Akbar Travels has added more than 500 new products to its portal, especially on the holiday front. It has also strengthened its corporate booking tool so clients can be serviced better. Hazel Jain This year is going to be all about weekend getaways, feels Benazir Nazar, CEO, Akbar Holidays. “People …
Read More »The new currency in tourism
Such a life-changing event as the COVID-19 pandemic brings with it new behaviours and threatens to alter world views. Travel is no exception as health, customer confidence, and disaster management in times of crises will take precedence and emerge as the new currency in travel. Hazel Jain Trust and confidence …
Read More »A force to reckon with
She is the first Indian woman in the world to summit Mt Everest five times. Meet Anshu Jamsenpa, Director, Himalayan Holidays, who is also a motivational speaker. A fighter since the beginning, Jamsenpa hasn’t let the pandemic pull her down and has chosen her own path by pursuing an alternative …
Read More »Invest in wellness tourism now
In recent years, a big draw for people visiting India has been healthcare, specifically alternative medicine. The Indian medical tourism industry was poised for a growth of about 200 per cent in 2020. Experts share their opinion and knowledge on the re-emergence on wellness, at the ‘Selling Happiness’ webinar on …
Read More »Relax payments, movement
Sarab Jit Singh, Managing Director at Travelite India and KTC India, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting the hardships faced by tourist transport operators in the wake of COVID-19, while also suggesting simple measures the government could take to help the sector out. Respected Sir, Pandemic …
Read More »Are OTAs leading the race?
OTAs are not only following their website traffic statistics and analytics to draw up projections but are also seizing opportunities that come their way. TRAVTALK talks to three such aggregators. Balu Ramachandran, Global Head, (Air Business), Cleartrip We are observing that most travel right now is for emergency purposes or …
Read More »Ayodhya’s 1st travel agency
Lucknow-based Tornos has become the first travel company of Ayodhya. It seeks to promote the local community through employment and encourage more tourists to visit the temple city. Manas Dwivedi Having worked and researched extensively on the revival of Ayodhya as a tourist destination, Tornos has now set foot in …
Read More »Agents stay informed
In its latest initiative, Travelport has launched the Travelport COVID-19 Smartpoint Plugin, offering comprehensive information on travel restrictions across the world to travel agents, updated daily. Nisha Verma Offering ease of operation to travel agents, Travelport has launched the Travelport COVID-19 Smartpoint Plugin, which offers travel agencies with the latest …
Read More »Reopening for Tourism 2.0
The first digital conclave themed “reselling tourism” concluded with a record number of viewers from the Middle East and Asia. There were two sessions; the first session included three personalities in the travel trade – Nasir Jamal Khan, Jamal Abdulnazar and Tarique Khatri. Shehara Rizly The three panellists mentioned the …
Read More »How COVID-19 can change travel
There is no denying that COVID-19 has re-shaped the world of travel and tourism. In fact, masks, physical distance and price hikes may not be the only things that will leave a lingering impact on the way we travel. TRAVTALK lists seven things that could be here to stay. Attractions …
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