India’s Outbound Tourism Spending Is Expected to Grow Rapidly
Photo Credit: Outbound travel from India is expected to boom within a matter of years, and young people are a key driving segment. Above, a young Indian woman takes a selfie. Pexels / mentatdgt
Skift Take
The India outbound market is already huge and doesn’t show any signs of slowing its growth. It’s about time the global travel industry started paying attention if companies hope to capture a share of the market.
India has everything necessary to become a formidable outbound travel market. Boasting the world’s second-largest population and the fastest-growing major economy, it is already showing signs of its power, along with indicators that the real boom is still to come.
India’s economic growth means that citizens are earning more disposable income to spend on travel. In response, air travel out of the country has expanded significantly, and with passports in hand, the youthful population is excited to visit new places and motivated to have unique travel experiences.
In the latest Skift Research report, The State of India Outbound Travel 2018, we provide an in-depth primer of this up-and-coming market. We look at how it has grown, by the number of travelers and their expenditures, along with key factors that are driving this growth. We then focus on consumer behavior, from tech use to travel-specific pre
