With its first successful commercial sailing on the Ganges amidst a pandemic, Antara Luxury River Cruises has commenced its voyage to offer an unmatched service and life-changing experiences to domestic cruisers. With 12 charter bookings already in its kitty, the 2021 season looks promising for the company. Manas Dwivedi With …
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Rajesh Kakade, Founder & Global Director, Red Carpet Travels, believes that after a challenging 2020, they are prepared to take on 2021 with positivity, vigour and innovations. For Rajesh Kakade, 2020 started with a positive note and enthusiasm. “We increased our footprint, adding destinations like Australia as a DMC with …
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Just back from her travels to South India, Anshu Tejuja, Managing Director, Ashoka Dream Holidays, recounts her wonderful experience and how travel designers need to understand and adapt the new era of experiential travel that the pandemic has ushered in. Puducherry Being a travel and fitness enthusiast, it was the …
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After the resounding success of its Travel Agent Fantasy League that saw more than 3,000 winners, Tripjack has now launched two new agent engagements – Hotel Booking Bonanza and Weekend Deals. Hasan Patel, Director of the B2B travel portal, shares more details on them. Hazel Jain How was the overall …
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The sudden travel ban and mandatory institutional quarantine for Maharashtra passengers has agents fuming. Pradip Lulla, CMD, Cupid Travels All my clients travelling to Dubai have cancelled their bookings because of this sudden travel ban and institutional quarantine that has been imposed only for Maharashtra passengers. Not just Dubai, even …
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After a tumultuous 2020, the industry is hopeful that the New Year will bring different opportunities, as they work towards new beginnings with learnings from the year gone by. They see 2021 as the light at the end of the tunnel. Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI I hope that year 2021 …
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Mahesh Iyer, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, Thomas Cook (India), feels that a new world order has emerged and players in the industry must have an ear to the ground in order to seize every opportunity that comes along. The industry needs to ensure it has adequate avenues for …
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For many months now, people have been suppressing their urge to go out and explore. But, now they can start giving in to their desires and set about on an adventurous journey that involves visiting less-crowded places and completely adhering to the norms of social distancing, says Tejbir Singh Anand, …
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Year 2020, when the travel trade had to not only bear the effects of a pandemic but also learn from it, is finally drawing to a close. Here, they share some of the biggest learnings to be remembered by generations… Homa Mistry, CEO, Trail Blazer Tours The biggest learning has …
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Aditya Agarwal, Head of Corporate Strategy, Cleartrip, shares data on travel trends in the domestic market, including where Indians are heading within the country, effects on fare and change in booking trends. Manas Dwivedi How have booking volumes changed? Due to the pandemic, booking volumes are around 50 per cent …
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