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COVERSTORY
OTAs – Are they getting it right?
In the current online travel booking scenario, Online Travel Agents (OTAs) in India are not only innovating various revenue generating products but are making the online experience more reliable. TravelBiz Monitor analyse the preferred OTA websites to measure their user-friendliness
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IN CONVERSATION
‘India offers huge potential in TCs business for American Express’
Growing per capita income and increasing outbound from India present a potential market for travel products like Travellers’ Cheques. Aly Moloobhoy, Vice President and General Manager - American Express (AmEx) Travellers Cheques and Prepaid Service enlightens P Krishna Kumar on the advantages of Travellers’ Cheques (TCs) over competitive travel products ...read more>>
ON RECORD
TravelBiz Monitor OTA Survey 2008 Discerning travellers are aware of their needs than ever before. 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. The survey comprised of 300 participants
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Indian travel trade’s ‘Green touch’ TravelBiz Monitor charts the efforts and initiatives of the Indian travel trade to tap the potential of Ecotourism, a niche segment, which is fast gaining popularity in the country ...read more>>
In the light of the government asking for a reduction in the amount of Transaction Fee being implemented by airlines, the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) held an emergency meeting yesterday in New Delhi and
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1-Globe, a B2B portal sourcing and distributing hotels, apartments and non-air travel products, was launched last week in India. In August 2008, the portal was introduced on a Beta version for testing the technology and
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Societe Internationale Telecommunication De Aeronautique (SITA) recently issued a reminder call to all the global airports wanting to register their three letter IATA airport codes with ...read more>>
Switzerland Tourism will now tap the South India market by opening a counsel at Bangalore in the second-half of 2009. Switzerland Tourism also plans to conduct workshops in India in January 2009 and ...read more>>
In a recent development the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) has decided to request Government of India (GoI) to coordinate between the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) and Government of ...read more>>
Customers of Singapore Airlines (SIA) booking an Economy Class ticket can now have the additional choice of guaranteeing a preferred seat with the launch of Preferred Seat Selection (PSS) by the airline
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Hotels in Karnataka are losing out on business, with the State Government levying 12.5 per cent luxury tax on the rack rate — the highest in India. The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and ...read more>>
In a recent development, Mumbai-based Kesari Tours Pvt. Ltd. has introduced special educational tours to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) called ‘Mission NASA’. The main focus of the company is ...read more>>
In a unique initiative called the ‘Europe Travel Showcase’, select premium brands of Europe will be participating under one roof to showcase their products across seven cities in India. Avalon Waterways, Globus & Cosmos, ....read more>>
IATA Agents Association of India (IAAI) has decided to intensify their agitation against the zero commission regime, which came into effect from the first of this month. A meeting was called last week by the Association in Delhi to ...read more>>
In a bid to promote Eco, Ethnic and Cultural Tourism as the main tourism products in the state, Assam Tourism has drafted out plans to develop the ...read more>>
The annual convention of Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) Convention scheduled from January 16 to 18, 2009 at Dehradun in ...read more>>
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Indian travel trade’s ‘Green touch’
