Category Archives: India
Destination sites - what to look for the guest
PhoCusWright, the US-based tourism consulting company, has beschäfttigt specifically in his last report to the destination marketing.
Here is a video of it:
The numbers show where the competitive advantages of the destinations and the value of the destination sites are for the guest - the knowledge of current events in the region, the events, and outings, local activities and short-term actions.
In the [...]
India, significantly fewer entries
photo credit: Saptarshi Biswas
First figures of the Indian hospitality and tourism industry show the "skid marks" of the global economic crisis.
Tourist Arrivals in the financial year 2008/2009 (ending March 2009) - down from 5265 million to 5133 million - only 2.5%, but in the last quarter there were only 1461 m, 1693 m instead of -% proud 13th
REVPAR in the premium segment of the hospitality industry [...]
Hospitality news from India
Taj Group
The Taj Group (IHCL) plans its offering in the areas serviced apartments and Wildlife Resorts expand. This is the part of the planned doubling of the rooms offer more than 20,000 in the next 4 years. It is set to both new construction as well as management contracts.
At the moment we checked the establishment of 700 serviced apartments in different cities still [...]
PhoCusWright Online Travel Myths demystified 6
PhoCusWright, a leading (or the leader?) American tourist advice agency has engaged in this year's Analyst Forum (September 10, 2008, New York) with some recent statements to the development of online sales of travel in the U.S., which was also found in the local community interested in their response. This one has quite a bit just shifted.
Myths
1: The [...]
The new Amitav Ghosh, "Sea of Poppies"
I had the opportunity through page 4 in advance of the latest novel by Amitav Ghosh, to read one of my favorite authors. I was excited again and can recommend this book to anyone. The book has something for everyone.
With his novel "Sea of Poppies" by Amitav Ghosh unfurls again a colorful, word-stupendous panorama before the inner eye of the reader.
How [...]
Airlines of India cut its offer
Given the rapidly increasing price of fuel every bend a domestic airlines in India.
In addition to price increases consistently the flight plan is thinned, as rising prices cause lower demand. The downward spiral has begun, there's no end in sight, given the price of oil.
Because the planes were only half full, Air India has 30 flights canceled in the last week, Jet Airways more than 20 [...]
Kalka Shimla mountain railway is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Copyright: AMHurrell, under GNU Free Documentation license
On Monday, the narrow-gauge line between Kalka and Shimla has been recognized in the northwest of India as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the competent body.
Built in the 19th century and 96 km long route, which leads to the former summer capital during British colonial times, complements the already recognized as a UNESCO world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the Nilgiri [...]
Indian Railways wins on the short distance to Low Cost Airlines
With the skyrocketing prices for fuel, the golden age for the growth of Indian LCC are over.
Especially in short-haul segment (Mumbai - Pune, Delhi - Jaipur, Delhi - Chandigarh, etc.) is now the Indian Railways from the Air Force rank.
First of course there are, the prices which have doubled in the LCC, while the train was able [...]
Leela hotels includes marketing agreement with Preferred Hotels
Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has signed a sales and marketing agreement with American Preferred Hotel Group (PHG).
This gives Leela expanded access to the distribution channels of PHG (Amex, CWT, BCD and Hogg Robinson) and their airline and credit card partnerships.
Given the efforts Leelas to expand its presence in India, it is expected that increased international brand awareness and market penetration.
Leela [...]
Kerala Tourism offers 500 tours online
The Kerala Tourism website www.keralatourism.org offers more than 500 tour packages online as part of their "dream season" campaign.
Kerala wants to the season, which traditionally go from December to late March expand.
The monsoon season (frequent rainfall and high humidity) is the best time for Ayurvedic treatments, a romantic stay aboard the houseboats on the backwaters or [...]








