indian Travel, Tourism & Hospitality.

Established in 1951, TAAI has been at the forefront of India’s Travel & Tourism industry for 75 years, promoting the growth of the sector and bringing together travel professionals from across the country. TAAI represents about 2,500 member companies engaged actively in Outbound, Domestic, Inbound Tourism; Travel. Their member companies are well known for the MICE Tourism they are involved with. TAAI, continues to have at its focus, India, as a Leading Destination, and promote this feature Nationally & Globally.

The 69th Convention comes to India

Guided by the call of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, TAAI’s Managing Committee has decided that the 69^th Convention will be held in India, a departure this year, from the doing it overseas. The decision reflects TAAI’s commitment to Incredible India, strengthening domestic tourism and showcasing India’s immense tourism potential to the global travel fraternity.

A landmark gathering of the Indian travel industry

The three-day convention is expected to bring together approximately 900 delegates and media from across India.

The event will bring together leaders from the Government, stakeholders in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Industry; Airlines, Hotels, Destinations, Technology Companies; MICE products and services and other allied sectors, creating a platform for industry interaction, collaboration, networking and discussions on the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of Indian Travel & Tourism.

Celebrating 75 years – Looking towards the future

The 69th TAAI Convention & Exhibition is particularly significant as the Association celebrates its 75 Years of Excellence. A rare happening indeed.

TAAI’s journey over seven and a half decades reflects its continued commitment to the growth and development of India’s travel and tourism ecosystem. The Convention in Kolkata will provide an opportunity to celebrate this rich legacy while looking ahead to the next chapter of India’s Travel & Tourism journey.

Remarks Mr Sunil Kumar, the President of TAAI, “The 69th TAAI Convention & Exhibition is a very special milestone for our Association as we celebrate 75 years of Excellence, Leadership and Service to Indian Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Industry. We are delighted to do our Convention in India and particularly in Kolkata. This decision, reflects our commitment to Incredible India and to strengthening domestic tourism. We look forward to bringing the Indian travel fraternity together in Kolkata and creating a meaningful platform for collaboration and the future growth of our industry.

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India’s hospitality and tourism sector is no longer a peripheral contributor to the economy; it is a mainstream engine of employment. The sector supports 13.34% of India’s total employment, according to the Ministry of Tourism’s India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, with direct employment alone accounting for 5.82% of jobs nationally. A workforce of that size, spread across front offices, kitchens and housekeeping floors in every state, does not run on infrastructure and investment alone. It runs on thousands of daily interactions between staff and guests, each one an opportunity to build trust or lose it.

That is what makes communication different from the industry’s other operational concerns. A guest who is misunderstood at check-in, or who cannot get a room-service request across, notices it at the moment, with nowhere for the lapse to hide. As the sector scales to meet rising demand, that capability needs to be built with the same intent as any other operational standard.

A pipeline under pressure to keep pace

The growth driving this pressure is substantial. Global travel and tourism, which dipped to 9.6% of world GDP during the pandemic, has since rebounded past US$11 trillion and is projected to reach US$16 trillion by 2034, per Statista. India’s training infrastructure is scaling in step: the country runs 71 government Institutes of Hotel Management alongside a growing base of private hospitality schools, and top campuses report placement rates above 90%. Every new hotel opening is another set of guest-facing roles that need talent ready to perform from day one.

Employers are responding accordingly. ETS’s TOEIC Global English Skills Report, based on responses from over 1,300 HR decision-makers across 17 countries, found that 97% of employers in India now say English communication matters more to their business than it used to, and 98% say formally assessing it during hiring would improve workplace efficiency. For a sector built on split-second, face-to-face exchanges with guests worldwide, that is less a statistic than a description of the job itself.

Why one score isn’t enough

The harder question is how that ability gets defined. A front-desk check-in, a housekeeping request confirmed correctly, and a food and beverage manager presenting to a corporate client are three different communication tasks. A single, generic English score cannot tell an employer whether a candidate can reliably do any one of them.

A recent joint study between the TOEIC programme at ETS and the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) set out to close that gap, mapping the actual English communication demands of six hospitality roles, junior and senior positions in Front Office, Food & Beverage and Housekeeping, against validated proficiency benchmarks.

The most instructive finding was that proficiency demands tracked the nature of the task more closely than seniority. Some junior, guest-facing roles required a higher speaking standard than senior, internally focused ones: a junior front office manager needed stronger spoken English than a senior housekeeper, whose work centres more on documentation than direct guest contact. It is a useful correction to the assumption that communication demands rise neatly with rank; in practice, they track who a role requires someone to speak to, and under what pressure.

