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Booking travel not easy: Travelport

Travel ranks high among people’s wishlist, but at the same time they find booking travel a tedious and frustrating experience. On average, travellers visit a whopping 38 different websites before booking their trip, according to recent research. Nisha Verma Travelport has unveiled findings of a new survey that highlighted excitement …

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Asego’s new tool

Dev Karvat, Founder and CEO, Asego, shares that launch of its all-new tech platform will ensure partners issue policies on-the-go. Hazel Jain What is new with Asego and how is it different from your previous business model? The pandemic created positive disruption also, providing a plethora of opportunities spearheaded by …

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Building trade relationships

The Eastern Himalaya Travel and Tour Operators Association recently organised the largest B2B travel mart in East and North-eastern India – Bengal Travel Mart. The 6th edition of BTM provided a platform for trade stakeholders to establish connections, besides giving an overview of Northeast’s untapped potential. Janice Alyosius The sole …

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Gainwell official partner for T20 WC

Gainwell Sports, which promotes a number of sports events worldwide, and has become the official partner to offer hospitality packages for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia in October 2022, says agents can buy tickets for the game from them, make their own packages, sell …

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Motivated to dream big

Vasudha Sondhi, Managing Director, Outbound Marketing, talks about what inspired her and kept her going during the pandemic. She also talks about her efforts to help women and young people. Janice Alyosius The OMPL Group, run by a woman, has many women in leadership positions. “I am a firm believer …

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All praise for tour guides

Hina Sheeraz, Director of Marketing at Sheeraz Tours, talks about her experience in travel business and what she expects from government in terms of promoting women in the industry. Janice Alyosius Nothing beats seeing women take on the role of tour guides or operators because they are naturally more involved …

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‘Everyone is ready to venture out’

Ever optimistic and dynamic leader, Benazir Nazar, CEO, Akbar Holidays, is excited that travel has finally restarted – and how! She believes that people in India are ready to travel, and while a lot of countries have opened up, we also need more flights to start operations to reap the …

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All eyes on business recovery

COVID-19 was period of learning for STIC Travel Group, and it was time to ensure that partners, both principal suppliers as well as customers, benefited when business pours in. As international scheduled flights resume, they expect business to bounce back keeping in view huge pent-up demand in market that needs …

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Paradigm shift in vacations

Over last two years, we have ridden roller coaster. Owning to pandemic, travel has turned topsy-turvy, and has redefined multiple times since March 2020. We still do not know for how long this will last, but that will not deter us from going on vacations. Here are few possibiltities how …

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