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Thomas Cook (India) has expanded its footprint in Gujarat with the launch of a new Gold Circle Partner franchise outlet in Surat. This expansion augments Thomas Cook India’s distribution and reach in Gujarat to 10 consumer access centres: 5 owned branches and 5 Gold Circle Partner (franchise) outlets across Gujarat state. In …
Read More »Over 85% respondents keen to travel between Oct–Dec 2021: Thomas Cook India & SOTC study
Thomas Cook India and its Group Company SOTC Travel, have jointly surveyed over 2500 customers across India’s key metros like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chennai and mini-metros like Pune and Tier 2 & 3 source markets, including Jaipur, Lucknow, Madurai, Kochi, Indore, Cuttack, Nagpur, Ahmedabad and Surat. The survey reveals …
Read More »Thomas Cook India & SOTC launch a series of consumer
The steady lifting of restrictions across India and international destinations, vaccine acceptance and the potential reopening of commercial flights, is giving rise to significant travel demand Additionally, India’s upcoming Festive Season is proving to be a powerful driver of travel desire. To capitalise on this high potential opportunity, Thomas Cook …
Read More »Demand for leisure travel on rise as charter flights gain momentum
Sharing the response from travellers and the rising number of queries the company is getting, Kanika Tekriwal, CEO & Co-Founder, JetSetGo aviation briefs how demand for charter flights is increasing and momentum is shifting from repatriation to leisure tourism. On the kind of inquiries JetSetGo is getting on charter flights, …
Read More »Private trains by April 2023
The Ministry of Railways has recently invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation in the operation of passenger train services through introduction of 151 modern trains over 109 pairs of routes, divided across 12 clusters on the Indian Railways’ network. Manas Dwivedi This is the first initiative of private …
Read More »The frontline warrior with a difference
A self-made man with humble beginnings, Rajeev Jain, Director, Rashi Entertainment, grew to dizzying heights through hard work and determination. As the founding member of Events & Entertainment Management Association (EEMA), he had the foresight to create an organized body for the industry. In these troubles times, EEMA needs …
Read More »EEMA – A love affair that never ends
Necessity is the mother of invention. And it was necessity that invented EEMA. Necessity in the form of a 600-page lawsuit filed against small companies that certainly did not have the bandwidth to fight a giant. Rajeev Jain, Presidential Candidate’s journey at EEMA The Goliath was T-Series. The Davids were …
Read More »Southern Odyssey eyes North Indian market
With a focus on its fastest-growing market, Southern Odyssey has appointed Rxpertize to expand its tourism activities in North India. As a part of the association, Rxpertize shall be responsible for increasing awareness, conceptualizing and implementing sales strategies about the company in North India from there existing as well as …
Read More »Indian tourist arrivals in Turkey marks 57% growth in 2019
The Turkish Culture and Tourism office in India revealed that between January to December 2019, Turkey has registered a 57% increase in the number of Indian tourist arrivals in comparison to the same period last year, hosting 230,000 Indian visitors. In 2018, Turkey hosted 147,000 Indian visitors while the numbers …
Read More »Hilton launches tailored guest offering programme ‘Namaste’
Customised programmes for Indians travelling to the Middle East & Africa, the ‘Namaste’ program caters to destination weddings, off-beat vacation spots, Bollywood shoots & meetings and Events, niche services, world-class facilities & memorable stays. Exceptional quality, impeccable service and the warmest of welcomes, no one does hospitality like Hilton. This …
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