TravelBiz Monitor OTA Survey 2008 TravelBiz Monitor recently conducted an Online Consumer Survey across the main metros of the country to understand consumer preferences in terms of the online travel industry and knowledge of current players. A look at what the survey reveals...read more>>
TREND WATCH
Top 10 Luxury Travel & Lifestyle Trends for 2008 Luxury markets will continue to expand, while consumers of all high-end luxury products will hone their tastes ever more pointedly. The urge for self expression will spread, while a new ethical and environmental consciousness will take an even firmer hold. These are among the many forces that will help dictate where and how the affluent will spend their money in 2008 writes Karen Weiner Escalera.....read more>>
GUEST COLUMN
Challenges of moving beyond domestic air ticketing: The OTA perspective By Deep Kalra, CEO and Founder, MakeMyTrip The phenomenal success of the online travel agent (OTA) model in India over the last couple of years has led to an upsurge of travel websites that serve largely as air-ticket booking services. The margins in the category are, however, not enough to be able to sustain the business model. This market truth is not viewed as a threat by the more serious players, since it results in natural elimination of players, who have not strategically invested enough in growing the business beyond basic non-involved products, like air tickets....read more>>
HR & TRAINING
The road to becoming a CEO Every employee must strive to be a competent and resourceful individual in the workplace. Iyer Subramanian explains the role of a ‘Chief Effectiveness Officer’...read more>>
Major travel trade associations in India namely TAAI, IAAI, TAFI, ETAA, IATO and ADTOI are likely to target Qatar Airways next for withdrawal of support. Rajji Rai, President, TAAI stated that the association has suggested Qatar Airways as the next target for withdrawal of support. He informed that the decision on...read more>>
In a bid to augment its tourism figures post the recent political crisis, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will be organising ‘Amazing Thailand Champion Agents’ seminar for Indian travel agents/ tour operators in Lonavala from January 23 to 25, 2009. “The plans for the next year include: promotional activities...read more>>
With hydel reservoirs of Kerala proving to be a big draw for tourists, the state has decided to upscale its Hydel Tourism Project by introducing accommodation facilities at more sites, said a UNI report. Started about eight years ago in Munnar and Wayanad, Hydel Tourism has been attracting almost one...read more>>
Air travellers flying from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai may have to pay more soon. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has recently sent a letter to GVK-backed Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), allowing the airport operator to increase aeronautical charges by ten per cent...read more>>
For the first time, the Department of Tourism, Rajasthan in collaboration with the Dausa District Administration will organize a two-day festival in the Abhaneri village (80 kms from Jaipur) on December, 30-31, 2008 to promote Heritage Tourism in the area. The two day Abhaneri Festival will be a mixture of....read more>>
Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) will implement a year-long umbrella package called ‘Visit Kerala Year 2009’ from next month. According to a PTI report, this was disclosed by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Home and Tourism Minister, Kerala while he was addressing the meeting ...read more>>
Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Government of Sikkim is organising 'Sikkim Festival 2009' at 'The Garden of Five Senses' in New Delhi on January 10 and 11, 2009 to promote Sikkim as a tourist destination. This is the first time that such festival has been organised in Delhi by Government of Sikkim....read more>>
Rockland Hospitals, a multi-speciality hospital offering health care services with its main branch in New Delhi is planning expansion in Tier-II and Tier-III cities in Northern India like Lucknow, Jaipur, Agra, etc., next year. “Rockland Hospitals has plans for offering geriatric facilities (for the elderly)...read more>>
Airlines in the Gulf region are extraordinarily well placed to be the beneficiaries of a prolonged economic downturn, said a Centre for Asia Pacific (CAPA) report. In fact, although they too will suffer some pain, the timing of this reversal could hardly have been better. They will emerge from difficult ...read more>>
Keeping in mind the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010, Haryana Tourism plans to launch a Bed and Breakfast scheme in the National Capital Region (NCR) on the lines of Delhi. The State Government is in the process of preparing the Enabling Act, which is already being implemented ...read more>>
Post state elections, Bina Kak has been appointed the new Tourism Minister of Rajasthan. “The Minister recently took a meeting of the State Tourism Department officials to get a first-hand-update on the department’s activities and plans. She emphasised on the fact that the security of the...read more>>
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is likely to put some of its airport modernisation projects on hold even as it plans to prune down its expenditure by 20-25 per cent this financial year. The ongoing financial turmoil has increased the cost of developing an airport, resulting in AAI putting...read more>>
Benjamin Braganza was recently designated as the new Managing Director of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC). Elvis Gomes, Director, GTDC has been relieved of the additional charge of Managing Director. Talking about Goa’s Tourism focus for the next year, Braganza told...read more>>
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