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Is India heading towards slow travel?

Slow travel is not just a way to travel, it’s a mindset. It’s the belief that the quality of your experience is more important than the quantity of your experiences when you travel and it may have caught on in India, says VirenderRazdan, Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer, My …

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Moving beyond superstitions

Are Indians moving beyond superstitions for their big day? A Wedding Wire Data report finds that 76 per cent of couples opted for non-saaya dates to get hitched. This radical change which was envisioned for two to three years down the line has been fast-tracked. Wedding Wire India, a subsidiary …

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4 top priorities for travel players

This peak-travel season, tourists are returning with a vengeance. But despite promising signs, the tourism industry will likely struggle to capitalise on the imminent spike in travel demand. McKinsey & Company highlights four priority areas that travel companies should focus on to ensure traveller satisfaction. From airlines and car rentals …

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B2B platform for rural India

Actor Sonu Sood has launched a new travel venture for the trade fraternity located in smaller cities of India that claims to offer easy booking and refund options for flights, hotels, trains and buses at zero investment. Hazel Jain Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has launched a travel-tech business venture to …

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Travel plans signal tourism boom

More than a year into COVID-19, Flywire examines the major travel trends to expect based on consumer attitudes from frequent travellers in five countries. From destination preference to health & safety, six key insights will help travel companies everywhere prepare for a significant bounce back. People will spend more money …

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5 things to do to stay afloat

A few risk-taking destinations in APAC are trying some new approaches to compensate for the collateral loss of international arrivals. ForwardKeys shares a few highlights to demonstrate that there are still a few things countries can do to keep a steady trickle of tourism revenues until the promised full recovery …

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GRNconnect DMC for all needs

B2B booking platform GRNconnect has now launched a DMC business in the US to meet the growing requirement for tailor-made itineraries and personalised travel that it has been witnessing. Deepak Narula, Managing Director, GRNconnect, talks about the company’s growing global portfolio. Nisha Verma Speaking about opening their DMC business in …

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Punjab needs biz

A surge in tourism business before the 2nd wave saw stakeholders in Punjab rejoice. But, the state still has a long way to go. Nisha Verma In Punjab, while the second wave saw business dropping for most hotels and tour operators, things were not that bad before March, especially in …

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Overtourism ahead?

Countries are slowly opening to tourism, but will this bring in enthusiastic travellers in hordes and cause another problem? Hazel Jain While more travellers bode well for the travel trade around the world, there might be a thin line between revenge tourism and over-tourism. Jay Bhatia, Director, Tulsidas Khimji Holidays …

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Vaccine approval awaited

So far, only SII’s Covishield has been approved in eight European Union countries and Switzerland amid a row over travel pass. This has some outbound agents worried. Abhik Dutta, Director, The Waanderers This is a welcome announcement overall. However, unlike Switzerland which has announced that all types of visas will …

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