Maharashtra has the potential to attract tourists from around the world, and the state’s tourism department is presently focused on attracting more visitors from the US and China. Nisha Verma Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal explains how Maharashtra has many dimensions for tourism just like any other part of India. Mumbai, Pune, …
Read More »Minar Group honoured with TRAVTALK-WTM award
Minar Group received the TRAVTALK-WTM World Travel Leaders award at the recently-held World Travel Market in London, as recognition of the group’s contribution to the industry in offering authentic experiential travel. TT Bureau The World Travel Leaders awards honours companies and individuals for their outstanding contribution to the industry over …
Read More »Gold Medal now in India
Gold Medal, the largest travel consolidator in the Middle East, has expanded its operations to India. The company wants to ensure ease of B2B bookings, especially in Tier-II, III and IV. TT Bureau Being one of the leading providers of air and non-air products to the travel trade, agents in …
Read More »Europamundo adds products
Looking at the success enjoyed in the Indian market, Europamundo Vacations, the coach tour operator affiliated to the UNWTO, is all set to come up with over 150 new products in the next financial year. With both global and Indian interest levels on the rise, the company aims to add …
Read More »A life less ordinary in the trade
For Manish Kriplani, MD, Baywatch Travels, life has not been a cakewalk, but he has ensured that his and his family’s dreams come true. His mother has been his hero and her blessings have got him so far. A luxury travel expert, Manish Kriplani hasn’t had it easy. At 17, …
Read More »End 2 end with EbixCash
The travel arm of EbixCash aims to aggregate the market and facilitate a seamless flow of information which, it says, can be done by making it the largest cohesive travel solution provider. TT Bureau Robin Raina, President & CEO, Ebix Inc and EbixCash, has said that the travel vertical of …
Read More »Is joint bank guarantee viable?
Travel agents have floated the idea of a joint bank guarantee, taken by travel associations, for an extended credit line in the hospitality sector. Is the proposition a win-win for agents and hoteliers alike? Pradip Lulla, Acting President and Vice President, TAFI All travel agents don’t have volumes in the …
Read More »Assist India, make it Incredible
India Assist, a mobile-based first-call assistance App, intends to make travel in India stress-free for foreign tourists. The App provides verified information over call and eases any distress caused during travelling by allocating a personnel to tourists at their live location anywhere in Delhi-NCR. Peden Doma Bhutia When we visit …
Read More »VFS Global an official ticket reseller for Expo 2020 Dubai
VFS Global has been named an official ticket reseller for Expo 2020 Dubai, the World’s Greatest Show, to be held in the UAE between 20 October 2020 and 10 April 2021. Customers travelling to the UAE during Expo 2020 can simply visit their nearest VFS Global Visa Application Centre in …
Read More »Trails of Indochina Marks 20 Years at the top of Asia’s Tourism Game
One of Asia’s most pioneering boutique tour operators, Trails of Indochina, is bearing down on a new set of standards in immersive tailor-made travel in the region after marking its 20th anniversary. Having recently expanded from Southeast Asia into East Asian nations such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan, the …
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