No firing rockets! Indians plan short & sweet Diwali tripsThis Diwali, many Indians are choosing travel over traditional festivities. Short international trips to places like Thailand and Singapore...
12 Oct, 2025, 07.39 PM IST
Hoist the sails: India’s cruise tourism faces a host of challenges despite tax incentives for foreign linersThe World, the largest privately-owned residential yacht, visited Visakhapatnam. India, with its extensive coastline and rivers, holds pote...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
When will travellers return? Decimated by Covid-19, travel and hospitality recovery will be a long stretchThe travel industry is bracing itself for the new changes that will have to be factored in post lockdown.
03 Jun, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
Travel Inc's Budget wishlist: Boost homestays, better road connectivity, enable cruising sectorEasy and accessible e-visa policies will attract more foreign tourists.
30 Jan, 2020, 08.23 AM IST
Patience is virtue: How Varun Chadha deals with a difficult situationVarun Chadha feels that difficult situations are the best judge of individuals and teams.
04 Dec, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
Indian jamboree on Oz cruise turns wild, passengers see redIt was supposed to be a relaxing cruise. But for passengers on board the Voyager of the Seas, it turned into the opposite as 1,300 Indian m...
04 Oct, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
How golf taught Tirun Travel Marketing COO important business lessonsVarun Chadha’s passion for golf started almost two decades ago.
05 Sep, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
Foreign cruise liners line up 'Made for Indians' packagesThe flurry of India-specific trips, designed to introduce more Indians to cruises, are economical and shorter in duration.
08 Aug, 2018, 10.05 AM IST
Global cruise liners eye strong growth as more Indians set sailTirun Travel Marketing, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean Cruises, witnessed a 60% growth in business for the JanuaryAp...
18 Aug, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
Corporates take meeting out of boardrooms to the seasAccording to Cox & Kings out of the 1.2 lakh people who cruise from India, 50,000 of them travel on corporate trips.
27 Feb, 2015, 05.24 PM IST
Inland waterways: How Nitin Gadkari is steering some of modern India's biggest infrastructure projectsThe Road Transport, Highways & Shipping Minister may not be the man about town, but he has envisioned some of India’s biggest infra project...
08 Feb, 2015, 06.32 AM IST
Move over smartphones, it's time for a smart vacationCustom apps will allow crew members to keep better track of guests’ tastes and preferences, so staff can offer personalised service.
03 Oct, 2014, 11.56 AM IST
Royal Caribbean Cruises to tap customers from non-metrosUS-based Royal Caribbean Cruises is looking to tap the increasing number of Indians spending vacations on cruises, exploring customers even...
26 Mar, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
Romancing the sea with celebrity cruisesA cruise onboard a premium cruise line, promises to make your vacation everything you ever wanted, and then some!
24 Oct, 2013, 07.21 AM IST