Condé Nast Traveller India pays tribute to Travel and Hospitality sector

Travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller India has created a video with a voice-over by Bollywood actress Huma Qureshi paying tribute to the travel and hospitality industry which despite taking the worst hit due to the Covid-19 outbreak have rallied together to help everyone in their time of need.
India’s travel and tourism industry accounts for almost 10 percent of the country’s GDP and eight percent of total employment, so it’s been a particularly rough time for airlines, hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and all the millions of people working within them. And yet, in the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen so many of them rise to this universal challenge we are all facing, and going beyond the call of duty which includes: Air India, Spice Jet Airlines, Indigo, Taj Hotels, ITC Hotels, The Park Hotels, The Lalit Group, Marriott Hotels, Accor, Oberoi Hotels, The Leela, Zorawar Kalra, NRAI (The National Restaurant Association of India), Riyaz Amlani, Aditya Ghosh and Make My Trip.

The examples are many. What’s clear is that despite travel being at a complete standstill and facing major financial losses, as well as the threat of putting themselves out there and possibly in danger, the industry has stepped up and continues to serve others. Condé Nast Traveller India is proud of the various #hospitalityheroes, and salutes their efforts. Our borders may be closed but their hearts are wide open.

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What does the travel industry do when nobody’s travelling? The same thing they always do—serve others! India’s travel and tourism industry accounts for almost 10 percent of the country’s GDP and eight percent of total employment, so it’s been a particularly rough time for airlines, hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and all the millions of people working within them. And yet, in the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen so many of them rise to this universal challenge we are all facing, and going beyond the call of duty: @airindia.in @spicejetairlines @indigo.6e @tajhotels @itchotels @theparkhotels @thelalitgroup @marriotthotels @accor @oberoihotels @theleela @zkalra @nrai_india @riyazamlani @iamadityaghosh @makemytrip ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The examples are many. What’s clear is that despite travel being at a complete standstill and facing major financial losses, as well as the threat of putting themselves out there and possibly in danger, the industry has stepped up and continues to serve others. We are so proud of our #hospitalityheroes, and salute their efforts. Our borders may be closed but their hearts are wide open. Thank you @iamhumaq for lending us your voice! We are all #inittogether.” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Follow the link in our bio to see what your favourites have done to help during this crisis!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #coronavirus #covid19 #resilience #inittogether #incredibleindia #helpinghands #india #hotels #hospitality #travel #destination #hope #home

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