The past 22 months have led to a significant pent-up demand especially for the United States of America (USA). Re-opening of the USA for fully vaccinated valid visa holders offers a significant opportunity. To capitalise on the potential, Thomas Cook India and its Group Company, SOTC Travel, have launched attractively priced air-inclusive group tours from 6-14 days starting from INR 160,000.00 per person. To reassure its customers, the companies have announced guaranteed departures; additionally each group tour is accompanied by an experienced tour manager. To assist travellers plan a smooth and memorable trip, Thomas Cook India and SOTC have introduced…
Author: Disha Ghosh
Emirates has signed a new agreement with Amadeus, extending their partnership to offer the travel trade community more flexibility, choice, and future capabilities. From February 1, 2022, all trade partners on Amadeus will be able to access Emirates’ content free of surcharge. The new agreement will also see Emirates’ NDC (new distribution capability) content integrated into the Amadeus Travel Platform, with NDC content being made available to travel sellers over the course of 2022. Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates, said, “We are pleased to refresh our partnership with Amadeus. This is another step forward in our goal to empower…
Air India will get a new Board on Thursday as the airline sees a change of guard. The government of India will formally transfer the reins of the airline to Tata Sons, which won the bid for the airline as part of a privatisation process. “Air India will hold its final Board meeting today. The official nominees of the Board will resign and the new Board will take over,” said a government official. Earlier this week, the airline finalised its closing balance sheet and sent it to Tatas for a review. With the transfer on Thursday, Tatas will be in…
Monteria Village, a new initiative of hospitality group – Monteria Resort Pvt. Ltd has released a film celebrating its “Back to your Roots” theme. The film is being used digitally currently and will be used across key media platforms in the next quarter. The central idea of the film is to establish an emotional connection with the audience while presenting the story of “Back to your Roots”. This has essentially been done in two ways. For people who hail from or have been to villages, the film has used nostalgia as an instrument to generate that feeling. And for people…
Singapore-based travel tech provider Mystifly has unveiled its newest product – Mystifly Universe, a global flight data API aims at bringing data-driven certainty to unlock new revenue opportunities while reducing operational costs. Rajeev Kumar, Founder & CEO, Mystifly, said, “We live in an era where airline distribution is becoming even more complicated. With Full service airlines looking at alternatives to traditional distribution and with low-cost carriers & ultra-low cost carriers emerging, airfare types and its distribution has become even more fragmented & complex. The cost of search and data processing has increased multi-fold for travel intermediaries.” He added that Mystifly’s…
Naveen Kundu, MD, EbixCash Budget Expectations for Tourism & Hospitality We all know that tourism and hospitality sector has been worst hit and it is now third year in row with practically no revenues. We have lost talent as well as business, and everything is in a stand still mode. Even domestic tourism that shows some signs of recovery gets into a lean patch with every wave, leaving everyone guessing, what is coming next. Investment in tourism is at an all-time low, and if not now, then I feel there will never be a time when tourism sector in…
TBO Tek Limited (TBO), one of the leading global travel distribution platforms which runs the portal TravelBoutiqueOnline.com, has appointed four independent directors on its Board of Directors (Board). Ravindra Dhariwal, Rahul Bhatnagar, Bhaskar Pramanik and Anuranjita Kumar have joined the Board with effect from November 24, 2021 as Independent Directors of TBO. Commenting on the appointment, Ankush Nijhawan, Joint Managing Director, TBO, said, “We, at TBO, are delighted to welcome four distinguished personalities on the Board of Directors including Mr. Ravindra Dhariwal, Mr. Rahul Bhatnagar, Mr. Bhaskar Pramanik and Ms. Anuranjita Kumar. We are confident that their rich experience, in-depth…
In a much needed relief, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has made it clear that there won’t be any problem for an aircraft flying over India due to the launch of 5G services. According to the telecom regulator, the range of 5G band is between 3700 and 3980MHz in the US, while the radio altimeters on the aircraft work between 4200 and 4400MHz frequency. However in India, the 5G bands run between 3300MHz and 3670MHz with a gap of 530MH, and this is the frequency used by the airlines, TRAI added. “May it be an unmanned vehicle or…
The easing of restrictions by state governments, healthy pace of vaccination and dip in Covid-19 infections had resulted in healthy sequential domestic passenger traffic growth during June 2021 – December 2021 with the same reaching ~22 million in December 2021 (highest since the start of pandemic in March 2020) and ~88% of pre-pandemic levels (December 2019). However, the recovery trend in passenger traffic was disrupted due to Omicron. Giving more insights, Rajeshwar Burla, Group Head, Corporate Ratings, ICRA, says, “During January 1, 2022 to January 17, 2022, the domestic passenger traffic is lower by 34% compared to December 1, 2021…
Monteria Village, a new property by Monteria Resort Pvt. Ltd. has awarded its integrated communications mandate to a collective led by Mavcomm Group, an integrated communications consulting firm working with some of the top global and Indian brands. Monteria has hospitality properties in Khalapur, and has now come up with the concept of Monteria Village, a destination designed to give the guests an elevated experience of a quintessential village life. Mavcomm Group is implementing the mandate in a collective with an experienced communications consultant in the travel, hospitality and lifestyle domain – Anagha Nabar. Located in Raigad district’s Khalapur town,…