Compiled by Satyaki Dutta Aviation industry is functioning as a dynamic sector in the recent times, with a direct and major impact on the travel and tourism industry on the whole. Preventing the stagnation in the sector, especially by developing the technological aspects is the need of the day. With the target-specific goals, the sector […]
Compiled by Parthivi Joshi Located in the northwestern part of Europe, the United Kingdom (UK) consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The history of tourism in UK is one of the most unpredictable in terms of the growth and development. For most of the tourists, it ends up being expensive affairs to travel to […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta Crowned as ‘Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show,’ ITB Asia is returning in its full glory with the highest number of participating National Tourism Organisations (NTOs). In its twelfth year, the ITB Asia 2019 is taking place from October 16 to 18, in Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Keeping in line with […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta Since inception, social media and social networking have a very dramatic impact on the various aspects of the travel industry. These mediums have made the industry more dynamic and updated. With marketing campaigns, audio-visual contents and influence on purchasing decision, social media has changed the approach of the travellers planning a […]
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. […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with the commercial real estate firm JLL, undertook a study to research the global cities’ state and preparation level to accommodate travel and tourism growth in the upcoming decade. The study, known as Destination 2030, took into consideration 50 cities, probing the points and specs with […]
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 […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta Business travel faces a major recent problem as it is plagued by air pollution. Among the world’s top 10 most visited cities (especially in North America and Europe) just three cities can take pride in clean air: New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Most cities in Asia are at a hazardous […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta The Global Distribution System (GDS) is one of the most important tools for the travel industry. It is an online system or network that functions across the globe and connects the travel service providers or vendors to the travel agencies in real time, by providing a centralised service that covers the […]
Compiled by Satyaki Dutta The Millennial generation, or as they are referred in the popular media, the ‘Generation Y’ are the demographic segment of the population who are born in early 1980 till 1994. This was the first generation that came of age in the new millennium, consists of the tech-savvy workers as they grew […]