Hi there! Have you noticed how the trends are changing gradually? The biggest demand is for off-peak season travel of late. The reasons are not far to seek! If not preferring a change in the weather, the travellers get economical tariffs at hotels, off-season discounts at tourist attractions and cheaper airfare, during off-peak tour, hence […]
Month: June 2019
China: World’s largest outbound tourism market
By Sikha Thakur The easy accessibility to online information, welcoming visa policies and growing incomes make China world’s largest outbound tourism market. China’s outbound tourism market lists top travel trend in 2019. About 100 million outbound trips in 2015, expected to grow 160 million by 2020. In 2018, around US$288 billion was spent by Chinese […]
Wellness tourism: A traveler’s latest muse
By Parthivi Joshi  Wellness tourism is a rising global phenomenon. Not to be confused with medical tourism that essentially means availing hospital treatment and facilities, two are along the same lines though. Owing to hectic lifestyle and erratic daily schedules, people have started feeling the need to put ‘wellness’ at the core of their routine. […]
Azerbaijan: Premium MICE destination
By Sikha Thakur Azerbaijan is showcasing great opportunities as ‘Bleisure travel,’ combination of business and leisure destination. In recent years, Azerbaijan has invested in tourism and destination promotion as a premium MICE destination for hosting business meetings and conferences in a well developed corporate infrastructure. The rich cultural and historical heritage with a unique combination […]
Hidden in Spain’ creates tailored tours in Spain
By Luis Fernández de Vega, Founder, Hidden in Spain Hidden in Spain, offers customizable experiences that reveal the country’s hidden cultural, historical and culinary treasures. Spain has set new tourism arrival records for six years in a row, with over 82 million people visiting the country in 2018, according to the country’s National Institute of […]
Amadeus-IHG research: Three new trends for hospitality industry to pursue
By Shamayita Bhattacharya The newly discovered research study reveals that three trends must be followed by the hospitality industry to satisfy the demands of future consumers. The changes are likely to be found as guest insight, optimization of technology and achievement of cult status at scale. The beginning of the end for room types Traditional […]
Bidroom desires to outshine other online booking platforms
Compiled by Parthivi Joshi The travel industry is booming like never before. The number of people traveling globally has increased fourfold in the past few years.  The industry has seen sudden surge of online booking platform offering the ‘best travel deals’ across a gamut of offerings from airline tickets to hotel reservations. People are spending […]
MOMENTS captured from Arabian Travel Market 2019
Arabian Travel Market is the annual travel and tourism event opening business prospective within the Middle East for inbound and outbound tourism professionals. The exhibition speaks to decision makers of the highest level from industry and government, again to take place in May 2020 in Dubai.
Prahlad Singh Patel, India’s New Tourism Minister
Prahlad Singh Patel has been named as the Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Tourism. He is an MP from Damoh in Madhya Pradesh. A four-time MP, Patel was a member of several committees in earlier Narendra Modi government like Committee on Public Undertakings, Committee on Government Assurances Member, Standing Committee on Rural […]
Finnair starts biometric boarding at los angeles international airport
Finnair is offering hassle-free biometric boarding at Los Angeles Airport. After the successful go live of the contactless biometric self-boarding solution at Los Angeles Airport, Finnair is the next airline to enable passengers flying out of the country to board without needing to show their boarding passes or passports. A simple glance at a high-resolution face capture […]