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	Date	Circular Lists
	07 November 2020	SOPs for Re-opening of Museums, Exhibitions and Art Galleries, on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19
	05 October 2020	IATO - Save Tourism - All India Campaign
	17 September 2020	SEIS benefits to Tour Operators - helps to grow Foreign Tourists arrivals, Earn Valuable Foreign Exchange for Economic Growth and Generate Employment for the Country
	03 August 2020	SEIS benefits to Tour Operators - help grow Foreign Tourists arrivals, Earn Valuable Foreign Exchange and an Engine for Economic Growth and Employment Generation for the Country
	28 July 2020	Request to help the tourism industry for survival and save jobs
	25 July 2020	IATO Online Survey on COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Employment in Travel & Tourism Industry.
	13 July 2020	Regarding full refund of advance paid for a) Palace on Wheels (Luxury Train) b) Wildlife Safaris in Ranthambore National Park and canceled due to Covid-19
	04 July 2020	IATO meeting with Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog - for request to help the tourism industry for survival
	27 June 2020	Coronavirus Emergency: Special request
	25 June 2020	Regarding our request for Full refund of advance paid to the hotels and bookings cancelled due to Covid -19
	25 June 2020	Request for full Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Rajasthan and cancelled due to Covid -19
	25 June 2020	Full Refund Request for Palace on Wheels (Luxury Train) by RTDC for Foreign Tourists which were cancelled due to Covid-19
	25 June 2020	Way forward and content creation strategies with respect to marketing and promotion of Tourism Post COVID-19
	18 June 2020	Representation on the Eligibility of Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) benefit to Inbound Tour Operators (Tour operators)
	18 June 2020	Representation on the Eligibility of Service Exports from India Scheme (SEIS) benefit to Inbound Tour Operators
	18 June 2020	Regarding our request for full Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Rajasthan and cancelled due to Covid -19
	18 June 2020	Update on IATO Activities (8th June, Monday to 14th June, Sunday 2020)
	17 June 2020	Request for full Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Rajasthan and cancelled due to Covid -19
	17 June 2020	Request for Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Madhya Pradesh and cancelled due to Covid -19
	17 June 2020	Request for full Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Rajasthan and cancelled due to Covid -19
	17 June 2020	Request for Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Madhya Pradesh and cancelled due to Covid -19
	11 June 2020	IATO Suggestions for facilitating tourists visiting ASI Monuments
	05 June 2020	Full Refund Request for Palace on Wheels (Luxury Train) by RTDC for Foreign Tourists which were canceled due to Covid-19
	04 June 2020	Request for Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Madhya Pradesh and cancelled due to COVID -19
	04 June 2020	Request for full Refund of advance payment made for bookings of Wildlife Safaris in Rajasthan and cancelled due to COVID -19
	03 June 2020	IATO requests to reduce entrance fee at all ASI monuments for foreigners - needs support to revive
	02 June 2020	Inbound Tour Operators who bring in foreign tourists and earn valuable foreign exchange for the country, collapsing - need urgent monetary support to survive
	27 May 2020	Latter to Sh Prahlad Singh Patel 2
	20 May 2020	Inbound Tour Operators who bring in foreign tourists and earn valuable foreign exchange for the country, collapsing - need urgent help to survive
	20 May 2020	Latter to Sh Prahlad Singh Patel
	18 May 2020	Regarding Refund of advance payments made to Airlines for air ticket and State Government for luxury trains and Wildlife Safaris.
