An ecstatic Mahendra Vakharia, Managing Director, Pathfinders Holidays, talks about his latest achievement of scaling 5895m Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, also among the world’s highest volcanoes, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Last year we had an opportunity of arranging a dream itinerary for our clients. They …

Enable Travel, a specialised venture supported by Cox & Kings, is offering curated itineraries in 14 Indian cities to aid the aspirations of disabled travellers in India. Debolin Sen, Head, Enable Travel, informs that the initial plan is to spread awareness amongst the disabled persons that India is more accessible …

Not only is Portugal Tourism opening an office in India, it will also appoint a local representative in Mumbai by May 2017. Portugese tourism ministry will be making a direct presence in India soon, by opening a tourism office in Mumbai. Luis Araujo, President, Turismo De Portugal, reveals, “We will …

TAAI’s meeting with Air India has yielded positive results for the IATA agents as the national carrier agrees to file additional commission of 2 per cent apart from the normal commission of 1 per cent. Air India has led the way towards increasing agents’ livelihood and recognising one of their …

Expecting the cruising business in India to grow exponentially, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) in association with Singapore Tourism Board, is now offering its accreditation programme for travel agents in India. HAZEL JAIN Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), a US-based cruise industry trade association, in partnership with Singapore Tourism …

BMT REP, a division of Blue Moon Travels, has been appointed as the Sales and Marketing representative in India for San Clemente Palace-Kempinski, Venice, Italy. Situated on the Venetian Lagoon on a private Island called Isola di Clemente, San Clemente Palace is only a stone’s throw away from Venice. Sachin …

Canada welcomed a total of 20 million visitors in 2016, out of which more than 215,664 were Indian tourists. TRAVTALK finds out from travel trade stakeholders why Canada is a favourite among Indian tourists and how can they help Canada achieve its dream of 20 million visitors by 2020. “India …

AccorHotels will work closely with the Incentive Conference & Event Society Asia Pacific (ICESAP) to improve training standards, support education and advance best practices on the society’s agency accreditation and distance learning programme. HAZEL JAIN Apart from highlighting its various brands and hotels at its annual ‘AccorHotels Showcase’ that was …

The impact of demonetisation on the travel industry was short-term, lasting for only a few months. Now that normalcy has been retained, business seems to be back on track as agents gear up for the summer season. TRAVTALK finds out from the travel trade how business has been faring so …

On the lookout to add more divisions to its existing portfolio, Caper Travel Company (CTC) and its group of SBUs reminisce their journey of growth with the company and highlight milestones along the way “Caper’s journey from three passionate multitaskers to a team of over 300 professionals has been a …