Ravi Gosain, Managing Director, Erco Travels, says that while the moratorium may have been a relief for some while it lasted, with its limit up, travel professionals now face the risk of bankruptcy. Hence, he advises tour operators to look for other business opportunities just as he has, as travel …

Ebixcash Tours & Travels has become the preferred travel and Forex partner of five IPL teams. The company will handle travel needs of players and provide end-to-end support, including charter flights, ground transportation, foreign exchange, hotel rooms and event insurance coverage. Manas Dwivedi A fully-owned subsidiary of Ebix Inc., EbixCash …

Many state governments requisitioned hotels to be attached to hospitals, but failed to account for the excessive legal liabilities that were to fall upon a hotel during its untraditional functioning. Dheeraj Nair, Partner at J Sagar Associates, discusses some of these legal nuances. Hotels, already privy to personal information, now …

The 2020 edition of World Tourism Day, themed ‘Tourism and Rural Development’, will celebrate the unique role that the sector plays in providing opportunities outside of big cities and preserving cultural and natural heritage. Manas Dwivedi Celebrated on September 27 every year, World Tourism Day is counted as one of …

Devendra Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, chaired a webinar by Ministry of Tourism, where he updated stakeholders on policies, benefits and registration under MSME. Nisha Verma Owing to COVID-19, Government of India has changed some things in the MSME sector; while some of these changes …

Parvez Dewan, Former Secretary (2012-2014), Ministry of Tourism and former CMD, India Tourism Development  Corporation (ITDC), offers a compelling review of ‘Path Breaking Journey – Beyond the Charted Path’, a book by  Kuldip Verma who has donned many a hat in his career, including that of Senior Vice President, ITDC. …

With no residents for more than 100 years, dilapidated buildings in a pristine Wild West setting, and no goods or services, Rhyolite is, without a doubt, one of the best ghost towns in Nevada, USA, making for an incredible day trip out of Las Vegas. Today, as one of the …

Rajan Sehgal, Managing Committee Member, TAAI and Chairman, Indian Golf Tourism Association (IGTA), claims  that with international travel restrictions in place, golf tourism will be in demand post-monsoon and India should look at promoting it. He adds that even film tourism holds great potential as a driver for domestic travel. …

Worried that the upcoming tourist season is not a dampener, the Travel & Tourism  Association of Goa (TTAG) requests the state government to announce policies that will allow charter flights from international markets. Hazel Jain After getting some sort of relief from the Centre on electricity charges for two months, …

Zahoor Qari, Chairman, TAAI – Jammu & Kashmir Chapter, shares that travel agents in the valley had been suffering even before the lockdown began, but with the pandemic the situation has only worsened. He says that setting aside of a Kashmir-specific tourism package is the only way out. Nisha Verma …