The corona blow to the tourism industry

Tourism tales of 2020

Tourism tales of 2020

January 1, 2021

Just like every year, the year 2020 was well stacked for Riddhi Roy, operations manager at Dolphin Travels, a Kolkata based travel firm. In January, she had two back to back trips of Europe, eight trips to Bhutan, two to Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, Dubai, US and ...

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TAAI to meet government in bid to restart inbound tourism

TAAI to meet government in bid to restart inbound tourism

November 27, 2020

Continuing its efforts to get the government to reopen the tourism sector, the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) says it hopes to meet with the officials of the ministry of civil aviation and tourism next week in order to discuss the next steps for revival of an industry ...

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Coronavirus pandemic drives demand for quick getaways

Coronavirus pandemic drives demand for quick getaways

July 18, 2020

As lockdowns are eased, thousands of Indians are taking off for quick getaways in destinations close-by even as tour operators wait for business to pick up.

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No option but to turn to Gandhigiri over lack of support: TAAI to government

No option but to turn to Gandhigiri over lack of support: TAAI to government

May 19, 2020

Though tourism has been the worst hit sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government has so far failed to provide any succour to the largest employment generator in the country.

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Covid19 has crippled Indian tourism industry, government indifference could kill it

Covid19 has crippled Indian tourism industry, government indifference could kill it

May 13, 2020

Tourism and hospitality have been the worst hit sectors of the economy all over the globe following the coronavirus outbreak. While in many countries, the governments have stepped forward to help the sector, in India, travel companies continue to bleed and even die while the gove...

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The corona blow to the tourism industry

The corona blow to the tourism industry

April 26, 2020

One of the largest sectors of Indian economy, tourism, lies in tatters due to the pandemic and the lockdown, while the government turns a blind eye, putting tens of millions of jobs at risk.

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