Srijit Nair, General Manager, Rail Europe India, discusses their new booking portal ERA – Easy Rail Access – which allows agents to make booking for all the European train journeys easily, as well as reaching a milestone of 90 fabulous years! TT Bureau What is the current focus area for …
Read More »Utah: Road trips, a tourist’s delight
Utah, a state in the Western United States, is known for its roads. The roads wind through the Mighty Five® national parks, 15 ski resorts, seven national forests, 44 state parks and more one-of-a-kind towns that you would like to visit. Each journey is a photographer’s paradise, a hiker’s nirvana, …
Read More »Inform travellers about flying rights
Passengers have many issues concerning airline services, which crop up from time to time. To redress grievances of passengers, Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has released ‘Passenger Charter’ to define the rights of passengers and the rules governing the airlines. Here is a what-to-do list of things that agents must …
Read More »Reinventing destinations for cruising
Vasundhara Gupta, Business Development and Marketing Head, Lotus Aero Enterprises (GSA for Costa Cruises), discusses its latest flagship Costa Toscana in Dubai from December 2022 to March 2023. For this, they have launched a simple rate sheet with good commission structures keeping the travel agents in mind and a great …
Read More »‘Visit St. Petersburg’ roadshow to be held in Mumbai, Delhi in September
The roadshow will be held in Mumbai on 7 September 2022 and in Delhi on 8 September 2022. St. Petersburg City Tourist Information Bureau and Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg organise the roadshow: presentation of St. Petersburg tourist programmes and hospitality industry services in the cities of the …
Read More »Sustainability the new mantra
Addressing India Tourism Sustainable Development webinar, Anita Mendiratta, Special Advisor to Secretary General, UNWTO, says COVID-19 crisis has left an indelible mark on industry, which can only be erased by advancing through sustainable approach. TT Bureau Stating that ongoing COVID-19 is Mother Nature’s way of “reminding us of the priorities …
Read More »Now, focus on franchise business
Giving a status check on the state of existing travel industry, as well as how UNIGLOBE Travel is the right model for the agencies today, Ritika Modi, Regional President, UNIGLOBE Travel, South Asia, says that travel is back with a bang, though corporate travel is not up to the mark. …
Read More »Indian aviation facing headwinds
Competition among aviation companies, elevated ATF cost and rupee depreciation to maintain turbulence in the aviation industry. However, near-term revenue growth will be supported by passenger traffic growth, which has seen recovery over the last few months. TT Bureau The Indian aviation industry is witnessing headwinds from the rising fuel …
Read More »MOT takes global marketing seriously
Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture recently presented a report titled ‘Role of Indian Missions Globally for the Growth of Tourism in India’ in the Rajya Sabha, where it recommended MOT on how to work along with overseas offices and use Indian Missions globally to their full …
Read More »Bringing M!CE back on track
Jagdeep Bhagat, National Coordinator, Network of Indian MICE Agents (NIMA), shares updates on MICE industry and the network’s upcoming initiatives to revive the Indian MICE segment. Janice Alyosius India has become one of the most sought-after MICE destinations in recent years. The country offers an impressive array of accommodation and …
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