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Sherene Allaman, Vice President (International Sales & Marketing), Sun International, shares her perspective on how MICE business will evolve when travel resumes. It is likely that revenue production obtained in 2019 may only be obtained by 2022 or even 2023. MICE business into South Africa will take some time to …

Sustainability and community-based tourism has become an important element in tourism. Julian Matthews, Chairman, TOFTigers, discusses how India’s tour operators can arm themselves to face the future. Covid-19 has been a mirror to the travel sector – highlighting both the good in tourism, but also the bad that we had …

Travel & tourism virtual networking hub, GPS Connect, a recurring platform for the tourism industry is now open for registrations for both buyers and sellers. It will allow access virtually to all registered attendees from May 1, 2021. GPS Connect is available through a mobile application as well, which will …

Flipkart will acquire 100 per cent of Cleartrip’s shareholding, as the company further enhances its investments to strengthen its digital commerce offerings for customers. Cleartrip will continue to operate as a separate brand, retaining all employees while working closely with Flipkart to further develop technology solutions to make travel simpler …

In a year of working-from-home and video calls, new research conducted by Collinson demonstrates the importance of business travel recovery. It finds that every four in five frequent travellers’ jobs has been impacted by the lack of cross-border business travel. New research by Collinson, a leader in traveller experiences and …

With vaccinations opening for everyone above 18 from May 1, the enthusiasm for outbound travel will certainly rise in the coming months. With a pause in bookings currently, travel specialists feel that outbound travel will get a huge boost soon as they provide a sneak peak into the current trends. …

From being an engineer to a stock trader to a tour operator, Sanjay Shah, Managing Director, Flamingo Transworld, has donned many a hat and gained abundant experience. This is the story of his journey, his passion for travelling and his love for history. And, in his professional capacity, he even …

Deepak Rawat, Senior Vice President, International Markets, MakeMyTrip (MMT), talks about the company’s expansion in the UAE market at a time when the pandemic was at play! In the future, he believes, a common health passport and standardised rules will be critical for the growth of travel. Nisha Verma Consumer …

Nirav Munshi, Manager, Marketing & Commercial, Gujarat Tourism, believes that Kevadia can easily become more than a two-nighter not just for domestic but also international tourists. Hazel Jain How are you promoting SoU among the trade? The Statue of Unity (SoU) is being promoted assertively across India. Recently, two big …

  Amritara Hotels & Resorts is making sure it reaches both domestic and inbound travel agents in the country by way of lucrative offers and constant communication, respectively. Nisha Verma Amritara Hotels & Resorts is planning to give high margins to domestic travel agents so the group can strengthen its …