Building the pipeline with intent

Identifying the gap is only the first step; the sector’s real task is closing it in practice. That begins with treating English communication as a workplace skill to be developed continuously, not a one-time qualification checked at the point of hiring. Employees improve fastest when practice reflects the actual situations they encounter on the job, rather than generic language instruction removed from daily work. This also means giving employees a clear, ongoing sense of how their communication is progressing, so improvement is visible and not left to chance. Built consistently into how a workplace already operates, this kind of development does not require large new systems, only sustained attention, the same attention hospitality already gives to service quality.

The value of measuring English proficiency lies not in using it to screen candidates out, but in showing employers exactly where to direct training investment. Approached this way, communication becomes a lever the industry can actively pull, not a hurdle placed in front of talent. As India’s hospitality sector continues to expand, that shift in how proficiency is used may matter as much as the growth itself.

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Nok Air is strengthening its connection with India with the launch of its new international service between Hyderabad and Bangkok, opening a new link between one of India’s fastest-growing cities and Thailand through Don Mueang International Airport.The new service marks an important step in Nok Air’s international growth and reflects the airline’s confidence in the growing travel opportunities between India and Thailand.

For Nok Air, Hyderabad represents more than a new destination on its international network. The airline sees the city as an important gateway to India’s growing outbound travel market, with opportunities across leisure, business and visiting-friends-and-relatives travel.

The airline is also looking beyond the route itself, working closely with its local partners, travel trade and distributionnetwork to build awareness and make Hyderabad an increasingly accessible gateway to Thailand.

“India is an important market for Nok Air, and Hyderabad is a market we believe has strong potential,” said Pichit Satapattayanont, Chief Executive Officer of Nok Air.

“Our commitment goes beyond introducing a new route. It is about building a strong and sustainablepresence in the market. We want to work closely with our partners in India, understand the needs of Indian travelers and create a travel proposition that delivers value to both our customers and our partners.”

The Hyderabad – Bangkok service also provides Indian travelerswith access to Nok Air’s wider network through Don Mueang International Airport, including destinations across Thailand. This creates opportunities for travelers to combine Bangkok with Thailand’s leisure destinations and explore the country through a broader regional network.

For leisure travelers, the connection provides greater access to Thailand’s destinations, while business travelers can benefit from improved connectivity between Hyderabad and Bangkok and onward connections within Thailand.

Nok Air’s presence in Hyderabad is supported by DEX Group, its General Sales Agent in India, together with local travel agencies and industry partners. The airline sees collaboration across the travel ecosystem as an important part of establishing the route and building long-term demand.

“We believe the success of this route will come from building the market together,” Pichit added.

“Our partners in India are an important part of that journey. We are committed to working closely with them to develop the market, build awareness and make Nok Air a trusted choice for travelers between India and Thailand.”

The airline’s leadership team is also engaging directly with the Indian market as part of the route launch, meeting travel partners and gaining a deeper understanding of the opportunities in Hyderabad.

This approach reflects Nok Air’s intention to build its international network with a long-term perspective – focusing not only on opening routes, but also on developing the commercial foundations, partnerships and customer demand required to make each market sustainable.

For Hyderabad, the new service creates another connection to Thailand at a time when travelers are increasingly looking for convenient and accessible options across Asia.

For Nok Air, it represents the beginning of a new relationship with the Hyderabad market.

“We are pleased to be back in India and to begin a new chapter in our journey with Hyderabad,” said Pichit.

“We see strong opportunities ahead, and we look forward to building this market together with our partners in India and welcoming more Indian travelers to Thailand.”

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This year, the ten-day Onam season started on August 16 with the day of Atham in the traditional calendar, bringing in its wake a zealously-preserved tradition celebrated by Malayalis since ancient times, cutting across social and economic barriers. The festival culminates with the ‘Thiruvonam’ Day on August 26.

Onam is defined by its beauty, grace, charm and inclusivity. Though at its core is a Hindu myth, Onam is a festival that blurs borderlines of faith and social rankings. The festival is deeply ingrained in the socio-cultural ethos of Malayalis, whether they live in Kerala or in any part of the world.

Onam, which falls in the month of ‘Chingam’ in the Malayalam calendar, comes after three months of southwest monsoon, with fresh shoots springing from the bowels of Mother Earth. For an agricultural community, which Kerala essentially was until not-so-distant past, the season implied the paddy harvest time.

The Mahabali Myth

Onam has a legend behind to it. The region comprising Kerala was eons ago ruled by the Asura King Mahabali. So ideal was his reign that the kingdom was like a paradise on earth—no trace of lie, deception or malice of any kind.

