AGENTS

2019: Lukewarm response

While the tourism industry expressed hope of a promising 2019, the year couldn’t quite match expectations. Performance and revenues remained mediocre, while a few government policies acted as a silver lining. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India We began operating nine international routes in FY 2019-20 and many …

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195 offices by Mar’20

Launched in January 2019, One Above has grown with offices in 95 countries and aims to take this number up to 195 by March 2020, reveals BA Rahim, Director, One Above. TT Bureau Within a year, One Above Destination Management Services has expanded to 95 destinations with its own DMCs …

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‘Undiscovered’ Europe

Globus and Cosmos has launched new tours for 2020 under its successful ‘Undiscovered’ series of touring vacations through Italy, Great Britain, and the Mediterranean. TT Bureau Owing to the great popularity of its ‘Undiscovered’ tours, for 2020, Globus and Cosmos has unveiled new ‘Undiscovered’ tours to Italy & Great Britain …

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Interest for Austria grows

Interest from the India market to Austria and neighbouring regions will only increase with time, claims Ishvinder Maddh, Managing Director, Robinville Intech. TT Bureau The recent Robinville Tourism Conclave—The Roadshow, by Robinville Intech in association with its partners, saw the bigwigs of the travel trade industry from three cities in …

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Unfaltering travel protection ensured

TrawellTag Cover-More protects over 3.8 million travellers globally, with a focus on claims-handling efficiencies. TT Bureau Globalisation has led to an increase in the number of working professionals travelling to faraway countries for official commitments, but healthcare facilities at many countries have failed to catch up with the pace. TrawellTag …

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A push for sustainability

Amit Kishore, Co-founder, Eastbound Group, claims that sustainability is the way forward for the travel industry, and the group continuously innovates its itineraries to further this goal. TT Bureau Today, sustainability in travel is not just a choice, but a need. Amit Kishore agrees that sustainable tourism is a shift …

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Maharashtra aims big

Maharashtra has the potential to attract tourists from around the world, and the state’s tourism department is presently focused on attracting more visitors from the US and China. Nisha Verma Jayakumar Jitendrasinh Rawal explains how Maharashtra has many dimensions for tourism just like any other part of India. Mumbai, Pune, …

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Minar Group honoured with TRAVTALK-WTM award

Minar Group received the TRAVTALK-WTM World Travel Leaders award at the recently-held World Travel Market in London, as recognition of the group’s contribution to the industry in offering authentic experiential travel. TT Bureau The World Travel Leaders awards honours companies and individuals for their outstanding contribution to the industry over …

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Gold Medal now in India

Gold Medal, the largest travel consolidator in the Middle East, has expanded its operations to India. The company wants to ensure ease of B2B bookings, especially in Tier-II, III and IV. TT Bureau Being one of the leading providers of air and non-air products to the travel trade, agents in …

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Europamundo adds products

Looking at the success enjoyed in the Indian market, Europamundo Vacations, the coach tour operator affiliated to the UNWTO, is all set to come up with over 150 new products in the next financial year. With both global and Indian interest levels on the rise, the company aims to add …

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