By Netpal Travel Bureau Get ready for a ride! Here are five hot trends transforming the travel scene: Tech Revolution: Boon or Bane? Technology is shaking things up across industries, and tourism is no exception. Tour operators who embrace new tech solutions will stay ahead by catering to changing customer needs. Two Wheels Take Over: […]
By Netpal Travel Bureau Visa changes are making Southeast Asia a hotter-than-ever travel destination for Indians! Agoda, a leading travel booking platform, has seen a significant rise in travel searches to the region following the introduction of new visa programs. Both Thailand and Malaysia have implemented new visa waivers for Indian travelers. Thailand offers a […]
From News Services New York City Tourism + Conventions (NYC & Co.) has revitalized its NYC Travel Trade Academy, now offering courses with Hindi subtitles. This move caters to the growing Indian tourism market, enhancing accessibility in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Makiko Matsuda Healy, Senior Vice President of Tourism Market Development at NYC […]
By Staff Reporter Travel advisors say their clients are choosing vacations that virtually blanket the globe in 2023. It includes a mix of European and exotic destinations, cruises, active adventures and romance trips. According to a spokesperson of one Destination Management Company, “Business looks great for 2023. We are optimistic that the honeymoon and destination wedding […]
 By Netpal Travel Bureau If someone at the end of 2019 would have predicted that all of the world’s cruise lines would have completely shut down operations in early 2020 the industry would have never believed it. But, it happened. Or, if someone predicted that commercial air travel would grind to a halt, the same […]
By Netpal Travel Bureau How to market and sell river cruises was the theme of the inaugural ASTA Global River Cruise Expo and conference held in Budapest recently. Amadeus, AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Emerald, Scenic, Uniworld and Viking, the featured headliners of the four-day event, gave more than 500 travel advisors a crash course on how best to […]
By Satyaki Dutta The Covid-19 pandemic had a negative impact on several industries on a global scale. Arguably, the most affected among them was the Travel and Tourism sector. With social distancing norms set in place, traveling was not a feasible option for both the travelers and the operators. With lockdown, the panic set in, […]
By Netpal Travel Bureau WebBeds, a new communicating tool, the world’s second largest and quickest-growing B2B bedbank has launched. It constitutes Destinations of the World, FIT Ruums, Jactravel, lots of hotels, Sunhotels and Totalstay trading platforms and many more, help travel trade to evaluate clients, the latest travel limitations regarding COVID-19. Powered by Sherpa, the […]
By Anindita Acharya In 2020, travel took a backseat when the Covid-19 pandemic hit us all and brought the daily life to a grinding halt. When coronavirus lockdown was imposed, people were forced to lock in, self-isolate and lakhs were left stranded. Travel was a distant dream in 2020. Even after travel restrictions have been […]
By Subhraroop Saha The world has been evolving at an incredible pace with technology making lifestyle easier by the day. Ever wondered you could travel to your favorite destination without even going out of your home? Virtual Reality is one such technology that can make it happen. It is when computers are used for creating […]