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 Avalon

Waterways, one

of the brands

under the Globus

family of brands,

has launched its

river cruise on

the Ganges. Scott

Nisbet, President

and CEO, Globus

family of brands,

announced this in Mumbai on his

visit to India to meet the travel trade.

He said, “We have started a new river

cruise on the Ganges. It is a new

product by Avalon Waterways and a

seven-day round-trip cruise to Kolkata

that goes up north to the little towns. It

is a fascinating trip and guests can add

to it and turn it into a 13-day, 15-day,

or even an 18-day cruise.

Avalon launches river

cruise on the Ganges

NEWS

 FCM Travel Solutions and

KPMG have released a White Paper

titled ‘Redefi ning Corporate Travel

Management’. In the past year, rise

in annual growth of business travel

spend for India has been the highest

among the top 15 business travel

markets globally. According to Global

Business Travel Association (GBTA),

the business travel spend in India stood

at $37 billion in 2017 and is expected

to reach $46 billion in 2019 with a

projected annual growth rate of 11.5 per

cent, making India one of the world’s

fastest growing business travel markets.

11.5% growth in business travel spend

REPORT

NORTH INDIA

Scott Nisbet