Could such harmony be allowed to flourish in the mundane world? Of course, it made the Devas envious. They hatched plans to bring an end to the golden era. Instigated by them, Lord Vishnu transfigured into a dwarf (Vamana) and came down to Mahabali. Always keen to welcome guests, the king expressed his willingness to grant anything the visitor would request.

The dwarf asked for three steps of earth. Mahabali agreed. Ahead of taking his first step, Vamana suddenly grew in size to emerge like a titan. Thus, his one foot covered the whole of earth, the second the whole of heaven. As there was no ground left, Mahabali offered his head for the dwarf to place his foot on a third time. The emperor was stomped down to the netherworld (Patal). Resolved to his downfall, the king asked for a favour: “Can I visit my subjects once a year?” Yes, said Vishnu generously. And that’s the Onam season, the homecoming of Mahabali every year, to be welcomed by his subjects with all honours.

Floral Carpet

The most enduring and colourful image of Onam is the tradition of laying out floral carpets to welcome Mahabali. It is also known as ‘Atha Pookkalam’ as it starts at homes on the ‘Atham Day’, 10 days ahead of Thiruvonam.

These days Onam has assumed a larger social dimension, with festivities spilling over to community cultural spaces. So, Pookkalam is laid out in schools, offices and even tech campuses.

A visitor to the state during Onam is greeted with the Pookkalam, laid out with a variety of flowers adorning the front yard of homes. Members of families, including little ones, give full play to their aesthetic sensibility in making the floral carpet. With fast-paced urbanisation turning vast swaths of land into concrete jungles, the flowers for Pookkalam now mostly come from neighbouring states.

Onam Sadhya, the Multi-Dish Feast

The Onam Sadhya, the multi-dish feast served on a plantain leaf, is a delicious highlight of the festival. Traditionally, the Sadhya used to be prepared by women at home, with the menfolk lending a helping hand to fry banana chips and fritters.

The dishes, laid out on banana leaves, are  vegetarian . Rice, sambhar, avial, rasam, olan, erissery, pappadam, fried banana chips and pickles make the list pretty long, along with savouries like sweet ‘pradhaman.’ In parts of the Malabar region (north Kerala), fish and meat are also added to enliven the menu.

These days, the full-course Sadhya—complete with the banana leaf—gets delivered directly to homes. Scores of restaurants and caterers make a roaring business during the season. Onam Sadhya is available in major restaurants and star hotels during Onam across major cities in India, as well as in the Middle East, the USA, and the UK.

Women at the Centre of Festivities

Onam has always been a time for people to engage in arts and sports, seeing the return of many cherished traditions. At a time when women were essentially homemakers, Onam was an occasion for them to express their artistic talents, traditionally before family audiences.

There are choreographic expressions like Kaikottikali, in which dancers clap their hands in unison while moving clockwise and anticlockwise rhythmically. The themes are drawn from Hindu mythology; however, an offshoot in Christian homes is called Margamkali, where the lyrics are largely Biblical. The Islamic tap-and-sing traditions of DuffMuttu and Arbanakali are also popular.

Sporting Season for Men and Children

In parts of Kerala, Onam offers an occasion for men to display physical prowess by engaging in a pastime fight called Onathallu, which has its combat tactics borrowed from the martial art of Kalaripayattu. They also engage in many other rural sports.

Community Cultural Spaces and Tourism Week

From home grounds, these cultural expressions have moved to community spaces. The State Government organises Onam Celebrations on a grand scale for a whole week in the state capital, district headquarters, and cities and towns across the state. In suburban and rural areas, local cultural outfits take the lead in organising the festival.

The season also sees a massive inflow of tourists to Kerala. For hosting and taking them around the festival venues, the Tourism Department has made special arrangements.

“The week-long celebrations will showcase Kerala’s cultural diversity, traditions, artistic heritage and tourism potential. The celebrations are aimed at presenting Kerala’s traditional and cultural heritage along with its tourist attractions,” said Tourism Minister Shri P. C. Vishnunadh.

The Onam season also provides  the visitors an opportunity to experience the eclectic culture of the people, the Minister added.

This year, the week-long Tourism Week Celebrations, organised by the Tourism Department, will be inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Shri V. D. Satheesan in the presence of the Tourism Minister, along with Malayalam film actor Kunchako Boban  in Thiruvananthapuram on August 24. The celebrations, dominated by cultural programmes and the illumination of main thoroughfares and landmark buildings, will conclude with a grand, colourful pageantry on August 30.Vice President of India Shri C P Radhakrishnan will flag off the cultural procession. 

Boat Races

Onam is also the season of boat races. Kerala has a string of sprawling backwaters. The Travancore region—especially the rice-bowl of low-lying Kuttanad—serves as the hub of boat races. The prime attraction is the chundanvallam: snake-boats, as long as 140 feet and accommodating 120 paddlers. There are also smaller vessels, enabling women to contest as well.

