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Indulge in Luxury: Your Exclusive Guide to High-End Tourism in Azerbaijan

For the Indian travellers seeking luxury in any segment, from Destination Weddings and MICE to leisure and family vacations, Azerbaijan offers a vast variety of options and experiences. Come, be spoilt like never before! Come to Azerbaijan, the Land of Luxury.

Indian Luxury Travel Market: HIGH HOPES FROM HIGH END

One of the niches of outbound travel from India that has blossomed smartly, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, is the luxury travel market. Destinations, hotels, airlines and all other stakeholders of travel and tourism from around the world are closely watching the elite Indian travellers and laying down the red carpet to tap this highly promising segment.

Heatwaves: Will Winter Be The New European Summer?

With rising temperatures and frequent heatwaves, tourism industry and tourists, especially in Europe, ought to begin preparing for a dramatic shift from summer travel to winter. Destinations should start preparing their industry for the coming upheaval.

Frames from Arabian artistry

Although primarily known as an adventure and leisure hub in the GCC heart, Yas Island in UAE is also keen to position itself as a cultural destination, with an assortment of museums and other cultural venues.

MAURITIUS: IN THE WATER, BY THE WATER & ON THE WATER

As an island destination, Mauritius certainly does not lack water-oriented or water-based activities. From a submarine safari to a catamaran cruise and from beach to a bay, the tropical paradise has it all.

SAUNTERING IN SWITZERLAND

Located almost in the heart of Switzerland, Lucerne is an ideal base to explore some of the Swiss landmarks, notably Mount Titlis and Mount Pilatus.

A ROAD TRIP THROUGH TUSCANY'S TINY GEMS

A road trip is the best way to traverse the idyllic Tuscan countryside which, just like fine Italian wine, must be savoured, a sip at a time, rather than gulped down.

Very robust demand in India for United

With robust demand for its product, American carrier United Airlines that has been present in India for 18 years is keen to ramp up capacity in India, but hampered by the closure of Russian airspace due to Russia-Ukraine war. Harvinder Singh, Director, Middle East & India, of United says the airline is aiming to launch five flights to India at the earliest.

My goal is to make TBO world's largest B2B platform

In past 17 years, TBO, a leading B2B travel portal, has grown rapidly with presence in over 100 countries. Ankush Nijhawan, co-founder & Managing Director says a lot of hard work & grabbing the opportunities that came along have gone into the growth and that he aims to make TBO the largest B2B platform in the world.

Pilgrims' Parade of Ponferrada: SOAKING IN SPANISH SPIRITUALITY

Every summer, under the first full moon, the tiny but immensely significant Spanish town of Ponferrada in northwestern Spain travels back to the 12th century as thousands of Templar Knights converge to celebrate the Night of Templars.

Cabarets: Much More Than Song & Dance

Behind cabaret's racy sagas lie veiled political satires and caustic takes on norms. A glittering orchestra, using bawdy punches and raising unsettling questions, the traditional cabaret has travelled around the world to morph into new themes and styles in every place and era that it was brought into.

San Antonio: Deep Dive in Diversity

Many things go into making San Antonio, in Texas, a great destination for visitors from the United States and around the world. From its famous River Walk and the Mexican markets to its diverse culinary and cultural heritage.

Where Leisure Is Learning

In a classroom, one might be compelled to study. But they say the whole world is just a giant classroom and learning is ceaseless! While an educational trip can be to any part of the world, some cities remain all-time favourites, with an ideal mix of some of the world's best learning centres and leisure activities.

Catching Them Young

One of the fastest growing segments of tourism in the post-pandemic era, in terms of outbound tourism from India, has been educational tourism, where students are taken on short-term visits combining learning with sight-seeing and pleasure.

Targetting new segments of tourists from India

After a few very toughyears due to the Covid-19 pandemic and domestic instability, SriLankan Airlines has reported robust profits last year, says Richard Nuttall, CEO. He adds his focus is on expanding his largest market, India, by attracting new segments of visitors

Exploring Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse

As in some other nations in West Asia or Middle East, bathhouses from the by-gone era are major tourist attractions in Iran as well, since they provide an intimate view of the ancient civilisations

A Day in Nature's Palette

La Vallée des Couleurs in Mauritius is not just an artist's playfield, it is also a spot for serious adventure junkies

Eilat: Israel's Tourist Beehive

Red Sea port city of Eilat is one of the most glitzy towns in Israel, attracting tourists seeking culture, adventure or heritage

Daredevil Day at Dubai Parks & Resorts

Dubai Parks and Resorts, a collection of theme parks in Dubai, is an ideal family outing destination, with thrills and fun for all. But some of the rides are strictly for the daredevils

Quality, not quantity is our focus

Having registered its best-ever first quarter this year, Jordan Tourism is seeking to build on the momentum by focussing on its key markets like Saudi Arabia, the USA, Western Europe and India, says Ahmed Alhmoud, Marketing Director of Jordan Tourism Board in an interview with India Outbound

Kempinski customises travel experience for Indian clients

Kempinski Hotels has seen a great rush of Indian visitors to its properties in Europe and Middle East in 2022 as travel picked up pace again. Amanda Elder, Chief Commercial Officer of Kempinski tells India Outbound that India currently accounts for 6 pc of its global business and that she is seeking to increase that share further

Discovering French Riviera's Artistic Soul

While glitz and glamour is the lifestyle of the French Riviera, history, art and culture is its soul! The towns of Antibes and Vence and villages around in Côte d'Azur give a glimpse of this

Experience heritage, culture & cuisine in San Antonio

San Antonio, which hosted IPW 2023, the biggest travel trade show in the United States, has a lot to offer to visitors, Marc Anderson, President & CEO, Visit San Antonio tells India Outbound. With its well-preserved heritage, amazing range of experiences as well as one of the most diverse cuisines in the world, San Antonio is a perfect destination for Indian travellers, especially families and couples, to begin their exploration of the USA, he adds

IPW Success Brings San Antonio on Indian Tour Operators' Agenda

The success of recently-concluded IPW 2023, the leading inbound travel show in the United States, held in San Antonio brought the Texan city to Indian travel trade's agenda

Visit Maldives Storytellers' Conference Telling a Thousand Tales

Tens of thousands of tales emerge from Storytellers' Conference, a unique promotional event, hosted by Visit Maldives gathering over 80 journalists and social media influencers from across the globe

Jamaica to launch activities in Indian market

Jamaica expects its tourism receipts in 2024 to exceed the 2019 levels by over USD 1 billion. To promote the destination in new markets, Jamaica Tourism is looking at Middle East, India and China markets, Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica, tells India Outbound

India 4th in tourism spends in USA

Ranking fourth in terms of overall spends and sixth in number of visitors to the United States, India is a very important market for Brand USA, the destination marketing organisation of the US, Staci Mellman, Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing for Brand USA tells India Outbound

IIFA 2023: GLITZ & GLAMOUR

Yas Island in Abu Dhabi hosted IIFA 2023, a two-day film fiesta that teleported Bollywood's glitz and glamour, with the biggest stars in attendance

Not just big banners, destinations can target all platforms

While destinations from across the world are lining up to attract Indian filmmakers, they need a clear strategy and infrastructure in place, besides the financial incentives like tax rebates, Abhijeet Patil, Chairman of Globe Hoppers and an active player in bridging gap between destinations and Indian studios, tells India Outbound

LINING UP FOR LEAD ROLE

Keen to tap Indian tourists, competition rises amongst global destinations to lure Indian film studios to choose them as locations for their films