AGENTS

STHI Group’s recent roadshow in Dehradun witnessed a good number of travel agents in attendance from across the region who gathered to learn about the showcased product and create future business prospects. Simranjeet Singh Arora “A huge number of travel agents showed great interest in this business opportunity. STHI is …

Central and Eastern Europe have taken a lead, according to Kesari Tours, followed by South and Central America, indicating that India’s growing outbound is getting more adventurous. While 2017 was comparatively slow for Kesari Tours – one of India’s leading tour operators – mostly because of the after-effects of demonetisation …

Ravi Gosain, Managing Director, Erco Travels, believes that the Tourism Ministry needs to focus on promoting India in the emerging source markets to boost inbound tourism. TT BUREAU Reporting stupendous growth in the year 2017 compared to the previous 2-3 years, Erco Travels is expecting a fair rise in inbound …

After the 104-day strike in Darjeeling, the region is gradually springing back to life with agents and tour operators receiving a good number of bookings till June, informs trade at Bengal Travel Mart 2018, held in Siliguri. AMRITA GHOSH FROM SILIGURI BUYERS “The event is a great opportunity to establish …

Under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, some benefits were announced in the form of Duty Credit Scrips by the Ministry of Commerce for the Services Sector under Services Export from India Scheme (SEIS), which has been increased from 5 per cent to 7 per cent recently. Industry stalwarts explain how …

With 2018 being declared the ‘Year of Adventure’ by the Ministry of Tourism, ATOAI plans to host events throughout the year to support this and boost inbound tourism segment in the country TT BUREAU Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) has got a new push and direction since the …

Realstar Hospitality lays special emphasis on building top line revenues, maximising efficiencies and minimising operating expenses. Talking about the growth and investment in the Indian market, Eric Barber, Senior Director, National Sales said, “With a 50 per cent ownership with the South Asian franchisee, Realstar Hospitality focuses on developing hotel …

Keeping customers on top priority, Book My Vacationz always makes sure to give preferences to services instead of margins. TT BUREAU Being the premier luxury travel company and offering individualised vacations worldwide, Book My Vacationz caters to inbound as well as the outbound travel market. With Rajasthan, Kerala and Goa …

The Union Budget 2018-19, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, proposes to develop 10 prominent tourist sites into iconic destinations, focus on the UDAN scheme and work on digital connectivity at railway stations. TRAVTALK spoke with industry experts to find out their opinion on this year’s Budget. None of them …