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A
new voyage
A tide "taken at flood leads on to fortune," wrote
Shakespeare, and it would be a wasted opportunity if India
ignores the cruising industry anymore. By Andrea Lopez
Dollar
down$tream
For months now the Indian rupee has been appreciating strongly
against the US dollar and if this continues, the Indian travel
and tourism industry will definitely have to change its game
plan and perhaps stick to a single currency for transactions.
By Chetan Kapoor
Meet
Vegas' big brother: Macau
There are only so many superlatives one can use to describe
what is now the largest casino in the world. By Suman Tarafdar
The
vintage advantage
Every time I walked down the DamStraat in Amsterdam, in the
busy stretch between the Central Station and the Dam Square,
I wondered how a Gandhi restaurant could function there.
Far
and wide flies the female eye
Making around 125 million trips a year with rising figures
in Asia, women are set to play a decisive role in the development
of the travel, hospitality and tourism sectors for at least
the next ten years.
A
Parisian incentive
The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau is sharpening its
focus on India to attract the MICE and high-end FIT segment.
It recently held a workshop in Paris for key Indian agents
from Delhi and Mumbai, highlighting options available to fuse
together business and pleasure in the city of love. By Neeti
Mehra
'Global
players have to fine tune models to suit multiple markets'
Indians are getting tech-savvy and are booking rampantly with
the OTAs who are powered by the GDSs. With hotel bookings
being the next wave to hit the online space, Brett Henry,
vice president, Agency Marketing, Abacus shares his thoughts
on the same. By Chetan Kapoor
Sherlock
Holmes in the heart of the Swiss Alps
Switzerland, the eternal Yash Chopra country, is more than
just breathtaking locales where you romance with nature and
where snow clad mountains hug spectacular glaciers. Interlaken,
Mt Titlis and Schilthorn are passe. For the discerning traveller
of today, who wants to taste the local flavours and a slice
of adventure, the real Swiss experience is out there in the
alpenregion, says Steena Joy
Fully
loaded
Pioneered by Saharasri Subrata Roy Sahara, Aamby Valley City
has all the trappings of a fine MICE destination, with its
scenic beauty and proximity to both Mumbai and Pune thrown
in as a bonus
Significance
of domestic tourism
Tourism has been a major social phenomenon from time immemorial.
Motivated by the natural urge of every human being for new
experiences, adventure, education and entertainment, these
also include social, cultural and business interests.
Catering
to the savvy business woman traveller
Today, the same standards of hospitality are extended to both
men and women travelers by most hoteliers.
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