Tag Archives: Naveen Kundu

‘Creating travel synergies’

The association’s convention that is being held in March at the luxurious Titanic Mardan Palace in Antalya, Turkey, will focus on how to capture and cater to the segment of millennial travellers that places travel as a priority experience. Hazel Jain The fifth convention of the Outbound Tour Operators Association …

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Trade is optimistic on inbound

Inbound tour operators share how they see COVID-19 affecting the global tourism industry, as India continues taking precautionary measures. They also explain how Germany, hosting ITB Berlin, is a key market for them. Naveen Kundu, MD, EbixCash – Travel & Holidays “COVID-19 could have a damaging impact on the global …

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Outbound could get costlier?

The proposed amendment in Section 206C of the additional tax on remittances made outside India might make outbound tours costlier. The outbound trade fears this would divert customers to OTAs outside India. They explain… Riaz Munshi, President, OTOAI “We are going to write to the government about it and try …

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Local involvement for J&K

Experts from different fields speak about the strengths and weaknesses of developing tourism in the newly-carved Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, while discussing its future at a panel titled ‘Incredible India – Incredible Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh’ at the Kashmironomics forum. Ashwani Lohani, Former Chairman & Managing Director, Air …

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Tourism is still struggling

The travel fraternity believes that the sector needs more nurturing from the government to reach its potential, as it hails the recent policy amendments in terms of GST and e-Visa fee. Naveen Kundu, Managing Director, EbixCash Travel & Holidays “Tourism is not a pampered sector just because GST adjustment has …

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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 …

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Philippines & fun are synonymous

Be it shopping, nightline, food, beaches, fun and frolic, The Philippines just has an appropriate mix of everything that Indian travellers look forward to during a holiday. Lauding the smooth conduct of Focus Philippines, the travel trade opines on the myriad offerings of the destination. Kanchan Nath from Goa Mahendra …

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Kashmir hosts MiCE group

Kashmir recently played host to a MiCE group of over 200 when a leading Indian private sector bank organised an incentive trip to the state for its senior management officials. TT Bureau A mega three-nights four-days reward incentive trip was recently organised to Srinagar by one of the leading private …

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Enjoy cricket at Leisure

Leisure Sports Travel, the sports travel hospitality brand of Leisure Corp, is the official travel agent for ICC Cricket World Cup England and Wales, 2019. TT Bureau Leisure Corp has been recognised and appointed as the official travel agent for the ICC Cricket World Cup scheduled to be held in …

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Setting the track for luxury trains

The luxury trains business in India is valued at `80 crore but the tapped market is pegged only at `20 crore, informs Naveen Kundu, Founder and MD, Leisure Corp. Kundu details the path for growth of rail tourism in India and the expected role of the government in growing the …

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