Sarab Jit Singh, Managing Director at Travelite India and KTC India, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the hardships faced by tourist transport operators in the wake of COVID-19, while also suggesting simple measures the government could take to help the sector out. Respected Sir, Pandemic …

Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) has come up with a series of projects under its ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives, providing technological solutions to small travel agents to help them manage their businesses at a low cost. In times of distress, GPS could be setting a new standard for the new normal. Nisha …

Faraway Tree Hospitality, a pure B2B operator that specialises in holiday packages to the Andaman Islands, shares an update on the destination and how ready their on-ground team is to receive your clients during these challenging times. They also claim that today, it is one of the safest places to …

OTAs are not only following their website traffic statistics and analytics to draw up projections but are also seizing opportunities that come their way. TRAVTALK talks to three such aggregators. Balu Ramachandran, Global Head, (Air Business), Cleartrip We are observing that most travel right now is for emergency purposes or …

Lucknow-based Tornos has become the first travel company of Ayodhya. It seeks to promote the local community through employment and encourage more tourists to visit the temple city. Manas Dwivedi Having worked and researched extensively on the revival of Ayodhya as a tourist destination, Tornos has now set foot in …

The India offices of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in New Delhi and Mumbai have launched a digital campaign – #TogetherThailand – to increase their engagement with the India travel trade. The month-long campaign promises to be stimulating, exciting and fruitful. Manas Dwivedi In an exclusive conversation with TRAVTALK, Vachirachai …

‘Total transformation is the key,’ says Steve Borgia, Creator, Mentor, Developer, INDeco Leisure Hotels and an exemplar of survival during crisis. He led the group towards profit in the month of June by cutting costs, offering innovative products to local guests as well as arranging weddings at his hotels. This …

Arijit Purkayastha, Chapter Chairman for North East, Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI), feels that not only is there a dire need for a tourism policy overhaul but also a need to bring all stakeholders under the tourism board. He also proposes an inter-country consortium for the growth …

In its latest initiative, Travelport has launched the Travelport COVID-19 Smartpoint Plugin, offering comprehensive information on travel restrictions across the world to travel agents, updated daily. Nisha Verma Offering ease of operation to travel agents, Travelport has launched the Travelport COVID-19 Smartpoint Plugin, which offers travel agencies with the latest …

Meenakshi Sharma, DG, Ministry of Tourism (MOT), says they will be working towards a common protocol in all states, as well as the new tourism policy with responsible tourism at its core. Nisha Verma Meenakshi Sharma believes that the pent up desire of people to travel will lead to the …