Category Archives: Agents

Unveiling a new product, TravelBullz is offering travel agents to book online Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) Hotels in Thailand  on its portal which is designed to become a new opportunity to earn for travel agents selling outbound packages. With instant confirmation, trade partners can easily complete COE to Thailand, do visa formalities and book the quarantine hotels at the best rates on www.travelbullz.com

With MICE travel from India slowly gaining momentum, JTB India will host an unique B2C virtual platform dedicated to MICE travel slated to be held on April 28, 2021. JTB invites National Tourism Offices and global hotel chains to participate in this in order to take advantage of its wide corporate network. The event will see attendance from top corporate companies in India. For more information, contact Kritika Kunden at kritika.kunden258@jtb-india.com or Deepali Gupta at deepali.gupta040@jtb-india.com.

Zuheb Hasan MZ, Founder, Travel Bee, has won the VisitBritain Cricket Carnival Season-1 for the third Test Match. Sharing his excitement, he says, “I participated in a contest after a long time. This is a great initiative, and can be extended beyond sports with travel quizzes as well. I used to play cricket at the state level, but had to discontinue. However, I know the game and hence, I chose players I thought would perform better. I am excited about the grand prize and participating in all the games.”

The Globus family of brands has curated a selection of 6 programmes titled Monograms India Discoveries to help travellers discover India. Varesh Chopra – Regional Director – Globus family of brands, says, “In our continuous interactions with our trade partners through 2020, they exhibited immense confidence in the idea of us offering experiences in India for domestic travellers. So we designed some of the best experiences to destinations within India.”

Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Programme (Expedia TAAP) is conducting a webinar for the travel trade in India tomorrow, at 11:30 am. The virtual event will allow travel agents to learn about the benefits of using Expedia TAAP. Those who want to register can write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91 9650196532.

Akbar Travels and Sabre Corporation have announced a new long-term, strategic partnership agreement. Under the extended and expanded agreement, Sabre will continue to be Akbar’s preferred GDS partner in India, ensuring that the firm can continue to access real-time, rich content from hundreds of thousands of airlines, hoteliers and other travel providers through Sabre’s intuitive Sabre Red 360 interface. Akbar and Sabre will also be working more closely together through the appointment of software company, Benzy Infotech – a 100% subsidiary of the Akbar Group.

Travel Spirit International (TSI) has launched a new travel portal, www.TravelSpell.com which is solely focussed on promoting domestic tourism, by providing the local Indian tourist with a wide array of carefully crafted experiential journeys across the Indian subcontinent. The platform is powered by TSI and has already partnered with esteemed brands like Taj Hotels, Oberoi Group, ITC, and Rare India.

Expedia TAAP is organising a webinar for the travel trade on Friday, 26th Feb, 2021, which will start at 11:30 am. Travel agents will get to chance to learn about the benefits of using Expedia TAAP at this virtual event. To register, write to jaspreet.kaur@ddppl.com or call +91 9650196532.

EaseMyTrip is set to become the first Indian OTA to list on the local bourses as it prepares to launch a Rs 510 crorāe IPO by March end. It will look to utilise a surge in liquidity in primary markets that has led to blockbuster demand for IPOs in recent months. It could, however, face the uphill task of convincing investors at a time when āthe travel industry is struggling to ride out the adverse impact of the pandemic though news on the vaccine has raised hopes of a full

StreetGooser, a cloud-based accommodation management system with 4,000 hotels in its kitty, has signed an MoU with HATS – a consortium of homestays and tourism promoters which has, under its belt, a thousand homestays across Kerala. Shakthivelu M, Managing Director and Co-founder of StreetGooser, says, “We, at StreetGooser, have provided our Property Management System for free to members of HATS as there is an innate synergy between our two organizations.” John Varghese N, CEO and Founder of StreetGooser adds, “StreetGooser will hold webinars to educate and integrate homestay owners into the system. Our cutting-edge technology helps home owners to run their business efficiently and smoothly, giving them the tools to hike occupancy rates and revenue.” “Homestays have their own USPs,” says MP Sivadathan, Director Kerala HATS & Member, State Tourism Advisory Committee. “Homestays offer tourists secure and affordable accommodation, personalized service, the opportunity to interact with hosts who have local know-how and relish cuisine that is fresh, seasonal and organic,” he adds. However, home stays often have challenges, especially when located in off-trail areas. Boosting occupancy and revenue becomes difficult in the absence of an online presence. “Another spin-off of the partnership is that homestays that are unique and experiential will be showcased on GypZe.com, giving them greater visibility,” says  Hema Manghnani, Vice-President Business Development. “GypZe is a flagship venture of StreetGooser and a one-of-a-kind online travel companion and guide,” she explains. “It is essentially a booking platform dedicated to experiential stays.”