Agents

Bahrain at MICE Engage 2021

As one of the exhibitors at the upcoming MICE Engage 2021 virtual roadshow, Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority (BTEA) hopes to inform the key corporates attending it about the destination’s safety and unique offerings for all their MICE requirements, helping bring the destination to the forefront. Hazel Jain Sharing the …

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1,800 Pax to Dubai for M!CE

Benazir Nazar, Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Holidays, shares an account of what went behind successfully conducting a M!CE group tour of 1,800 delegates to Dubai in February 2021. She says that the operations team in India also made sure that all visas and COVID-19 tests were done on time. Sun, …

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AI keeping agents at bay?

Rajiv Bansal, CMD, Air India (AI), said the airline would move to a more web-based than agent-based sales model. AI’s recent ban on agents from selling select sectors has resulted in uproar. TRAVTALK gets the trade to speak. Pradip Lulla,Acting President & VP, TAFI While Air India has restricted Indian …

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Minar now India GSA for Air Peace

Minar Group has been appointed as the General Sales Agent for a Nigerian airline based in Lagos – Air Peace – which is expected to start operations in India this year out of Mumbai. It will be the first Nigerian carrier to connect India with Lagos and other West African …

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South India gets exclusive GSA

TravelBullz has signed on Bangalore Classic Tours and Travels as its GSA for the South Indian market. The move will help the company expand its reach across the region, including tier-II and III cities. Manas Dwivedi With an aim to expand its reach to tier-II and III cities across South …

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Better insurance cover?

Do insurance companies need to hone their products to meet the changing traveller demand for a better insurance cover? Travel agents say yes, along with better product knowledge for more clarity. Hazel Jain After a year of pandemic-related challenges, travel insurance has become a topic of conversation in the travel …

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How to build a brand in a pandemic?

Representing 14 luxury brands within less than a year of its inception, the One Rep Global team didn’t let the pandemic bog down its spirit. They share their mantra for sustenance through a tumultuous year for people and businesses around the world, some of the latter still reeling under the …

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Offbeat destinations leading the race

Sandeep Gupta and Gopal Kapoor, Directors, Dook Travels, share how in the post-COVID world, offbeat destinations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia will be the forefront of the global travel landscape. And though some of the CIS countries share a border with China, most experienced a far lesser impact than …

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Sports tourism, a great magnet

The grand prize for the VisitBritain Cricket Carnival Season-1 is tickets to see India play against England at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester. Some top travel professionals in the country, who watched the India versus Pakistan World Cup 2019 match live at the venue, share their experience while also …

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Making cruising great again

Waterways Leisure Tourism, that promotes Indian cruise liner Cordelia Cruises, is confident to provide a safe cruise vacation to its guests, right from getting on board to cruising and de boarding. Besides Goa and Diu, this year the cruise liner plans to introduce itineraries for Lakshadweep, Sri Lanka and Maldives …

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