FAMILY ALBUM
MAY 1 ST FORTNIGHT ISSUE 2012
TRAVTALK
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Tasting Turkish delights
A new mission for ATOAI
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey and Le Meridian, along with Turkish Airlines, inaugurated a Turkish food festival in New Delhi. Turkish cuisine is rich and delightful and is renowned as one of the oldest and finest cuisines in the world. Present at the event was Burak Akcapar, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey along with members of the travel fraternity.
This will help us increase the safety rate and reduce the accident rate,” explains Anand.
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Standard Procedure
Operating
This information describes how adventure tour operators will use operational
Ajeet Bajaj Chairman, 4 pillar workshop and immediate past president, ATOAI
systems on a daily basis. This will also help bring consistency to the actions of a team.
Sustainability Sustainable tourism is about refocusing and adapting. A balance must be found between limits and usage so
that continuous changing, monitoring and planning ensure that tourism can be managed. This requires long term planning. Economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development must include the interests of all stakeholders including indigenous people, local communities, tourist, industry and the government.
“ATOAI approached the Ministry of Tourism to endorse the guidelines to states for recognition of adventure tour operators. These will be published and forwarded to the state tourism bodies and adventure tour operators to promote the spirit of safe, honorable and sustainable adventure tourism in the country,” concludes, Ajeet Bajaj, Chairman, 4 pillar workshop and immediate past president, ATOAI.