Arnab Mitra2021-01-22T09:06:16+00:00January 22nd, 2021|In Focus: Covid-19 impact|
A near-universal vaccination programme funded by a Covid bond issue could remove fear from the minds of consumers and encourage them to start spending on travel, eating out and other goods and services. The RBI will have to print additional money to buy the bonds and this could be fiscal stimulus that will help set the Indian economy back on track.
Surya Kanegoakar2020-12-10T05:24:23+00:00July 28th, 2020|Guest Columns - India Global Business, Insight - India Global Business|
India’s investment in developing and connecting the country’s centres of Buddhist heritage has the potential to bring large parts of Southeast and East Asia within its pluralistic cultural embrace.
India Global Business Staff2020-12-10T10:38:28+00:00July 2nd, 2020|Interview, Interviews - India Global Business|
Aditi Balbir is the Managing Director and Founder of V Resort. In this interview with India Global Business, she discusses the company’s model for ecotourism, the latest travel trend, and how the company is at once offering a confluence of cultures to the evolved travellers and generating local employment.
Saloni Shah2020-05-11T03:33:46+00:00March 2nd, 2020|2020, Interview, Interviews - India Global Business, North America Edition – 28 Feb-12 March 2020, UK Edition – 28 Feb-12 March 2020|
Interview Indroneel Dutt, the Chief Financial Officer at Cleartrip, touches upon how technology will help keep up with the changing perception of travel. How has the Indian tourism industry evolved in recent years? There has been a perceptible shift in the way travel is perceived globally and India is no exception. Travel is no longer about going from one point to the other but a holistic and sought-after experience that has become more of a priority than a luxury. This [...]
Saloni Shah2019-04-18T12:19:57+00:00April 18th, 2019|2019, Women's Edition – April 2019|
Dr Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson & Managing Director of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, outlines how improved tourism could shape the age-old relationship between India and the UK. Backdrop The year 2016 was unprecedented for the world economy. This was more so for the UK, as it marked the beginning of its exit from European Union following a historic referendum. The UK’s desire to ‘look beyond’ Europe has accelerated its efforts to strengthen economic relations with its other major partners. In [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-01T11:56:15+00:00December 19th, 2017|2017/2018, December 2017, INDIA-UK, Year|
Vinay Dube is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways, India’s leading private full-service international airlines. The aviation industry veteran took time out for ‘India Global Business’ during a recent London visit to explain what made Jet launch its fourth direct flight on the London-India circuit, future growth ambitions and plans to acquire as many as 150 new aircraft over the next five years. What prompted Jet to launch its fourth direct flight in the UK? In October, we [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-12-31T11:54:06+00:00November 30th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|
The old Sanskrit saying ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’, which has been loosely translated in the headline, is paying India rich dividends as foreign hotel and restaurant chains flock to the country to create jobs and provide economic opportunities to many more. It is widely accepted that the hospitality and tourism sector is a key driver of employment and growth the world over. In the Indian context, the Narendra Modi government has identified this sector as key to generating jobs for the [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-11-21T11:37:10+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|
Expenditure by Indian tourists visiting London is set for a 180 per cent spike by 2025, a latest report reveals. Indian tourists visiting London are set to register a 90 per cent hike in numbers by 2025, latest data on the British capital’s tourism industry has revealed. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), India is expected to establish itself as the fourth-largest travel and tourism economy by 2027. With a 7.4 per cent projected CAGR, India is predicted to reach 520,000 [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-11-21T07:57:39+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|
The chief of one of India’s leading healthcare players, Fortis Healthcare, weighs up India’s appeal as a hub for international patients. Medical tourism is a phenomenon where people travel from their home country to another nation to access quality medical care. There are many factors which influence their decision, the most common one being the ability to access quality medical procedures which are not conducted within the boundaries of their home country. Having said that, while the quality of clinical [...]
India Inc. Staff2018-08-20T10:22:39+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|
India’s diverse holiday destinations have thousands of locked second homes that can become fully managed vacation rentals, writes an Indian hospitality industry insider. India has always had very strong tourism potential given our rich cultural and historical heritage, variety in ecology, terrains and places of natural beauty that are spread across the country. And with a growing economy and ever-increasing government initiatives like ‘e-Tourist Visa’, ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ etc, there has been an almost simultaneous increase in demand [...]
