Sustainable travel on the cards for most Indians in 2018 News To celebrate Earth Day on 22 April, Booking.com, the global leader in connecting travellers with the widest choice of incredible places to stay, has released the findings from its latest global ‘Sustainable Travel Report’ which states that awareness of eco-friendly accommodation options is growing, with Indian travellers seeking to book more greener stays than
Israel Tourism targets 1 lakh Indian travellers in 2018 News Having witnessed close to 60,000 Indian tourists visiting Israel last year, marking a record growth of 31%, Israel Ministry of Tourism office in India is confident of achieving its target of 1 lakh Indian tourist visitors this year. To support the forecasted growth, the Ministry has launched its summer campaign
Indian travellers exploring global wine culture News The Indian traveller is evolving and constantly looking for novel experiences. Experiential tourism is a major pull nowadays and out of the many experiences, Indian travellers now have a keen desire to indulge in wine and thereby are exploring vineyards around the world. Industry experts talk about trends, lists wine
ixigo.com relaunches its hotel booking search engine News ixigo.com has recently announced the launch of an all new hotel booking platform in a revamped avtaar. With its renewed interface, the platform makes hotel search and booking a seamless process and offers a more personalised experience for people across various travel genres. ixigo has used artificial intelligence to device an
Israel tourism eyeing growth from Indian market Exclusives News Israel, for the second consecutive year, has broken its tourism record of Indian arrivals reaching an all-time high of 31 percent growth from January to December, 2017 with around 60,000 Indian tourists visiting the country in 2017. This marks a whopping growth of 48 percent in the last two years,
Canada Tourism positive about Indian market growth Exclusives News Canadian tourism is booming. It is our largest service export, supports more than 1.8 million jobs and more than 200,000 businesses, and it is the largest employer of youth. Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the Canadian House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism said she expected
GPS launches EDWIn Exclusives News An educational training programme designed for travel agents of tier II & tier III cities of India. Global Panorama Showcase (GPS) recently launched 'EDWIN by GPS' i.e. Educational Destination Workshop – International, for travel agents participating in the upcoming five-city roadshow in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Kochi and Pune. Harmandeep Singh Anand,
What visitors to Thailand need to know after King Bhumibol’s death Exclusives News As Thailand mourns the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who reigned for more than 70 years, visitors to the country may be wondering what impact the situation will have on their journeys and how they can show their respect.
Mumbai to Maldives cruise – what the customer wants Exclusives News Costa Cruises has announced plans to base a ship in Mumbai for its inaugural season in India. Starting as soon as December this year, the weekly service marks the first time a major cruise line has offered sailings departing from Mumbai to Male, the capital of the Maldives.