The Great Indian Election and 7 Other Tourism Trends This Week
Photo Credit: A crowded market in Mumbai, India. Flickr / Adam Cohn
Skift Take
This week in tourism, an Indian travel agency hopes to kick off a trend of election tourism, travel manager Zina Bencheikh discusses the challenges women face when working as tour guides, and the flurry of excitement over Southwest’s cheap Hawaii airfares is starting to change the face of tourism on the islands.
Tourism News Weekly Roundup
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
The Big Fat Indian Election Is the Country’s New Tourism Draw: Politics and tourism are strange bedfellows, but the big fat Indian general election next month is giving that notion a vote of no confidence. The festival of democracy can spark a new niche: election tourism.
Skift Forum Europe: Peak DMC’s Zina Bencheikh on Creating a Pipeline for Women in Travel. Zina Bencheikh has witnessed firsthand what it takes to bring greater dive
