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Antara Phookan, Director (Business Development & Design), Assam Bengal Navigation, confirms that the company has started receiving bookings from international clients for the upcoming season, which bodes well not only for tourism but also for river cruising in India. Hazel Jain Have you started receiving bookings for your river cruises? …

The Amazing Thailand Grand Sale campaign concluded with an overwhelming response from the travel trade. The campaign offered a wide range of products to agents, including a ‘buy now travel later’ option to pre purchase packages at discounted rates, which they can further sell to their guests. Janice Alyosius Thailand …

LOT Polish Airlines has announced the starting of passenger flights to Mumbai effective 31 May and has also resumed passenger flights to Delhi from 29 March. The Polish flag carrier resumes flights to Delhi after a two-year break due to the pandemic situation in India. LOT Polish Airlines will be …

Travel industry is facing challenges on several fronts as it starts almost from scratch after the pandemic. As things opens up, Travel Agents Federation of India taking several measures to help the business, but there are issues that can only be addressed by the government. Nisha Verma Anil Kalsi, Joint …

India, one of the lucrative markets for the UK, which saw a huge jump in number of tourists from the country in years before COVID, continues to hold importance, which reflects in the UK offering a variety of experiences and products to the Indian travellers. Nisha Verma Dame Judith Macgregor …

Malaysia is ready to welcome international travellers from 1 April 2022, especially from the Middle East region. With 90 per cent of its population being fully vaccinated, including booster dose, tourists should feel confident to visit the country. Nisha Verma Manoharan Periasamy, Senior Director, International Promotion Division (Asia & Africa), …

For Accor the idea is to offer choices for travellers in terms of varied options of stay and experiences with a host of properties in different genres across the country. Nisha Verma Puneet Dhawan, Senior Vice President Operations, India and South Asia, Accor, has claimed that the company was expanding …

Accor India & South Asia is improving its market share in Indian market and trying to remain ahead of stiff competition by offering a variety of stay options through its different properties across India, including a whole new luxury portfolio. Nisha Verma Revealing a bouquet of offerings from Accor, Pratima …

An early starter in the events industry of Hyderabad, Rakhi Kankaria from Rachnoutsav, has carved her own niche. She believes that tourism and events are inseparable, as tourism creates opportunities for a traveller to reach to a destination, an event professional can add a lot of texture to the human …