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Singapore’s private equity firm revives 260-yr old Cox & Kings brand
19 hours ago · Wilson & Hughes PTE, a Singapore-based private equity firm, has acquired the historic Cox & Kings travel brand along with over 200 specialised sub-brands, launching a new era for one of the world’s oldest travel companies. This acquisition, free from previous liabilities, includes beloved sub-brands like Duniya Dekho, Bharat Dekho, Luxury Escapades, and Bhakti...
Biz travel to surpass pre-pandemic levels to reach a record USD1.5 ...
Oct 17, 2024 · A new report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that business travel is set to surpass pre-pandemic levels this year, faster than previously predicted, to reach a record USD1.5 trillon. The rise of remote working during the pandemic had a disproportionate effect on corporate travel, compared to leisure travel, with virtual...
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Tourism Fact Sheet – INDIA (May 2023) admin ; Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 2:02 PM ; 186 ; International Visitor Arrivals to Australia Total arrivals for the year ended (YE) May 2023 were 5.6 million, which were 59 per cent of YE May 2019 (9.3 million) Indian Visitor Arrivals to …
Air India, Vistara merge for seamless travel
3 days ago · Air India is implementing a series of customer-focused initiatives as it merges with Vistara on November 12, 2024. With the integration, over 115,000 customers holding Vistara tickets are expected to travel under the unified Air India brand in the first month post-merger. To maintain continuity, Vistara flights will be operated by Air India but...
US business travel industry responsible for nearly 2% of GDP
Jun 6, 2024 · The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has unveiled a new study, the “GBTA U.S. Economic Impact Study: Business Travel’s Impact on Jobs and the U.S. Economy,” which quantifies the significant economic impact of traveling for work in the U.S. The report shows the business travel industry provided a major boost to the U.S. economy in...
‘Indo-US Tourism needs swifter visa approval, more direct flights’
Aug 23, 2024 · India and the US have a lot of unexploited potential in the tourism and hospitality space and more direct flights between the two countries and swifter visa application process is the need of the hour to boost the segment said sector experts and officials at the 1st Indo-US Tourism & Hospitality Summit, organised by the Indo-American Chamber of …
Travel operators to see revenue rise 15-17% this fiscal: Crisil - India ...
Aug 2, 2024 · Rising domestic tourism and increasing propensity to travel overseas will expand revenue of India’s tour and travel operators by a robust 15-17% this fiscal, says Crisil Ratings. Improving infrastructure, rising disposable incomes, a behavioural shift in travel patterns, and the government’s increasing focus on boosting domestic tourism will further support the sector’s revenue growth. To...
Silence of the Lambs - India's Top Travel News Source: TravelBiz …
Oct 14, 2024 · Two things are happening in stark contrast of each other, and unsavory to both, India’s inbound trade and the Government. The gulf between inbound and outbound has continued to widen. In 2019, India’s best tourism year in terms of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs), the country received 10.9 million visitors against 26.9 million outbound Indian tourists....
FCM Meetings targets global expansion as more than 25
Oct 10, 2024 · FCM Meetings & Events, ahead of its global relaunch targeting worldwide growth, has revealed that more than a quarter of customers allocate half their travel budgets to the MICE sector, according to its landmark global State of the Market* survey. The first-of-its-kind survey, undertaken by Flight Centre Corporate, shows a substantial portion of customers allocate...