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With both inbound and outbound business coming to a halt along with international flight operations, there has been a gradual shift in focus for tour operators to domestic business. While some were already doing it pre-COVID in a small way, there are many who are venturing into the segment now. …

According to CAPA India’s ‘Executive Summary of Mid-Year Outlook for Indian Aviation in FY2021’, domestic traffic is expected to be in the range of 30-40 million airline passengers in the second half of FY2021, approximately 50 per cent down year-on-year. In the second half of FY2020, there were approximately 69 …

Angel Llull Mancas, Vice President and Managing Director – Asia Pacific, Booking.com, shares four key steps to adapting to the new reality so that business flourishes. From meeting a customer’s booking needs to understanding their desire to make the most of a work-cum-vacation, businesses have to get more innovative. Nisha …

Sarvar Hans, National Sales Director, Amritara Hotels & Resorts, shares that the pandemic led them to transition towards domestic business. They are now working towards expanding their portfolio and exploring new business opportunities, while concentrating their marketing efforts on social media. Nisha Verma While COVID-19 struck every business, including the …

Association for Agri & Rural Tourism in India (AARTI) is organising a six-day convention in January next year with INDeco Hotels Swamimalai, to promote this up-and-coming genre of tourism. Nisha Verma AARTI is a conglomeration of all organisations and individuals engaged in the rural tourism space, with the sole objective …

As the exhilaration for cricket matches reaches a crescendo, so does the excitement for Tripjack’s Travel Agent Fantasy League that now has more than 3,000 contest winners. Interested agents still have a chance to participate, as the contest will continue till the end of the ongoing T20 season. Hazel Jain …

Sharing details on a unique corporate M!CE activity organised for their client, Rishiraj Singh Anand, Joint  MD, Jagsons Travels and GPS, says that they got a number of partners to their branch offices to participate in  day-long activities, and tied up with Zomato for prompt delivery of meals and beverages …

If we don’t adapt and learn from this crisis, we will be toast! Are we taking notes and implementing new ideas that  come our way in our business or are we still waiting in vain for the crisis to tide over and things to get back to how they were …

With multiple tourism projects coming up in and around Gujarat’s Statue of Unity, the latest being the seaplane service starting from October 31, it may well become a two-or-more-night destination for tourists. Hazel Jain The Statue of Unity may soon become a symbol of tourism revival for travel agents in …