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U.S. remains most popular destination for retail tourism: WTTC

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Saturday, 26 August 2023, 11:00 AM 816

According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the U.S. remains the preferred choice for shopping holiday-makers, as revealed at the recently concluded Virtuoso Travel Week, in Las Vegas. “Retail tourism is a thriving market segment of the Travel & Tourism sector in the U.S.”, said Julia Simpson, President & CEO, WTTC, during her […]Continue Reading

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Our investment in India is about driving outbound visitation: Merlin Entertainments

By Disha Ghosh Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 12:00 PM 992

Merlin Entertainments Group, owner and operator of a wide range of tourist attractions in key global markets, has earmarked India and China as top source markets in the Asia region. The company is hopeful of reaching pre-Covid numbers of visitors, globally, by end of next year. “Our investment in India is about driving outbound visitation […]Continue Reading

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India to resume e-visa for UK nationals

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 10:30 AM 472

India is prepared to resume its e-visa service for the citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak. The visa website will be ready in the near future so that applicants can apply for their visa on the same, the High Commission of India in London informed, NDTV reports. […]Continue Reading

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VFS Global opens a new India Visa Application Centre in Central London

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Thursday, 3 November 2022, 11:00 AM 977

VFS Global, a leading outsourcing and technology services provider for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, opened an India Visa Application Centre (IVAC) for the Indian High Commission in central London to help deal with the surge in demand for visa applications since the opening of international borders and relaxation of Covid guidelines. The new Centre […]Continue Reading

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Travel Specialists forays into Travel Representation space; partners with 2 DMCs

By Disha Ghosh Friday, 14 October 2022, 1:00 PM 518

New Delhi-based Travel Specialists LLP, a B2B company established in 2017, is the latest to foray into the Travel Representation and Marketing space. This development comes at a time when outbound travel has started picking up pace with border restrictions being lifted gradually. As a first step, Travel Specialists has been signed on to represent […]Continue Reading