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Nights booked for International travel by Indian guests more than doubled: Airbnb

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 18 May 2023, 10:14 AM 696

The latest data from Airbnb has revealed that nights booked for International travel by Indian guests more than doubled in Q1 2023 when compared to Q1 20221. The United Kingdom, United States, and various European countries have emerged as the top destinations among Indian travellers looking to travel abroad2. While international travel has gained momentum, […]Continue Reading

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MMT unveils feature for hotel bookings globally without upfront payment

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 27 October 2022, 3:30 PM 620

MakeMyTrip has introduced a payment model ‘Book with No Payment’ that enables domestic and international travellers to book a hotel in India or overseas with no upfront payment. This feature is available on majority of hotels on MakeMyTrip and Goibibo app; and can be availed if the traveller makes a booking more than five days […]Continue Reading

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Europamundo Vacations hits one million international passenger mark

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 24 June 2022, 9:30 AM 917

Europamundo Vacations (EMV), one of the world’s leading tourism corporations announced that it has crossed the one million international passenger count, globally. The organisation which is a JTB Group subsidiary is also shared that Europamundo Vacations’ Director Commercial, Alejandro de La Osa was recently in India to meet all the regional partners and expressed his […]Continue Reading

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Easing Covid-19 travel restrictions lead to surge in daily flight bookings: Paytm survey

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 27 May 2022, 10:30 AM 797

The easing of travel restrictions following two years of strict curbs due to the outbreak of Covid-19 has led to a sharp increase in flight ticket bookings. Fintech major Paytm witnessed strong growth in daily flight bookings amid rising demand for both domestic and international air travel. During mid-January to April, the Paytm app witnessed […]Continue Reading

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Agoda releases booking data for the top destinations Indians are traveling to in the country

By TBM Staff - Hyderabad Thursday, 21 October 2021, 6:06 PM 1340

Domestic booking data released by global digital travel platform Agoda, shows that four states (in order of ranking) – Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan – accounted for 50% of the top 100 Indian destinations (year to date). New Delhi, Goa, and Mumbai retained their spots in the top three, with Mumbai surpassing Goa as […]Continue Reading

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Mythbusters: Recovery Edition – Part I

By admin Thursday, 17 June 2021, 12:41 PM 6606 0

By Mark Lewis-Brown, CEO & President, Vertical Booking USA There are lots of messages out there, in the hospitality industry now, about what hotels need to do, or what technology they need to buy, to reach recovery more quickly. Some of these messages are accurate and others… questionable. But don’t you worry… I’ve got you […]Continue Reading