Indian outbound tourism market to cross $15 billion in 2023, says NIMA chief
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian outbound tourism market to cross $15 billion in 2023, says NIMA chief

The Hindu  

Post Covid, the outbound tourism market has been growing steadily and this growth momentum is expected to continue till about 2032, an industry executive said. “India’s outbound tourism market is surging and set to reach $15.2 billion in 2023, with an anticipated 11.4% CAGR through 2032,” said Gajesh Girdhar, Chairman, Network of Indian MICE Agents at travel show BLTM 2023. He also said that India is fast emerging as a MICE tourism destination and that it would attract a large number of visitors. Moscow has also started Moscow MICE Ambassador programme in India to promote the capital city as a preferred destination for business tourism.

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Incredible India’s tourism target of 100 million visitors is credible if we try hard
1 month ago

Incredible India’s tourism target of 100 million visitors is credible if we try hard

Live Mint  

It is a welcome development that the government is drawing up a plan to develop 100 tourism centres in the country and promote India as a tourist destination across the world. Such is the country’s tourism potential that we would not just gain a larger share of the world’s $1.5 trillion tourism receipts, but also expand the global pie. The …

Plenty of demand from India, but conversions are a challenge: Tourism Australia
1 month, 1 week ago

Plenty of demand from India, but conversions are a challenge: Tourism Australia

Live Mint  

Australia’s tourism sector is seeing a strong rebound from India, with travel numbers now exceeding pre-covid levels. “India isn’t a demand problem, it’s a conversion challenge,” she said, noting that while interest in Australia remains high, smoother travel options—such as more direct flights—could drive even greater numbers. India is now Australia’s fifth-largest tourism market, up from seventh, attracting around 4.23 …

Despite air travel boom, foreign tourist arrivals still lower than pre-Covid days
4 months ago

Despite air travel boom, foreign tourist arrivals still lower than pre-Covid days

Hindustan Times  

Indian carriers are adding new destinations by the day and increasing frequencies to existing ones. With Goa as the tourist capital of India, the appeal by the prime minister to visit domestic destinations may not have yielded results as we headed into a pandemic post that call in 2019. But even as new peaks are reached in air travel, the …

India saw 92 lakh foreign tourist arrivals in 2023: Economic Survey
5 months ago

India saw 92 lakh foreign tourist arrivals in 2023: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

India saw 92 lakh foreign tourist arrivals in 2023, signifying a positive post-pandemic revival, the Chief Economic Advisor has said in the Economic Survey released on July 22. The Union Tourism Ministry has initiated the Incredible India Tourism Facilitator Certificate Programme to formalise employment within the sector and aims to create a skilled cadre of tourist facilitators nationwide through a …

Quick getaways, spiritual quests fuel India’s tourism: Booking.com’s Houldsworth
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Quick getaways, spiritual quests fuel India’s tourism: Booking.com’s Houldsworth

Live Mint  

India's travel and tourism sector is seeing robust growth, propelled by an increasing appetite for frequent and shorter trips, said Laura Houldsworth, Asia Pacific managing director for Booking.com. "We're expecting Indians to want to travel more frequently and take a lot of shorter trips as well, unlike the one to two trips we saw in the past," Houldsworth said. The …

Maldives vs Lakshadweep controversy: How India contributes to Maldives' economy through tourism
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Maldives vs Lakshadweep controversy: How India contributes to Maldives' economy through tourism

India TV News  

Disparaging remarks by Maldivian politicians about Prime Minister Modi's Lakshadweep trip have ignited a major controversy, resulting in widespread calls to boycott Maldives as a preferred tourism destination for Indians. The tourism sector plays a pivotal role in the Maldivian economy, contributing a significant one-third to its GDP and employing 70 per cent of the nation's workforce. With around ten …

Foreign tourist arrivals up, still below pre-pandemic levels
1 year ago

Foreign tourist arrivals up, still below pre-pandemic levels

The Hindu  

There has been a significant increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting India in 2023 with 7.24 million footfalls till October 31 this year as compared to 6.44 million for the corresponding period in 2022. In 2018 and 2019, India has seen 10.56 million and 10.93 million foreign tourist arrivals respectively, which dipped to 2.74 million in 2020 and …

Only 85.9 lakh tourists visited India in 2022, way below pre-Covid levels, Union Minister informs Lok Sabha
1 year ago

Only 85.9 lakh tourists visited India in 2022, way below pre-Covid levels, Union Minister informs Lok Sabha

Firstpost  

Foreign tourist arrivals in India are yet to reach the pre-pandemic levels as only 85.9 lakh of them visited the country in 2022 as against 2.88 crore in 2018 and 3.14 crore in 2019, according to government data Foreign tourist arrivals in India are yet to reach the pre-pandemic levels as only 85.9 lakh of them visited the country in …

Luxury hotels target Indian outbound travellers
1 year, 1 month ago

Luxury hotels target Indian outbound travellers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s outbound travel market is set to grow in the coming years, with an increasing focus on high-spending segments, making it a high-priority market for global hoteliers. A firm representing luxury and high-end hotels globally considers Indian outbound travellers among its top target segment. Lindsey Ueberroth, chief executive officer of Preferred Hotels and Resorts, who was recently in …

Sri Lanka plans to attract 2.5 million tourists in 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka plans to attract 2.5 million tourists in 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Sri Lanka, which has been on the path of recovery after internal political turmoil, has set a target to attract 2.5 million tourists in 2024 to boost it's economy. Nalin Perera, director general of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority shared the details during the island nation's roadshow in the city to promote tourism weeks after West Bengal chief minister …

RGIA is an important hub for us, says Sri Lankan Airlines CEO
1 year, 4 months ago

RGIA is an important hub for us, says Sri Lankan Airlines CEO

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A budget-friendly island-nation, which has a lot to offer by way of breathtaking beaches and mesmerizing tourist spots, especially to Indians, should be on the must-visit destination plans of everyone going on a vacation. Catering to this segment is Sri Lankan Airlines, which has witnessed a massive growth post-Covid. Richard Nuttal, CEO, of Sri Lankan Airlines, during an interaction …

‘Travel and tourism sector poised for continued growth’
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Travel and tourism sector poised for continued growth’

The Hindu  

In FY23, Indian Hotels Company Ltd., the hospitality company of the Tata Group, owning and operating Taj, Vivanta and Ginger hotels, reported a net profit of ₹1,003 crore against a loss of ₹265 crore a year earlier, thus offsetting the compound losses incurred during the COVID years. We witnessed consecutive four quarters of sustained high demand resulting in an all-time …

India registers 190% rise in YoY outbound travel, highest in Asia: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

India registers 190% rise in YoY outbound travel, highest in Asia: Report

Live Mint  

A recent report has stated that India emerged as the largest source market for outbound travelers in Asia in the year 2022. The report published by IPK International and published in ITB Berlin 2024, states that India's outbound travel market exceeded those of China, South Korea and Japan in Asia. With around ten million foreign trips, India is thus the …

Tourism sector on path of revival, says Economic Survey
1 year, 10 months ago

Tourism sector on path of revival, says Economic Survey

Deccan Chronicle  

PUNE: The Indian tourism sector is showing signs of revival after two years of Covid-induced challenges, the Economic Survey 2023, which was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, said. It cited the World Tourism Barometer of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, which said that international tourism showed robust performance in the January-September 2022 period. International …

India Ranked Second-Largest Market For Singapore Tourism Sector In 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

India Ranked Second-Largest Market For Singapore Tourism Sector In 2022

News 18  

India has been ranked the second-largest tourist market for Singapore in 2022 behind Indonesia, with 686,000 Indian arrivals, according to data provided by the country’s tourism authority here on Tuesday. Singapore’s tourism receipts are estimated to reach SGD 13.8 billion to SGD 14.3 billion for 2022 – about 50 to 52 per cent of 2019 levels, said the STB. STB …

Tourists eager to spread their wings again
1 year, 11 months ago

Tourists eager to spread their wings again

China Daily  

An Air China passenger plane stands at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, after arriving from Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Jan 5. According to the Annual Report on China's Outbound Tourism Development recently released by the China Tourism Academy, the nation's outbound tourism took a hit from 2020 to last year, with 400 million trips lost. Feng Rao, head of a research institute …

Travel year-ender: Hottest Indian destinations in 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Travel year-ender: Hottest Indian destinations in 2022

Hindustan Times  

The tourism sector was the worst affected sector during the Covid-19 pandemic however, post-pandemic the Indian travel and hospitality industry flourished across all sectors as due to international travel restrictions and visa issues, destinations across the country witnessed a spike in tourists like never before. Travel year-ender: Hottest Indian destinations in 2022 In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Prahlad Krishnamurthi, …

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu top two destinations for foreign tourists in 2021: Union ministry report
2 years, 2 months ago

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu top two destinations for foreign tourists in 2021: Union ministry report

Hindustan Times  

The Union Tourism Ministry released a report on Tuesday which revealed that Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu registered the most number of foreign tourist visits with 1.26 million and 1.23 million respectively in 2021. The report also stated the number of foreign tourist arrivals during 2021 decreased to 1.52 million - a nearly 44 per cent decline compared to 2020 - …

Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to woo greater number of Indian tourists

