...Click, Search, Book!!

Sounds familiar? Online Travel, which was considered the domain of the Internet geeks a decade back, is the new mantra for the Internet savvy generation of today. Logging on to the Internet and accessing the vast pool of resources has become the norm of the day.

Today, the fastest growing category for B2C e-commerce in India is Travel. From railways to airlines, hotels to travel packages- virtually every segment of the travel industry is seeing a surge in online bookings.

With the global increase in popularity for Online Travel, Online Travel sales worldwide increased by as much as 34% from 2004 to 2005 and reached $62 billion in the US markets and $31.1 billion in the European markets. Online travel in Asia too, is on a roll, estimated to reach $16 billion by 2006 more than double that in 2003.

The exploding globalisation in India has catalysed the rapid expansion of Internet connectivity a...more

Travel Vaccination Tips

...The number of people who travel has exploded in the past 5 years due to the rise of budget carriers. People who would never have been able to afford flying to far off destinations because of the high cost associated with full carrier airlines in the past are now able to fly cheaply. There is even an airline that was launched in Malaysia some years ago, Air Asia, that has it's tagline as, "Now Everyone Can Fly." The expansion of air travel has been more phenomenal in Asia than in Europe or the US in these past few years.

This increase in travelers brings with it, its own set of problems. People are traveling to countries with endemic diseases that the travelers have no natural immunity against. For example, malaria is not endemic in the US and Europe but is an everyday event in Africa and certain asian countries. Therefore travelers from the US would not have any immunity from this disease if they are infected with the malaria agent.

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Are cheap Flights Becoming An Endangered Species?

...A few years ago back when budget airlines like EasyJet and RyanAir were first on the scene we were all promised ridiculously cheap flights to all sorts of destinations from European city breaks to viable alternatives to ferries to Ireland. There seemed to be a growing market of flights that appeared to operate at a price lower than the cost to the airline itself.

This was all well and good especially after other destinations received discount flights like New York and even locations like India and Turkey. The problem is that in the past few years most people haven't noticed the price of these flights has...more

A Guide to Starting a Travel business

...traveling themselves!

How Do I Market My Travel Business?

Once you have started your travel business, there are a few things you can do to jumpstart your business.

1. Submit a Press Release online and in your local community announcing your new business and travel services.

2. Become involved in online forums related to the travel industry. Create a signature promoting your travel business and website.

3. Order business cards and leave them in your local restaurants, stores, etc.

4. Join your local Chamber of Commerce and meet local business owners in your area.

Only you can decide for sure if a travel business is right for you. But what could be more fun that traveling the world and helping others to do the same?<...more

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