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Southern Odyssey eyes North Indian market

With a focus on its fastest-growing market, Southern Odyssey has appointed Rxpertize to expand its tourism activities in North India. As a part of the association, Rxpertize shall be responsible for increasing awareness, conceptualizing and implementing sales strategies about the company in North India from there existing as well as …

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WTFARES serves the west

From being the first website to offer free flight cancellation in 2016, WTFARES.com has grown to serve 20,000+ customers in the last four years. It now has a new office in Mumbai. Manas Dwivedi Serving over 900 SMEs through its self-booking tool, WTFARES.com is promoting wildlife tourism in Nagpur with …

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IAAPI expo from Feb 26-28

The association feels that promoting the amusement industry can help drive domestic tourism. At its 20th expo in Mumbai, exhibitors from 14 countries will showcase their products. Hazel Jain The Indian Association of Amusement Parks & Industries (IAAPI) will be hosting the 20th edition of its annual IAAPI Amusement Expo …

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Offline visas get automated

While Ctrl Visa broke ground by easing the online visa process, the visa processing system will now also automate offline visas, taking the total number of missions to more than 120. The tool will help track passports and documents physically submitted. Hazel Jain After developing an algorithm that automates the …

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Curated itineraries by worldtravelstudio.com

Having celebrated its seventh anniversary last month, World Travel Studio is thankful to its team members, clients and trade partners. The company offers customised itineraries across continents, enabling travellers to see the world in a brand new way. Manas Dwivedi With over 300 carefully- curated bespoke vacation options that can …

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Budget prompts mixed reaction

While Union Budget 2020-21 has made some in the travel trade happy, others claim that their demands have not been met and that despite allocating ₹2,500 crore to tourism, the government hasn’t done much for the sector at large. Some pain points this year have been absence of further reduction …

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BUCCARA with ISA Tourism

BUCCARA – The Private Collection is now easily available in India and can be booked through ISA Tourism, which now represents the German luxury hospitality brand. Hazel Jain ISA Tourism has been appoint- ed as the Indian representation partner for BUCCARA – The Private Collection. It owns a collection of …

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TCS for the B2B agent

Abdul Hadi Shaikh, Co-founder & CEO, FlyRemit, says that the proposed TCS under Finance Bill 2020 means that overseas remitters paying for travel, education, etc., will have to compulsorily shell out an extra 5% as income tax in the form of tax collected at source. The Finance Bill 2020 has …

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Coronavirus impacts trade

The deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to hurt tourism as travel plans are being suspended even to destinations that claim to be safe. We spoke to a few travel advisors to find out how they have been affected amidst this chaos. EM Najeeb, Senior VP, IATO “While this is the initial …

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Outbound could get costlier?

The proposed amendment in Section 206C of the additional tax on remittances made outside India might make outbound tours costlier. The outbound trade fears this would divert customers to OTAs outside India. They explain… Riaz Munshi, President, OTOAI “We are going to write to the government about it and try …

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