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Travelport recently entered a strategic, long-term collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use advanced cloud technology to accelerate the digital transformation of retailing in the travel industry. The move aims to make the travel booking process simpler and more modernised. Nisha Verma This collaboration will focus on optimising Travelport’s …

‘There are some traits of a travel industry professional that other industries can learn from. Here are three learnings,’ says Abhik Dutta, Director, The Wanderers, Outdoor Wilderness & Learning and Colour Purple Events. I left a PSU job in 1998 to follow my passion for travel by co-founding The Wanderers. …

Neliswa Nkani, Hub Head – MEISEA, South African Tourism, discusses the NTO’s tweaked strategy with some new focus areas as well as its renewed attention to bring in e-visas. South African Tourism is also playing an active role in ensuring that the costs to visit the country remain realistic despite …

Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI, is positive that the new ministers would accelerate decision making and that with cooperation between government and industry, a lot can be achieved. She also hopes that the Ministry’s focus shifts from Air India to the plight of the industry ever since the virus entered our …

Sunil Kumar R, who has been re-elected as the UFTAA president, discusses the team’s key focus areas which includes appealing to the governments of the world to give priority to ‘vaccine equity’. It also urges them to encourage the industry by introducing a ‘travel friendly policy’ for vaccinated travel. Hazel …

Alan Elliott Merschen, Founder of The SIGMUND Project, explains the ethos behind his free, open-source hub created for sharing ideas and innovation with the goal of fostering interconnectivity and finding new solutions to the challenges facing the travel industry today. Hazel Jain Tell us a little bit about this new …

Right from the Ministry of Culture to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Railways, there’s been a shuffle of authority with the new Modi cabinet being announced. The appointed ministers must now be a formidable force that takes the travel and tourism sector out of the rut …

India is working with leaders around the globe to decouple GDP growth from emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). A report by McKinsey & Company and World Economic Forum reveals India is well placed to stay ahead in technology development. While the aviation industry contributes less than 1% …

The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) will conduct its national elections via e-voting on July 24, 2021 along with its AGM and EOGM through an online platform. While 10 chapters had completed their election in January, the MP chapter election was delayed. Hazel Jain The Travel Agents Federation of …

Harmandeep Singh Anand, Managing Director, Global Panorama Showcase (GPS), says that the second wave of COVID-19 made them realise that a majority of agents had been affected and many had got into hibernation. This made them take all possible steps to connect, empower and motivate the industry, thus initiate several …