Articles for Indian travel agents: GST, TCS, quotes and sales
Practical guides on compliance, sales, operations and growth — written for travel agency owners, not accountants.
GST on Visa Services: The Pure Agent Rule for Travel Agents
How Indian travel agents should bill GST on visa work: embassy and VFS fees as pure-agent pass-throughs, 18% on your service charge, add-ons and common mistakes.
18 Oct 2026Visa Rules for Indian Passports in 2026: What Changed and What to Check
Thailand cut its visa-free stay to 30 days, Malaysia's waiver runs to 31 Dec 2026 and Sri Lanka's ETA is now free. What Indian travel agents must update now.
18 Oct 2026Schengen Visa Checklist for Indian Applicants: Documents by Traveller Type
The Schengen tourist visa document list for Indian applicants, split by employed, self-employed, student, retired and minor, plus the tips that stop files bouncing.
18 Oct 2026How to Run a Profitable Visa Desk Inside Your Travel Agency (2026)
Price visa work properly, keep pass-through fees separate, chase documents without the phone calls, track VFS/BLS appointments and passports, and measure approval rate.
18 Oct 2026From Holiday Desk to Corporate TMC: A Playbook for Small Travel Agencies
How a small Indian travel agency can win and keep company clients: onboarding, travel policy, approvals, client portal, monthly GST billing, credit, MIS and duty of care.
18 Oct 2026GST Input Tax Credit on Corporate Travel: Why the Billing GSTIN Decides Everything
Why your corporate client can or cannot claim GST credit on a trip: billing GSTIN, place of supply for hotel stays, multi-state GSTINs and GSTR-2B matching.
18 Oct 2026Child Pricing: CWB, CNB and Why “Half Price” Loses You Money
Child with bed, child without bed and infant are three different prices because they are three different costs. How hotels actually charge for an extra bed, what to write on the quotation, and the age rules that cause arguments at check-in.
13 Sept 2026Your Quotation Needs a Per-Person Price
Most travel quotes show one lump sum, so the customer cannot compare it and the agent cannot defend it. How to build a price block that survives comparison, a change in pax, and the “why are you more expensive” call.
13 Sept 2026TCS & LRS for Travel Agents, Explained Simply (2026)
What TCS on an overseas tour package costs in 2026-27, why the old threshold no longer applies, what changes without a PAN, and the words to use when a customer thinks you are padding the bill.
8 Jul 2026Quotes That Convert: How Winning Travel Agencies Send Quotations
Structure, pricing anchors, response speed, and the follow-up cadence that turn travel enquiries into confirmed trips — with scripts you can copy.
8 Jul 2026Escape the Spreadsheet: Moving Your Agency Off Excel + WhatsApp
A step-by-step 30-day plan to move an Indian travel agency from Excel sheets and WhatsApp chats onto one CRM — without losing data or team goodwill.
8 Jul 2026The 5 Metrics Every Travel Agency Owner Should Watch
Enquiry-to-booking conversion, time-to-first-quote, revenue per booking, source ROI, and outstanding payments — what healthy numbers look like and how to fix bad ones.
8 Jul 2026TourBrain in 15 Minutes: From First Lead to First GST Invoice
A guided walkthrough of TourBrain for a new agency: capture a lead, build an AI itinerary, send a branded quote, confirm the trip, and raise a GST-compliant invoice.
8 Jul 2026Best CRM for Travel Agents in India (2026): How to Choose
A practical 2026 buyer's guide to the best CRM for travel agents in India: must-have features, an evaluation checklist, pricing models, and red flags.
30 Jun 2026GST for Travel Agents in India: A Practical 2026 Guide
How GST works for Indian travel agencies — commission vs principal, tour package rates, input tax credit, invoicing and place of supply, explained simply.
29 Jun 2026How to Manage Travel Leads Without Losing Them
A practical lead-management playbook for Indian travel agencies: capture every enquiry, respond fast, build a pipeline, follow up, quote quickly, and convert more.
28 Jun 2026How Small Travel Agencies Can Compete With OTAs in 2026
Practical 2026 strategy for Indian travel agencies to beat OTAs like MakeMyTrip on trust, curation, and service — with concrete moves you can start today.
27 Jun 2026
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