	17 May 2020	Press Release issued by the President IATO, Expressing disappointment on tourism being totally ignored by the Government during relief announcements
	17 May 2020	Dismay of Tourism Industry for Survival in Hour of Crisis
	17 May 2020	Dismay of Tourism Industry for Survival in Hour of Crisis
	08 May 2020	Additional guidelines for quarantine of returnees from abroad / contacts / isolation of suspect or confirmed cases in private facilities
	03 May 2020	Identification of problems, effective solutions and formulation of plans for the tourism industry – Covid-19
	03 May 2020	Formulation of Survival and Revival plans for the tourism industry - Covid-19
	02 May 2020	Refund of advance payments made by the tour operators to the jungle lodges in Madhya Pradesh
	28 April 2020	InterGlobe Family supports the Nations efforts to fight COVID 19
	21 April 2020	Refund of Air Fare during the lockdown period, suspending domestic and international flight operations Respected Mrs. Padhee
	18 April 2020	Webinar on "Legal Perspective on Employer-Employee Relationship in time of COVID 19" on 22nd April 2020 from 11 am to 12.30 pm
	17 April 2020	Survival Measures/Relief Package to the tourism industry
	10 April 2020	Participate in the PATA Business Impact Survey
	09 April 2020	1) REGARDING REVISION IN MDA SCHEME GUIDELINES and 2) REFUND OF PARTICIPATION FEE PAID FOR ITB 2020
	08 April 2020	Survival Measures – Tourism – Additional points
	04 April 2020	Video Conferencing with members held on the 1st of April 2020 at 4pm
	31 March 2020	Ministry of Tourism portal to extend support to the foreign tourists stranded in India
	30 March 2020	INDUSTRY OUTREACH - COVID 19
	20 March 2020	IATO Write To Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Hon’ble Minister of State For Tourism Government Of India for financial bailout package for tourism industry due to impact of COVID - 19
	20 March 2020	IATO writes to Shri Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer ,Niti Aayog ,Government of India, Request for Refund of advance payment for the bookings of foreign tourists without any cancellations charges due to Suspension of Visa/E-Visa for all nationals til
	18 March 2020	IATO writes to Mrs. Meenakshi Sharma, Director General (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India Request for roll back of amendment to Section 206C proposed vide Finance Bill, 2020 obligating tour operators to collect tax at source (TCS) fr
	18 March 2020	IATO Writes to Shri Atanu Chakraborty ,Secretary (Economic Affairs), (Department of Economic Affairs),Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs North Block, New Delhi, Govt of India for roll back of amendment to Section 206C proposed vide Fina
	18 March 2020	IATO Writes to Shri Ajay Bhushan Pandey,Revenue Secretary,Department of Revenue,Ministry of Finance ,Government of India rtment of Economic Affairs North Block, New Delhi, Govt of India Request for roll back of amendment to Section 206C proposed vide F
	18 March 2020	IATO Writes to Mr. Pramod Chandra Mody,Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes Ministry of Finance Government of India Request for roll back of amendment to Section 206C proposed vide Finance Bill, 2020 obligating tour operators to collect tax at s
	18 March 2020	IATO Writes to Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister for Finance ,Government of India, Request for roll back of amendment to Section 206C proposed vide Finance Bill, 2020 obligating tour operators to collect tax at source (TCS) from a person purchasing ov
	18 March 2020	Advisory on Social Distancing issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
	17 March 2020	IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID - 19) ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AND IATO’S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SURVIVAL OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
	14 March 2020	Most important and urgent - Restriction of Tourist Movements including foreign tourists within the Country.
	14 March 2020	Record note of Discussion of IATO Emergency Meeting held on 13th March 2020 - Cancellations due to Coronavirus (COVID 19) and its impact on tourism industry
	14 March 2020	Record note of Discussion of IATO Emergency Meeting held on 13th March 2020 - Cancellations due to Coronavirus (COVID 19) and its impact on tourism industry
	12 March 2020	Cancellation of Visa/E-Visa to India - Request to review the Advisory issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Bureau of Immigration
	12 March 2020	Advisory: Travel and Visa Restrictions Related To Covid-19 Dated 12th March, 2020.
	11 March 2020	Request for Nil Cancellation Charges for the bookings made for the foreign tourists with the Indian Railways for the train journeys due to Coronavirus
	11 March 2020	Request for nil Cancellations charges for the cancellations due to Coronavirus for the booking made by foreign tourists on Luxury Trains run by RTDC
	11 March 2020	Request for Nil Cancellation charges for bookings made for Wildlife Safaris in Rajasthan due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
	11 March 2020	Latest Update on Advisory for Travel to India
	11 March 2020	Request for Nil Cancellation charges for 1) Bookings made for Wildlife Safaris and 2) Booking made for Luxury Trains - for the foreign tourists and cancelled due to Coronavirus (Covid 19)
	05 March 2020	HOTELS NOT ALLOWING TO CHECK-IN FOREIGN TOURISTS DUE TO FEAR OF CORONAVIRUS
	03 March 2020	Request for retention waiver for Cancellations due to Coronavirus as some hotels are levying retention charges
	03 March 2020	Urgent – Regarding screening of travelers at the airports for Coronavirus
	27 February 2020	Panic Created in Italy due to Travel Advisory on Novel Coronavirus issued by Ministry of Health on 26th February 2020
	27 January 2020	Cancellations due to Coronavirus and hotels levying retention charges

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