As domestic flights slowly resume, there is an urgent need for agents to get complete clarity on credit shell redemption as well as renegotiate terms with IATA keeping in mind a slackening demand for international travel. Fair and appropriate cancellation policies of airlines would help build passenger confidence. Hazel Jain …
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Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister of Civil Aviation, recently spoke about the challenges faced by the tourism, aviation, hospitality and transport segments, owing to COVID-19. He even pointed out the importance of smaller travel agents in tourism’s recovery. Nisha Verma Speaking at the webinar by Bird …
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Senior travel professional, Tejbir Singh Anand dons many a hat in the tourism industry, as VP, ATOAI; Founder & MD, Holiday Moods Adventures; Founding Member, FAITH and as an adventure travel strategic advisor. In this article authored by him, he talks about responsible and sustainable tourism in the ‘new’ world …
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During the CAPA Masterclass on restoring traveller confidence, Alexandre de Juniac, Director General & CEO, IATA and Gloria Guevara, WTTC President & CEO, said that a pressing issue is to first ensure passengers feel safe to travel. Manas Dwivedi According to both industry leaders, it is the entire travel journey …
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TRAVTALK spoke to former secretaries of tourism on the sector not finding a mention in the stimulus package by the government, and the subsequent displeasure. This is what they had to say… Could a change in strategy be the answer to the industry’s woes? While all the former secretaries that …
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DDP Group has taken another big step towards empowering the tourism industry of India, and has launched CovidSMART — a training and certification programme which will ensure that the tourism industry is ready to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and effectively deal with its impact on the sector. CovidSMART is DDP …
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The DDP Group, to support travel and hospitality companies affected by the COVID-19 crisis, has created a media fund of Rs. 1 crore under its ‘Standing with the Trade’ initiative. The move will help support businesses by providing targeted advertising campaigns, free of cost. In light of the current COVID-19 …
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In a bid to deal with the impact of COVID-19 on their livelihoods, Tourist Guides’ Federation of India (TGFI), representing around 3,500 regional tourist guides licensed by Government of India across the country, has approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tourism minister Prahlad Singh Patel, requesting a relief package. Nisha …
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By: Saurabh Tuteja, General Secretary – Enterprising Travel Agents Association (North India) Its actually a hard time for the travel fraternity in India. It all started with a defective GST mandate for the small players who are registered only in 1 state in India. As their hotel bookings became expensive …
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Modi Ji… have you really understood the problems of our travel industry? Time to dive into the problems and turbulences industry has faced in the last 15 Years. There is no doubt that this government is proactive …
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