In an effort to make visa application more convenient for travel agents, VFS Global will soon start an exclusive Visa Application Centre (VAC) for them in the heart of New Delhi. Manas Dwivedi To maintain and strengthen relationship with the travel trade, VFS Global is taking a slew of measures …
Read More »Global Panorama Showcase 2020 goes digital
Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) will go completely digital in 2020, with the first event of the year being hosted in Nagpur between January 27 and 28. Nisha Verma Harmandeep Singh Anand, MD, GPS, has said that starting with GPS Nagpur from January 27-28 this year, they will go completely digital …
Read More »Tourist facilities need a push
As the Budget draws closer, spokespersons of the tourism and hospitality industries talk about their expectations, some of which include, further reduction in GST and improvement of tourist facilities. Subhash Goyal, Secretary General, FAITH The tourism industry should be treated on a par with the export industry, particularly export of …
Read More »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. Nisha Verma Naveen Kundu, Managing Director, EbixCash Travel & Holidays Tourism is not a pampered sector just because GST …
Read More »Tourist facilities need a push
As the Budget draws closer, spokespersons of the tourism and hospitality industries talk about their expectations, some of which include, further reduction in GST and improvement of tourist facilities. Subhash Goyal, Secretary General, FAITH The tourism industry should be treated on a par with the export industry, particularly export of …
Read More »Ural Airlines selects Minar Group as General Sales Agent for India
JSC Ural Airlines, Full-Service carrier of the Russian Federation has appointed Minar Travels (India), the Airline Management Services arm of Minar Group as it’s General Sales Agent (GSA) for the Indian market. The airline has also launched four weekly flights operations on Moscow- Mumbai route, effective 30th March 2020 with …
Read More »Value for business travel
Having spread its footprint to Mumbai and Bengaluru with offices in the two cities, STG Journey India is looking to open more branches in the coming years. Manas Dwivedi The previous year was a satisfactory one for STG Journey India, when it established itself as one of the most reliable …
Read More »Innovation through technology
TourFox becomes the first company in the world to implement the e-Swiss Pass Module on its website, which goes to show that thinking out of the box is a key aspect of every industry, says Sindhu Madhavan, Account Manager, TourFox. Soon, the company will implement Easy Rail Access (ERA) in …
Read More »A unique portfolio
With the objective of consolidating the presence of the products in its portfolio, ISA Tourism will strive for steady growth in 2020, says Manas Sinha, Director, ISA Tourism. Manas Dwivedi As the regional sales office for Far East Hospitality Group, 2019 was fairly a good year for ISA Tourism. The …
Read More »A big break in AI
Kapil Goswamy, MD, Bigbreaks.com, claims that technology is the way forward for the industry and personalised offerings for clients would certainly make a difference. Nisha Verma Bigbreaks.com added a number of destinations and introduced new products to its portfolio in the previous year, making 2019 “a reasonably good year at …
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