Ironic Twist

Though Onam is primarily a festival that welcomes the return of Mahabali, in some regions the celebrations also take on an ironic twist. For many, it is also an occasion to worship Maha Vishnu, who transfigured as Vamana to banish Mahabali to the netherworld.

As part of this tradition, clay cubes that are made, and floral offerings are placed at its base. This  ritual is called  worshipping Thrikkakarayappan , representing Lord Vishnu, who is believed to have ended the mythological Mahabali regime. However, this in no way dampens the festive spirit, whose core focus remains the joyous homecoming of Mahabali.

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The registrations include 790 international buyers and 2,210 domestic buyers.

The formal inauguration of the three-day event will be held here on September 24, while the business meetings will take place from September 25 to 27.

The inaugural ceremony will be held at the Lulu International Convention Centre, Bolgatty. The exhibition and business meetings will be hosted at the Sagara and Samudrika Convention Centres on Willingdon Island.

The mart has also recorded a significant increase in participation from tourism enterprises and organisations. As many as 382 sellers have completed stall bookings, while around 30 stalls representing various government institutions will also be part of the event.

A total of 40000 business meetings have already been scheduled, highlighting the scale of business engagement and the investment and market opportunities available in Kerala’s tourism sector.

The event has also attracted substantial interest from the media, with 138 media representatives registering for the event. They include 71 international and 67 national media representatives.

Business meets, meetings of tourism policymakers and seminars featuring national and international experts will be held as part of the three-day mart.

Post-mart tours have been scheduled from September 28 to October 3, covering 12 different sectors. A separate pre-mart tour will be organised for invited international and domestic media representatives.

A major feature of KTM 2026 will be the shift to a fully digital system. All processes associated with the event, including registration, business-to-business (B2B) meetings and seminars, will be managed digitally. A new software platform and mobile application will be used for the purpose.

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The event focused on strengthening collaboration between government, industry and the skilling ecosystem to address emerging workforce requirements and create stronger pathways from skills to employment. The growing Tourism and Hospitality sector presents significant opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship, while also creating a need for a larger pool of skilled and industry-ready professionals.

The programme was graced by members of NCVET and representatives from the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the Ministry of Tourism (MoT), senior Board Members of the THSC Governing Board, and prominent leaders from the industry, training partner network, and wider skilling ecosystem.

Mr. Rajan Bahadur, CEO, Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council, said:

“The Tourism and Hospitality sector is growing, and with that growth comes an enormous responsibility to ensure that the workforce grows with it. Partnerships are the bridge between what the industry needs and what the skilling ecosystem delivers. THSC Connect is about converting these partnerships into action—through industry-led training, stronger employer linkages, meaningful CSR interventions, apprenticeships and new pathways to employment. Our objective is simple: every young person we skill should be better prepared for a real opportunity in the world of work.”

Ms. Jyoti Mayal, Chairperson, Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council, said:

“The strength of Tourism and Hospitality lies in its people. As India emerges as a major global tourism destination, developing a skilled, professional and future-ready workforce will be central to sustaining this growth. THSC Connect brings together the different pillars of this ecosystem to share experiences, recognise successful collaborations and identify new opportunities. When industry, government and training partners work with a shared purpose, skilling becomes more than a programme—it becomes a pathway to careers, livelihoods and national growth.”

The event saw participation from leading hospitality and tourism organisations, industry leaders, corporate and CSR representatives, training partners, educational institutions and other stakeholders. The presence of both industry and training partners highlighted the importance of closer alignment between training delivery and the actual requirements of employers.

The programme featured discussions and presentations on corporate-led social responsibility and skilling initiatives, government schemes and policy, industry partnerships, international employment opportunities and emerging workforce requirements.

The event also featured four focused panel discussions:

• Shaping the Future Workforce: Skills for a Changing Tourism & Hospitality Industry
• Partnerships That Perform: Transforming Skilling Through CSR & Industry
• The Future of Learning: Student Investment, Industry Outcomes
• Unlocking State Potential Through Skill Partnerships

The discussions brought together senior representatives from industry, government and the skilling ecosystem to deliberate on changing skill requirements, industry-led training, CSR investments in skilling, learner outcomes and opportunities for state-level partnerships.

The programme also featured the THSC Skill Champions Awards & Recognitions, celebrating organisations and individuals who have made significant contributions towards skill development and workforce transformation in the Tourism and Hospitality sector.

With “The Power of Partnerships” as its central theme, THSC Connect 2026 reinforced the need for sustained collaboration across the ecosystem to build a workforce capable of supporting the continued growth and global ambitions of India’s Tourism and Hospitality sector.

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