Quick Shots
Your most unexpected skill outside travel?
Cooking healthy and innovative recipes, especially experimenting with millets and lentils.
One mistake in travel you’re glad you made?
Too many meetings in one trade show day. Meaningful conversations matter more than the number of meetings.
The travel buzzword you’re officially tired of hearing?
‘Disruption’ — sometimes consistency and reliability matter more.
Your go-to travel hack that always works?
Always build relationships before business. In travel, trust opens more doors than emails ever can.
If travel had a theme song, what would yours be?
Aao Chalo Phir Se Ghoom Len Yeh Duniya – because travel is truly about the joy of the journey.
Deepika Chowdhry,
Founder & CEO, Candid India
ITB India 2026 shifts to September 1 to 3
ITB India 2026 will now take place from September 1 to 3 in Mumbai. The event was previously scheduled for 2 to 4 September. The three-day trade show will provide a platform for business, networking and knowledge exchange. The B2B show aims to unite professionals from MICE, Leisure, Corporate and Travel Technology sectors in one marketplace. It is expected to welcome 100 exhibitors and 3,000 participants from across the globe, the show will host 400 high-quality buyers from India and South Asia.
IndiGo & Adani Airports to offer IndiGo BluChips on duty-free shopping
IndiGo and Adani Airport Holdings (AAHL) announced a partnership enabling IndiGo BluChip members to earn on duty-free shopping across AAHL-managed airports. Members can earn five IndiGo BluChips for every ₹100 spent on duty-free products pre-booked through the Adani platform. Travellers can browse, reserve and pay for products online before departure and collect their purchases at the airport. Customers can log in through a portal, link their IndiGo BluChip membership ID and receive their earnings within 24–48 hours of completing their purchase basis their spends.
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