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The National Tourism Awards, held on September 27, 2017, acknowledged the importance of tourism in the country and honoured those who strive hard to make India travel experiences truly incredible. TRAVTALK finds out from winners how this accolade inspires them to ensure inclusive tourism as well as economic development. TT …

With the advent of technology and new players in the tourism industry, inbound tour packages have undergone many changes, compelling tour operators to change gears to cater to the demands of the new-age foreign tourists. Vikram Madhok, India Travel Award winner and Managing Director, Abercrombie & Kent India There is …

Parveen Holidays wants to promote rare products such as the Hidden Temple and Cave tours and Submerged Temple tours to make Destination India even more appealing to discerning inbound tourists. Parveen Holidays, a unit of Parveen Travels and winner of the South India Travel Awards, is an integrated travel, tourism …

Having recoded a significant growth in business in 2017, Akash Travels plans to follow the digital revolution and become an online travel platform soon to offer bookings for flights, hotels and holiday packages on the go. Akash Travels plans to go the digital way by making their company an online …

Europamundo Vacaciones has witnessed a 30 per cent growth from the India market in 2017 over 2016 and hopes to grow by 50 per cent in 2018. Europamundo Vacaciones, a coach tour company from Spain, operating globally, saw 30 per cent growth in the number of Indian travellers taking their …

India has a myriad tourism offerings, but do these assets manage to get enough tourist arrivals to the country? Industry stakeholders share the challenges they face while selling the destination internationally. EM Najeeb, Chairman & Managing Director, Air Travel Enterprises Group of Companies (ATE) and India Travel Award Winner Despite …

Tiger Trust wants to involve the youth in the field of conservation by tapping schools and colleges at national and international levels. Its vision is to plan a national meet so that they can participate in policy-making decisions. Tiger Trust was founded by Padmashri Late Kailash Sankhala, Founding Director of …

Anchor Destinations and Travel Management is a global wholesaler for Dusit Thani Resorts and Pathumwan Princess Resorts MBK in Bangkok. The year 2017 has been a great year for Anchor Destinations as the company recorded a growth of more than 40 per cent over last year. The company has added …

Tourism Ireland conducted its annual sales mission in Mumbai and Delhi to apprise the travel trade of new tourism products for Indian travellers. Ireland is promoting screen tourism to showcase the shooting locations where Game of Thrones and Star Wars were shot. I n the words of David Boyce, Head …

Tourism Enterprises recorded a handsome growth of 22 per cent in 2017 over the previous year. Recently the company added Bohemia Travel Agency to their network, a destination management company, which provides services in the Balkan countries especially to Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia. Tourism Enterprises based in New Delhi and …