With an eye on the North India market, Harvey India Holidays has opened a branch in Gurugram. It will now train its focus on the South India and Pune markets. Joe Rajan, CEO, Harvey India, talks about the new office opening and the strategy that the company will adopt to …
Read More »Kilimanjaro diaries: Pushing the limits
An ecstatic Mahendra Vakharia, Managing Director, Pathfinders Holidays, talks about his latest achievement of scaling 5895m Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, also among the world’s highest volcanoes, and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Last year we had an opportunity of arranging a dream itinerary for our clients. They …
Read More »Enabling differently-abled
Enable Travel, a specialised venture supported by Cox & Kings, is offering curated itineraries in 14 Indian cities to aid the aspirations of disabled travellers in India. Debolin Sen, Head, Enable Travel, informs that the initial plan is to spread awareness amongst the disabled persons that India is more accessible …
Read More »Portugal to open India office
Not only is Portugal Tourism opening an office in India, it will also appoint a local representative in Mumbai by May 2017. Portugese tourism ministry will be making a direct presence in India soon, by opening a tourism office in Mumbai. Luis Araujo, President, Turismo De Portugal, reveals, “We will …
Read More »India pitches in Canada’s tourism dream
Canada welcomed a total of 20 million visitors in 2016, out of which more than 215,664 were Indian tourists. TRAVTALK finds out from travel trade stakeholders why Canada is a favourite among Indian tourists and how can they help Canada achieve its dream of 20 million visitors by 2020. “India …
Read More »Bouncing back post demonetisation
The impact of demonetisation on the travel industry was short-term, lasting for only a few months. Now that normalcy has been retained, business seems to be back on track as agents gear up for the summer season. TRAVTALK finds out from the travel trade how business has been faring so …
Read More »Caper: The perfect launchpad for small business units
On the lookout to add more divisions to its existing portfolio, Caper Travel Company (CTC) and its group of SBUs reminisce their journey of growth with the company and highlight milestones along the way “Caper’s journey from three passionate multitaskers to a team of over 300 professionals has been a …
Read More »Digital travel dragons roar
If you’re interested in content specific to your business needs and networking, the Digital Travel Summit APAC in Singapore from April 25-27 is your best bet. The Digital Travel Summit APAC is a must-attend event as it provides an indepth and interactive agenda addressing the biggest ecommerce and digital marketing …
Read More »Robust B2B marketplace
QuadLabs’ new venture Connect.Travel, a B2B marketplace for global travel players, currently has 120,000 IATA agents on board. With South East Asia currently being the most potential region for travel, QuadLabs Technologies plans to tap this market this year. The technology provider boasts of a presence in India, as well …
Read More »Zillious offers more leisure products
The technology provider now offers leisure products for travel suppliers following a strong response in volume and has acquired more agencies in the past year. Zillious Solutions has been fuelling over six million travel bookings with over $960 million travel turnover annually with clients such as Carlson Wagonlit, Thomas Cook, …
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