Industry experts look at the opportunities that travellers can explore in 2009.
If you’ve always wanted to take a foreign holiday but kept waiting for the right time, this is your big chance. Holidays in the Far East are going to be 15-25% cheaper in 2009.
—Dhruv Shringi, CEO and Co-founder, Yatra.com
—Anil madhok, Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels & Resorts
It is a great time for domestic travellers as the foreign tourists have postponed plans till 2010, thanks to the sabre rattling between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks. A key trend this year will be short driving holidays.
—Arjun Sharma, Managing Director, Le Passage to India
2009 will be all about value for money. In fact, there are good deals to be availed of in the just-below five-star category. Business travel will pick up pace as domestic and international carriers have begun to drop fares due to cheaper ATF.
—Peter Kerkar, Global CEO, Cox & Kings
It is a great time for domestic travellers as the foreign tourists have postponed plans till 2010, thanks to the sabre rattling between India and Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks. A key trend this year will be short driving holidays.
—Arjun Sharma managing director, Le Passage to India
Fliers will see sensible pricing, like offers on advance, and not the aggressive kind seen in 2005.
—Kapil Kaul, CEO, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation
