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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trust levels in travel suppliers and travel agencies in India will directly influence the speed and significance of the local travel industry’s recovery, according to a new independent research commissioned by Travelport. The research also reveals three key areas that travellers in the country say have the biggest influence over …

The pandemic and its second wave have had a huge impact on the travel and hospitality industry. From social distancing in flights, localised lockdowns to contact tracing Apps, COVID-19 has indeed transformed the world of travel. Yatra.com enlists some of these trends. Over the years, the reasons for travel have …