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New
Waves...New Ways
The travel and tourism industry has never looked as promising
and challenging as it is at present. New developments and
changes have forced the travel trade to re-define their path
and strategies. Express Travel & Tourism spoke to a cross
section of the trade, highlighting what the future has in
store.
Lifestyle
Holidays
When Bulls & Bears Finance decided to diversify into the
travel industry in 1995, it had not anticipated the division
to become the company's core business and a separate brand.
Nikhil Dalal, MD of Lifestyle Holidays, expounds on how the
tour operator brings in innovation in products according to
the changing spend habits of clients.
Etihad
Airways
Though a fairly new entrant in the Indian aviation scenario,
Etihad Airways has big plans. Charles Phelps-Penry, regional
manager - South Asia spells out what lies ahead.
Nepal
Ever since its inception in 1999, Nepal Tourism Board has
been trying to rebuild the country's image and overcoming
hurdles - negative publicity and a fund crunch being the more
recent ones. But Tek Bahadur Dangi, its CEO, is optimistic
about the growing market as he explains the Board's latest
plans.
Orbit
Tours
From its stronghold in MICE and Leisure travel to its embarking
into the education arena for aspiring travel and tourism aficionados,
Orbit is redefining the function of tour operators; Om Prakash,
partner, Orbit Tours explicates…
South
African Airlines
Nalini Gupta, regional head - India and SAARC, South African
Airways believes that India has the growth potential and the
recently launch IBSA triangle would work wonders for the airline
and India.
TQ3
Travel Solutions
TQ3 India is making significant inroads into Indian corporate
travel market. Ajay Bali, managing director, TQ3 Travel Solutions
elucidates on the company’s strategy.
Visit
Britain
British Tourist Authority now rechristened as Visit Britain
was first initiated as a representative office in the country
in early 1990's with the main purpose of dissemination of
information to the travel trade. Today its stance is different,
Punam Singh, country manager, Visit Britain explains why…
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