A month that isolates one season from another, a month that leaves behind one to hold close to another in almost many parts of the world. It’s the best time to plan a trip as it’s an off-season for most of the destinations, hence making the travel inexpensive, including accommodation, food and everything else. August […]
Month: August 2019
TTF: Rise in tourism leads to travel trend across platforms
Content and Pic:Â By Satyaki Dutta TTF (Travel and Tourism Fair) Kolkata, at its 30th edition with increasing popularity, had more than 440 exhibitors from 14 countries and many Indian states, where Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh participated as partner countries, while Thailand and Bahrain were the Feature-countries. Held in Kolkata from 12 to 14th of […]
Significant trends influencing travel in 2019
By Shamayita Bhattacharya  Tourism is an industry where the travel trends change in every year on a large scale. 2019 is not an exception. The different travel trends of this year will help the travel or tourism industry to grow even more According to Subhra Sarkar, Himalchura Tours and Travels, luxury travel is on the […]
ZIRO – Silent, serene, off-beat picturesque destination
By Maitri Just at a distance of 110 kilometers from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh lies the picturesque plateau of Ziro. The charming landscape of the oldest town of Arunachal Pradesh is famous for its paddy cultivation, green alleys, gushing rivulets, and dense forests. Mostly inhabited by the Apatani tribe, festivals and fiestas at […]
Nepal revives travel trend with 2020 campaign goals
Nepal Tourism Board is leaving no stones unturned in their effort to revive the travel trends after recovering from the massive earthquake in 2015. Mr. Santosh Kumar Ghimire, Manager, Tourism Products and Resources Development, Nepal Tourism shared his views with Satyaki Dutta, Correspondent, Netpal Travel during TTF Kolkata 2019 on the prospects and travel trends […]
Union Budget 2019: Reduction of tax burden for tourism industry
By Sikha Thakur The Union Budget 2019 announced by Nirmala Sitharaman has promised to develop 17 iconic world-class spots for tourism. The compensation for tourism and culture ministries increased simply by 1.82 percent and 7per cent. Allocation for building tourism and infrastructure stands at Rs 1378.53 crore in the current budget and Rs 575.50 crores […]
Low Cost Carriers to surpass traditional full-service carriers
By Parthivi Joshi India has observed an incredible surge in the emergence of low cost carriers (LCC) since past two decades. A typical LCC journey would comprise of lower ticket cost and lesser comforts and the typical business model of a LCC company. It usually consists on reducing operational cost with some traditionally offered services. […]
Long Haul Product
Parul Jadav is appointed as the Head of Long Haul Product. He joins Truly Travel from The Holiday Place, a Cuba specialist and significant player in the long-haul market for destinations including the Middle East and Caribbean. Parul has worked across a range of products which include driving product development for all destinations and increasing […]
Leeds Bradford
Joanna Wild is appointed as the Chief Commercial Officer of Leeds Bradford. Joanna is highly experienced in the airport and retail sectors, delivering profit growth, commercial success and customer excellence. Previously holding roles of Customer Services Director at Thomas Cook Airlines and Managing Director for UK Retail at Thomas Cook Group PLC, Joanna now focussing […]
Easyjet Holidays
Two new board of directors are appointed for easyjet Holidays. Paul Ablin, easyJet’s current Group Finance director will join the holiday’s business as Chief Operating Officer in September. Paul will be responsible for the delivery of the corporate strategy and business model and will lead Holiday’s program delivery capability, IT delivery, market expansion and distribution. […]