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RezLive.com, the global B2B reservation provider, will soon revamp its travel portal to make it more user-friendly. TT Bureau This year WTM, RezLive. com came with the objective of meeting clients as well as suppliers, both old and new. Anand Srinivasan, CCO, RezLive.com, says that it was a fantastic event …

This European carrier is connecting the aspiring international traveller from Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India to its larger global network through codeshare agreements with Indian airlines such as Air India and Vistara. George Ettiyil, Senior Director, Sales (South Asia), Lufthansa Group Airlines, shares more. Hazel Jain Q. How has …

InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) is seeing organic growth for all the airlines they represent, and they might be signing up to represent travel companies and DMCs in the near future. Nisha Verma InterGlobe Air Transport has a decent share of the airline industry. Sunil Talreja, Vice President – Sales, IGAT, …

Hahn Air has become the first airline to issue a real-world ticket enabled by blockchain technology on the open-source travel distribution platform Winding Tree. TT Bureau Hahn Air is also the first air- line to fly passengers holding blockchain-powered tickets on its scheduled flight from Dusseldorf to Luxemburg on November …

LATAM Airlines recently organised workshops in Mumbai and Delhi to showcase its renovated product line and update the travel trade in both the cities about its offerings. The group has introduced the LATAM+ class in its economy offerings, with increased space and greater recline. TT Bureau LATAM Airlines’ recent workshops …

Virgin Atlantic has relaunched a daily direct flight between Mumbai and London, and will add a second daily service from Delhi in March 2020. This would make India its third largest market. Nisha Verma Virgin Atlantic relaunched its daily direct operations between Mumbai and London Heathrow on October 28, 2019, …

MOT’s Incredible India Tourism Facilitator Certification (IITFC) will launch in the first week of January 2020, and registration for the same would begin from the last week of December. Nisha Verma Meenakshi Sharma, Director General, Tourism, Government of India, recently addressed PATA India Chapter members at their eighth Outlook & …

After much anticipation, the results for TAAI elections are out! Jyoti Mayal from New Airways Travels (Delhi) has been elected as the new President of the association for the term 2019-21. Hazel Jain Jyoti Mayal has been elected as the President of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) for the …

Indian flag carrier Air India has not only registered 22 per cent growth in operational profit this year, it has even saved ₹300 crore by being exclusive on Travelport. TT Bureau Air India has started its latest international connection: Mumbai-Nairobi. Meenakshi Malik, Executive Director (Commercial), Air India, says that the …

While news is ripe that Air India will soon be divested, the announcement has not affected the airline’s performance, claims Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & MD, Air India. Nisha Verma Air India has begun operating on a total of nine international routes in FY 2019-20, informs Ashwani Lohani. “We have started …