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TravTalk digital conclave 2021 concluded with 6 experts sharing their valuable insights on some of the key areas faced by the industry. Health and wellness tourism is an integral part of the Middle East the second session focused on finding happiness through wellness tourism. Linda Abdulla – CEO and Founder – Oryx Healthcare Consultancy shared that the pandemic was a wake-up call to world normalcy which overturned every single part of the world making them take precautions and locking down nations in a bid to protect each of their citizens from the sufferings as much as possible. She opined that never before has health and well-being changed so rapidly with so many sufferings, anxiety, and despair, yet people were resilient especially in the Middle East region. “We all believe that covid 19 was a wake-up call to the world, so one moment people were going about their normal lives, jobs, school activities and in a matter of weeks, hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, millions were infected and half the world’s population were on some sort of a lockdown, never before has health and wellbeing declined so rapidly and so simultaneously for so many people around the world. There was so much suffering going on for many from millionaires, isolation, heartbreak some had got anxiety, anger, and despair but our resilience as individuals and our society is very vital for survival and we all realize it all starts from our health and well being so healthy minds, healthy habits, even strong family ties carrying some trends it all strengthens our fortitude to cope with this pandemic and its repercussions and wellness is becoming the language in years before …

First 2021 TravTalk digital conclave concluded with 6 experts sharing their valuable insights on some of the insights on the industry. The first session focused on Vaccination and the second wave of covid; where is travel headed consisted of Mamoun Hmedan – Managing Director EMEA- Wego, Arijit Munshi- General Manager EMEAI -Tune Protect and Ramsumesh Menon – Chief Executive Officer -Go Gosaibi Travel  – Bahrain. The second session focused on Happiness through Wellness tourism with Laszlo Puczko -CEO & Co-founder – Health Tourism Worldwide, Linda Abdulla – CEO and Founder – Oryx Healthcare Consultancy and Kathryn Moore – Founder and Managing Director Spa Connectors, Global. In his opening remarks, Arijit Munshi, General Manager, Tune Protect EMEAI stated that change has been a constant factor over the past almost 13 months with the environment changing every single day. He also opined that in order to obtain customer confidence it is important to note that the travel industry plays an integral part as it works on an ecosystem where each one plays his/her own part which impacts on the traveller from the time of making the booking to the time the traveller reach home. Booking has become easier and it is important to educate themselves as well as their customers. “We live in an era of QR code, if you order food you can opt for contactless delivery these are good initiatives overall and will remain for a longer time.” He further stated how quickly one should adapt to the needs of the customer especially at this point in time when the world will look at new trends and travel behaviours. He further reiterated the importance of technology; firstly the collection and …

In a few hours from now, you can join in the conversation with six key industry leaders who would discuss the future of travel in this part vaccinated era in TravTalk Digital Conclave at 11.30 am UAE time. According to reports from various countries every day there is quite a number of people being vaccinated across the globe, from developing to developed countries. At this time of the pandemic the whole world has embraced the importance of protecting citizens and visitors hence the drive and motivation to encourage safety has become a key element in today’s context. The first session will focus on Vaccination and the new variants of covid; where is travel headed? From 11.30 am to 12.30 pm (UAE time) with Mamoun Hmedan – Managing Director  EMEA- Wego, Arijit Munshi- General Manager EMEAI -Tune Protect, and Ramsumesh Menon – Chief Executive Officer -Go Gosaibi Travel  – Bahrain. Wellness tourism is an integral part of the Middle East the second session will focus on finding happiness through wellness tourism. The session starts at 1 pm (UAE time) until 2 pm with Laszlo Puczko -CEO & Co-founder – Health Tourism Worldwide, Linda Abdulla – CEO and Founder – Oryx Healthcare Consultancy and Kathryn Moore – Founder and Managing Director Spa Connectors, Global TravTalk has been instrumental in keeping the industry positive with its signature Digital conclaves. As we embark on a new year with a novel line of thought consisting of a set of brand new trends, vaccinations, and digital passports spreading its hope once again in the industry, we will have a tête-à-tête with stalwarts in the industry about an exclusive update.  

Speaking at the opening session of the second TravTalk Digital conclave HE Khalid Jassim Al Midfa- Chairman Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority stated that the government of the UAE has taken all necessary action to ensure the safety of its residents, citizens and the international tourists before opening the country. He added, “After going through the different stages and experiments I believe that life can come back to normal much before we expect. In other countries people with symptoms had to visit a doctor to check but here the approach was different, government tested over 50% of the population so that the citizens, people and the visitors are safe. What I see as the future of the industry in the UAE we see slowly the airlines opening up, we see slowly building confidence and trust due to these efforts over the past few months. Phase 2 of this scenario which will start early September we will start seeing more people coming in to the UAE having a higher level of comfort and trust in the UAE in what it has to offer, I believe that the future will be bright and from what we are seeing from all emirates with the guidelines of the leadership we are prepared for the next stage.”

As Europe and Asia opens its borders the second TravTalk digital conclave focuses on repositioning the strategies to attract GCC travellers once again to their much loved destinations in Europe as well as Asia. Today at 12.15pm, 3 directors from the German National Tourism board, Spanish National Tourisn and Thailand tourism authority joins TravTalk in conversation to discuss the new normal and how travellers would have their health and safety regulations implemented; the agents will be able to understand and educate their customers on the new norms, regulations and the new areas open for the travellers to have a safe journey back to those destinations. So join TravTalk and ask your questions so that you will be able to tailor make a plan for your clients and ensure that they will get the most memorable experience post COVID by travelling to these destinations of Thailand, Germany and Spain. To register now or call Crisna on 055 4704 200 or email crisna.deguzman@ddppl.com Please use the below links to individually sign-up for the 2 panel discussions scheduled for the *TravTalk Digital Conclave* on *Building and Enabling Trust* *Monday 20 July, 2020* *Session one: 11am to 12pm* *Re-engineering Tourism* https://event.webinarjam.com/register/146/7v73pi0m *Session two: 12:15pm to 1:15pm* *Evolving Tourism- Rebranding & Repositioning* https://event.webinarjam.com/register/147/4v7gki87