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IRCTC showcases luxury on wheels

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the public sector undertaking, operates exclusive trains to offer varied experiences for travellers and promote rail-bound domestic and inbound tourism in India. TT Bureau The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is a pioneer in religious tourism, regional tourism, and luxury trains …

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Technology key to dynamic industry

Can we make the tourism industry a dynamic one? Yes! And we must. The best way to get there is using technology. Digital advancements are going to be the key enabler of efficiency and market dominance, and innovative SaaS start-ups that build the right solutions will be a good investment …

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‘Travel demand promising’

Prabuddha Sen, Chief Operating Officer – South Asia at VFS Global, highlights the steps taken to improve customer experience, the future of traditional visa processing, and the collaboration with travel trade partners. Janice Alyosius The lifting of border restrictions and revival of international air travel have unleashed the pent-up demand …

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Hollywood stars descend on Mumbai

Do you know who was behind the city tours that Hollywood celebrities like Gigi Hadid, Zendaya, and Tom Holland took recently in India? Meet Eesha Singh and Harshvardhan Tanwar, Co-founders of No Footprints, who curated the experiences of the stars in Mumbai and brought the city back on the global …

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Pre-departure cover for fliers

Asego has launched exclusively curated pre-departure covers to protect travellers and their travel investments against unforeseen contingencies like trip cancellations and missed connections. TT Bureau There has been a key shift in the way people perceive travel, especially post the pandemic. Travellers these days want to break away from their …

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Reshaping business of travel, hospitality

Reshaping business of travel, hospitality Corporates and professionals from airline, travel and hospitality industries delve into finer points of business at the 8th Travel M!CE & Corporate Show, in Chennai. Lipla Negi With more than 1,000 fruitful business meetings, the 8th edition of Travel M!CE and Corporate Show concluded successfully …

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A tech-enabled tourism adventure

ParaBooking, a platform for safe, high-quality adventure tourism experiences, was founded in 2021 with an objective to fix the trust deficit in the Indian adventure tourism space, says Ankush Rana, CEO and Co-Founder. He speaks about the immense need for safety in this space in India. Hazel Jain Tell us …

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Proponent of women empowerment

Ritu Chawla Mathur, Managing Partner, Prognosis Global Consulting, shares a few ideas on how the industry can help emancipate more women. She emphasizes on creating an ‘equality mindset’ at ground-up from education in colleges and enforcing POSH curriculum in catering colleges. TT Bureau How can travel and hospitality companies help …

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Women drive adventure growth in India

Adventure tourism in India has been witnessing a surge with woman entrepreneurs driving the growth. Jasmine Duggal, Director, Minar Group, shares her experience as a woman adventure travel guide/ operator and discusses the increasing popularity of female-centric travel. Janice Alyosius Adventure tourism in India is on the rise, and woman …

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‘Affluent’ future of travel

Nearly two in five affluent consumers in India plan to take wider group holidays in the next 12 months, states a research by YouGov, which gets under the skin of high-end travel to understand what luxury travel looks like post-pandemic in 18 international markets. The pandemic has fuelled the appetite …

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