MEA tightens rules for partner visas and consular services to check predatory pricingThe focus is on selecting the right outsourced service providers based on quality services, sustainable pricing, data protection and securi...
01 Sep, 2023, 07.14 AM IST
President of Sri Lanka and PM to attend TAAI Convention in ColomboThe prime minster of Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunawardena shall be a part of the event on July 7 and the high Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka G...
03 Jul, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
Domestic travel operators welcome TCS rollback, but say move is a partial reliefThe travel industry in India has expressed gratitude for the government's decision to withdraw the increase of tax collected at source (TCS...
30 Jun, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
With Go First gone, rivals are sending up more flightsAir India, IndiGo, and Vistara have increased their flight frequencies to fill the gap left by Go First's cancellations. Go First's volunta...
15 May, 2023, 06.27 AM IST
TAAI says might move NCLT against Go First if there is no viable solution for duesThe Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has threatened to move the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) if Go First does not provide ...
10 May, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
Air ticket prices likely to soar as Go First cancellations reduce capacity, says TAAIBogged down by an acute financial crunch due to grounding of more than half of its fleet amid P&W engine supply woes, Go First has cancelle...
03 May, 2023, 03.12 PM IST
Budget 2023: Be ready to shell out more for that dream trip abroadThe increase in TCS on overseas tour packages will put domestic operators at a disadvantage, said MakeMyTrip group CEO Rajesh Magow. “It wi...
02 Feb, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
TAAI urges Centre to relax norms for IATA-accredited travel agents, make registration automatedThe services sector is the largest contributor to the GDP and travel trade is the most significant one among all, the statement quoted TAAI...
23 Dec, 2021, 03.06 PM IST
Travel agents urge Centre to consider homestay model for all states to boost tourism sectorThe Uttarakhand government aims to boost the economy and the state's tourism sector through homestays, which are on their way to being prep...
21 Dec, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
As international flight ban continues, travel agents seek rebates & grantsThe travel agent segment is probably the hardest hit by the pandemic in the tourism industry with almost two years of zero or negligible bu...
13 Dec, 2021, 10.29 AM IST
India starts issuing tourist visas to foreign travellersLast month, the Union home ministry had said it would begin granting fresh tourist visas to foreigners coming to India through chartered fl...
16 Nov, 2021, 06.24 AM IST
Travel agents seek cash refund from bankrupt AlitaliaBSP is a system designed to facilitate and simplify the selling, reporting and remitting procedures of IATA Accredited Passenger Sales Agen...
11 Sep, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Travel bodies mull approaching MHA and civil aviation ministry over ban on commercial flightsThe developments come even as countries such as Sri Lanka have reopened for fully vaccinated tourists from India including those who got Co...
31 Aug, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
Fully vaccinated travellers can avoid tests, quarantine: ExpertsPeople who have received both their doses can avoid quarantine and Covid-19 testing during inter-state travel, the National Expert Group on...
08 Jul, 2021, 09.25 PM IST
Travel agents receive enquiries from Indians keen on going to UK to get COVID-19 vaccineOne travel agent is planning to launch a three-night package for the Indians who want to get the benefit of the mass vaccination drive in t...
02 Dec, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
AirAsia India assures travel agents about its financial sustainability, expansion plansAirAsia India's CCO Ankur Garg, Chief of Sales Ajay Kumar Wadhawan and other team members during a virtual meeting with TAAI assured them a...
27 Nov, 2020, 12.03 AM IST
Coronavirus-hit tourism industry seeks relief measures from CentreThe association also demanded six to nine months' moratorium on all principal and interest payments on loans and overdrafts, besides deferm...
14 Mar, 2020, 06.47 PM IST