Peden Doma Bhutia

Peden Doma Bhutia is Asia Editor at Skift, where she covers the travel industry across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Based in India, she reports on airlines, online travel companies, hospitality, travel technology and the business of travel, with a focus on how emerging markets are shaping global trends.

Hotels

Warburg Pincus Invests in Lemon Tree’s Asset Arm as Hotel Group Splits in Two

Lemon Tree on Thursday denied Warburg buying into Lemon Tree, which was technically true. Two days later, it confirmed Warburg is indeed stepping into the group, just through a different door.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Hotels

Marriott Expands Loyalty Strategy With ICC Cricket Partnership

Loyalty can’t live only inside a hotel stay anymore, and Marriott has been acting on that idea for a while now. Cricket fits neatly into this strategy as fans plan trips, time off, and even family gatherings around tournaments, especially in markets like India, Australia, and the UK.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Hotels

Lemon Tree Hotels Denies Report of Warburg Pincus Stake

Even as Lemon Tree Hotels shuts down talk of a Warburg Pincus deal, its asset-light model helps explain why investors keep circling. It offers a way to tap into India’s domestic travel boom without taking on full operational risk.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

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Tourism

Chinese Outbound Travel is Back, Just Not to Japan

As Chinese travel normalizes, destinations with friction, whether political or practical, are losing out to closer, easier alternatives in Asia.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

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Tourism

Why Thailand’s Foreign Tourist Numbers Slipped in 2025 and What it Means for 2026

Thailand’s tourism numbers for 2025 are proof that the industry is not immune to shocks. Thailand can recover. But recovery will come from steady fixes, not slogans.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

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Airlines

Air India Scouts for New CEO: Reports

Air India’s next chief won’t be fixing an airline that’s broken, the CEO will be steadying one that’s fragile in quieter ways. This is now about execution. And for Tatas, the hire could speed up India’s aviation rise, or turn it into a longer, far more expensive journey.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Hotels

Oyo-Parent Prism Files for IPO, Seeks $7+ Billion Valuation

Prism filed for an IPO barely a few hours before 2026. After years of missed windows and pulled papers, the December 31 confidential filing keeps the promise alive while buying time on everything else.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Airlines

4 Shocks That Broke India’s Travel Momentum

While the depreciating rupee pressured costs and outbound demand, it was a cascade of geopolitical and operational shocks that truly tested Indian travel companies.

Peden Doma Bhutia and Bulbul Dhawan | 5 months ago

Hotels

Sorry, Wall Street: Why Prism Picked India for its IPO

On its third attempt at going public, Prism isn’t risking a foreign listing. Home market, home audience, and hopefully, home advantage!

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Hotels

Oyo-Parent Prism Gets Shareholder Nod for $744 Million IPO: What This Means

The shareholders approval for Prism's IPO signals a company positioning itself for greater scrutiny as it transitions toward public markets, even as it retains flexibility over when, and how, it ultimately lists.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago