Articles tagged “india”

The universal human search for connection -- and the travel that fosters it -- as satisfied by Google products. It could have been crass, but instead turned out classy and heartwarming.

Give your Starbucks jokes a pause, this one in New Delhi is worth going to, if only to marvel at the difference between this store and the best of them in NYC. Add to that the hot, humid and crowded Indian surroundings in August, and the refuge that this very well designed Starbucks offers. This is worth a tourist-gawking trip.

Following this trend, there may soon be customized amenity packages for Brazilian, Russian, and Indian guests at all major hotel properties as the groups compete to gain brand awareness with the growing and lucrative customer base.

It's a good sign when business travel is on the rise in developed and growing economies pointing to an overall optimistic economic outlook. The expedited growth of BRIC marketplaces highlights which markets the travel industry will soon be catering to and clamoring for.

"It has never been just about flying." The new BA ad tells of the reality of relationships in a globalized world, mundane when you abstract it, very real when you zoom in to the individual human level.

There you go, problem solved. You feel safer now?

The downward trend in Nepal tourism has had India worried for its own future, so this team effort could be a win-win.

AirAsia Indian targets smaller cities in an attempt to attract customers without competing with homegrown incumbents, a strategy that will eventual lead the carrier to bigger cities as its fleet and reputation grow.

From Kingfisher's demise to Etihad's investment in Jet Airways, airlines have dominated headlines about India as of late, but a lot of the real action is taking place in the rail sector. PhoCusWright, for example, projects that rail will gain share in the overall India travel market over the next couple of years.

If done, this will be among the largest consumer Internet acquisitions in India's nascent digital sector, and show that building utility services that are layers on top of unorganized sectors matter more in countries like India, than flashy apps.