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At Travel M!CE and Corporate Show, Rikant Pittie, Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip.com, said, “We have seen 15% increase in our business when we started selling flights, hotels and accommodation together, so bundle products should be recommended for business augmentation.”

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) roped in DreamSetGo as the official travel partner for the Indian Olympic delegation travelling to Paris. The partnership aims to provide services and ground support to Indian delegation ensuring a seamless experience for athletes, their families and federations.

Travel M!CE & Corporate Show at Novotel Jaipur Convention Centre saw over 1600 meetings with top corporate buyers from across the country. At the event, Rikant Pittie, Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip.com, recommended that bundle products should be offered to corporates to boost business.

VisitBritain’s first trade aims to display Britain as a prime destination. Destination Britain India, taking place in Delhi from 19-21 November, will gather British suppliers and 75 Indian buyers for business interactions, featuring travel partners from across Britain.

Lt.Colonel Dr. Ghalib Abdullah Hassan Al Majed Al Marri, Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence reiterated, “The new visa issuance application which process all the entry permits through AI solutions within 3 to 10 minutes with this new system. Travel agents apply through the smart portal, the main AI system  is comparison of pictures which is a new solution which expedite the process.

Hahn Air already added 12 new partner airlines to its growing network in the first half of 2023. Travel agents around the world can therefore offer additional travel options to their clients via their Global Distribution Systems (GDS). Five airlines formed an interline agreement with Hahn Air and are available under their own code in selected GDSs. This includes markets where they do not participate in local settlement systems (BSPs or ARC) or where they do not grant ticketing authority. Travel agents also benefit from being able to choose from additional payment options connected with the HR-169 ticket that the airlines do not offer with their own tickets. In addition, many partners are available for multi-airline ticketing even if they don’t have a contract with each other. Kimberley Long, Vice President Agency Distribution at Hahn Air pleased to provide travel trade with additional air content, thereby increasing their revenue. He said, “By trusting the Hahn Air ticket, travel agents enjoy a service that is absolutely free and that is fully embedded in their GDS. In addition, they benefit from 24/7 support, free insolvency protection and a speedy refund process.”  

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has announced that he will be launching a travel-tech business venture to digitally empower and build a travel agent business community in rural India. The launch is slated to take place virtually on August 6, 2021. Called Travel Union, it is an assisted travel business brand for rural India and has an App as well as a web portal. Travel Union promises to empower the rural audience by enabling them to do business at zero investment.

More than 200 travel agents pan-India took part in the ‘SingapoReimagine Virtual Experiences Familiarisation Day’ organised by STB on July 27 and 31. Featuring virtual experiences by Singapore Airlines, Singapore Zoo, Monster Tours and a masterclass by Brass Lion Distillery, the full-day event set new standards of how virtual experience engagement can be presented immersively and seamlessly.

Asia Travel Show (ATS), from March 15-16, will see select buyers from South Asia – India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – in attendance. They will be a mix of travel agents, corporate and M!CE buyers, as well as wedding planners.

Travel agents need to put forth their case before the Supreme Court to make the Bench conscious of the plight of travel agents while finally deciding the matter on issue of credit shells given by airlines instead of cash refunds, says Dheeraj Nair, Partner and Vishrutyi Sahni, Associate at J. Sagar Associates. “Every individual, including the Supreme Court judges are consumers to airlines. Thus, they understand the transaction between a consumer and an airline and relate to the impact of cancellations and refunds. However, non-members of the travel industry are not aware of the transaction between an airline and a travel agent and thus, cannot relate to the impact of cancellations and refunds on travel agents. Only by placing this information on record will the Supreme Court be able to understand the direct losses being faced by travel agents in case of non-refunds and consequentially enable them to order accordingly,” says the firm.