An initiative to encourage the industry to support the non-travel businesses started by Indian travel professionals. As we face unprecedented global health, social and economic crisis, the travel and tourism industry is among the most affected sectors in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a prolonged lockdown imposed almost across the
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MMT partners with BluSmart to help travellers make sustainable travel choices
As India’s travel & tourism industry gradually starts to rev up again post the coronavirus pandemic, sustainable tourism has emerged as one of the biggest priorities and shared responsibilities of both, the travel companies and travellers alike. The global health crisis has created an opportunity to redesign the way people
Jaipur, Goa, and Kochi to become India’s most popular leisure destinations: Report
Air travel taking a backseat, combined with the opening up of many state borders to welcome tourists once again has led to the rise in demand for domestic leisure destinations, as a getaway from city life. Keeping in mind this sentiment, alongside the Ministry of Tourism’s initiative to create awareness
Streetgooser aims at reducing cost for accommodation providers through technology
Bengaluru based Streetgooser Technology Pvt. Ltd., a cloud-based Hotel Management Software domain, is focused on supporting accommodation providers across the globe by curating a range of dynamic and easy to use tech solutions. With severe global lockdowns in place and social distancing becoming the norm everywhere, a key focus has been on developing
MakeMyTrip partners with leading ICMR-approved labs to facilitate testing for travellers
In an effort to make the end-to-end travel experience hassle-free and comfortable, MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT), India’s leading travel company has partnered with ICMR-approved Dr. LalPath Labs and SRL Diagnostics to make the process of testing for the purpose of travel – swift and convenient. Through this facilitation service, travellers will
‘Bima Karlo’ – an alternate revenue stream for travel agents
With the travel industry coming to a standstill in 2020, a growing number of travel agents across India are constantly looking for an alternate revenue stream to survive. To assist and help the travel industry partners, Mumbai based travel expert - Arvind Tandon has launched 'Bima Karlo'. The brand will
Ark Travels forays into representation business with Outbound Konnections
Mumbai based Ark Travels penetrates further into the non-cruising representation space, with the acquisition of a representation company - Outbound Konnections. Outbound Konnections, spearheaded by Anjum Lokhandwala, is a boutique representation company offering premium services to a wide range of global brands in the travel and tourism sector since the past eight years. Lokhandwala, the
After Taiwan, Dream Cruises start operations in Sanya, China
Genting Cruise Lines announced that the company is working to forge a strategic partnership with the Sanya CBD Administration and a prominent national travel industry corporation to establish a joint venture company to facilitate operations of Dream Cruises’ flagship in Sanya. The goal of the new joint venture will be
Turkey launches ‘Safe Tourism Certification’ program
The pickup in Turkey's tourism continues as the country that welcomes millions of tourists from all over the world every year launched "Safe Tourism Certification" program which is implemented in various areas including transportation and accommodation to ensure a safe vacation for tourists this season. Tourists travelling to Turkey from
TAAI Appeal to MoCA to commence scheduled operations for airlines
The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has forwarded an appeal to the Minster of Civil Aviation requesting to permit airlines to commence scheduled flights beyond the travel air bubble. This is subsequent to the meeting held by TAAI President with the Minister of Civil Aviation and the Minister of