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s tourism officials, conscious of the dire need to shore up their country’s economy, plan to woo a greater number of Indian tourists, who constitute the single largest segment of foreign tourists, through new packages such as the Murugan-Shiva Shakthi trails. Referring to the ongoing 25-day-long festival in Nallur, Chalaka Gajabahu, chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, …

India Needs To Develop High End Tourism And Focus On Hosting Global Biz Events: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

India Needs To Develop High End Tourism And Focus On Hosting Global Biz Events: Report

News 18  

The government should allocate funds for developing ‘high-end’ tourism to bring in wealthier visitors, besides focusing on making India the leading country for hosting business events to revive the tourism sector, a report has said. The ‘Rebuilding Tourism For the Future 2022’ report, prepared by Nangia Andersen LLP in association with Ficci, said post Covid, a new term ‘Bleisure travel’ …

High taxes hurting toursim sector: Parliamentary Panel
2 years, 10 months ago

High taxes hurting toursim sector: Parliamentary Panel

The Hindu  

Noting that high tax rates are hurting inbound tourism to India, a Parliamentary Committee has recommended that the tax regime for the travel and tourism sector should be reviewed to make India an attractive travel destination. India’s total share in International Tourist Arrivals remains a modest 1.24%, which is certainly below its huge potential, the Committee on ‘Promotion of Indian …

India tops Sri Lanka’s tourism charts 2021
2 years, 11 months ago

India tops Sri Lanka’s tourism charts 2021

The Hindu  

India topped Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals in December and the entire year, according to data published by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. For most part of 2020 beginning April, Sri Lanka shut its borders fearing import of COVID-19 cases into the island nation, which was then making global headlines for managing the pandemic well. For December, Sri Lanka recorded …

Low Covid Count, Ayushman Bharat Spur Medical Tourism Revival; Transplants, Oncology Biggest Pullers
3 years ago

Low Covid Count, Ayushman Bharat Spur Medical Tourism Revival; Transplants, Oncology Biggest Pullers

News 18  

After a gap of more than one year, the influx of medical tourists to India has resumed, especially for organ transplants, oncology and cardiology, medical value travel companies have told News18.com. Medical tourism companies believe that the confidence of tourists in India has grown and they anticipate better infrastructure following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Ayushman Bharat initiative. “Since May, the …

Second Wave of Covid Hit India’s Tourism With Fewer Foreign Tourist Arrivals Up To May 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

Second Wave of Covid Hit India’s Tourism With Fewer Foreign Tourist Arrivals Up To May 2021

News 18  

The deadly second wave of Covid-19 in India made a significant dent in the tourism industry, with fewer lakh tourists arriving in the country up to May 2021 as compared to the same period last year, when the outbreak had actually started, according to the government data. Around 3.89 lakh foreign footfall, of which March alone saw more than one …

Covid-19 hits wildlife tourism market
4 years ago

Covid-19 hits wildlife tourism market

Live Mint  

The wildlife tourism season in India runs for about nine months, from early October to end-June. They are in debt,” says Aditya Panda, a conservationist and professional safari operator who organizes wildlife tours, predominantly in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Rajasthan. “The impact of covid-19 has gone beyond wildlife tourism eco-system, it has also impacted wildlife,” Siddhartha says over email. “There …

Covid-19 hits wildlife tourism market
4 years ago

Covid-19 hits wildlife tourism market

Live Mint  

The wildlife tourism season in India runs for about nine months, from early October to end-June. They are in debt,” says Aditya Panda, a conservationist and professional safari operator who organizes wildlife tours, predominantly in Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Rajasthan. “The impact of covid-19 has gone beyond wildlife tourism eco-system, it has also impacted wildlife,” Siddhartha says over email. “There …

Travel and tourism may lose ₹5 lakh crore: study
4 years, 3 months ago

Travel and tourism may lose ₹5 lakh crore: study

The Hindu  

The Indian travel and tourism industry, one of the worst-impacted sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic, may suffer a loss of ₹5 lakh crore, or $65.6 billion, this year, according to the latest research report from the Confederation of Indian Industry and hospitality consulting firm Hotelivate. “The entire value chain linked to travel and tourism is likely to lose around ₹5 …

As we emerge into a 'new normal', India needs to evolve to create a COVID-ready tourism destination
4 years, 4 months ago

As we emerge into a 'new normal', India needs to evolve to create a COVID-ready tourism destination

Firstpost  

COVID-19 – despite its negative impact on the tourism industry – can be turned into a rare opportunity to fix challenges that have long plagued the sector One in every eight jobs in India is directly or indirectly linked to tourism. As we emerge into a new “normal” and learn to live with COVID-19, India’s tourism industry must evolve to …

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