The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI), in a virtual meeting with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Pandurang Sawant, deliberated upon the major issues of concern hampering the growth of the tourism sector in the state and the travel agent’s fraternity. Jyoti Mayal, President, TAAI highlighted…

The newly formed Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) Women’s Collective has kicked off its presence with a bang – the first ever gender sensitization workshop for the entire adventure travel industry. The workshop will be held online on Friday, September 10th, 2021 from…

Starfin India, subsidiary of BLS International, wins contract with Bank of Baroda (BoB) to support the financial inclusion mission of Govt of India. Under the contract, the company is the official National Business Correspondent (BC) to deliver last mile banking services in rural and urban…

Easy Trip Planners grew its profit by almost 518% to Rs 15.4 crore in Q1FY22 as against a net profit of Rs 2.5 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. This was despite the travel and tourism industry being severely disrupted by the…

Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and Kazak Tourism signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote mutual interest and tourist arrivals between Kazakhstan and India via cooperation and collaborative relationship and experience changes on reciprocal basis. The MoU was signed by Jyoti Mayal, President,…

The Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) and Deutscher Reiseverband e.V., (DRV) German Travel Association, have signed an agreement to promote two way tourism between the two countries by taking suitable measures to reinstate tourism once the situation is normal, said Rajiv Mehra President, IATO.…

KTM, the world’s No. 1 & India’s fastest growing premium motorcycle brand and Thrillophilia, India's biggest online platform for booking travel experiences have come together to announce the launch of ‘KTM Adventure Getaways’. This collaboration synergizes the incredible pedigrees of KTM and Thrillophilia to design…

Ajay Prakash, CEO, Nomad Travels and former President of Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) has been elected as the new president of the TAFI. The election was recently held on July 24, 2021 through e-voting for nine posts of President, Vice-President, National General Secretary,…

Financial services platform Paytm announced the launch of its contactless QR bus ticket buying facility for Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL), Goa. This new service would give commuters the option to travel seamlessly and avoid using cash for buying tickets following all social distancing norms.…

AbhiBus, a leading online bus travel aggregator has witnessed a surge in demand since June, as many states relax their lockdown restrictions. The company witnessed 60% surge in demand with more than 4,50,000 bus bookings in the 5 weeks since June. Rising vaccination rates and…