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

Prism IPO: We Break Down the Business Beyond Oyo

Prism will ask shareholders this weekend to approve a $744 million IPO. What it isn’t saying, yet, is the valuation it’s aiming for. After years of expansion, restructuring, and mixed financials, the unanswered question is what the company is actually worth.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Hotels

Sri Lanka After Cyclone Ditwah: What’s Open and What’s Closed

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how many travelers arrive in the last stretch of December.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Airlines

IndiGo Chairman Admits Failures, Rejects Claims Airline ‘Engineered’ Meltdown

For IndiGo, the past week exposed how quickly a large, tightly scheduled network can unravel, and how hard it is to restore confidence once it does. The airline’s brand has long been built on punctuality and predictability. The scale and speed of this disruption challenge both.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Luxury

Asia’s Must-Have Travel Flex Is Great Skin

Beauty tourism is fast becoming one of Asia’s most powerful demand engines. In 2026, Asia’s glow-up economy will reshape everything from retail mix to route planning.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Hotels

United Hospitality Management Enters India with Boutique Hotel Brand Acquisition

Rosastays gives United Hospitality Management a foothold in the part of India’s hotel market that’s growing fastest. Sometimes the small stuff is the strategy.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Airlines

IndiGo Cancellations: Where Operations Stand Now and Airline’s Response to Aviation Regulator

While IndiGo expects normal operations later this week, the disruption highlighted how concentrated India’s domestic aviation has become. Investors and regulators may have to rethink capacity diversification as traffic keeps accelerating.

Peden Doma Bhutia and Bulbul Dhawan | 6 months ago

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Tourism

Indian Arrivals to the U.S. Slip… Again

U.S. visa wait times for Indians are finally shrinking, that's great news. But if those long lines were always blamed on “overwhelming demand,” one would have to ask: did wait times drop because the demand did too?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Airlines

Travel Cost of the China-Japan Standoff: 1900 Flights Scrapped and More

Japan had been preparing for a strong winter, particularly in regions dependent on ski tourism. Instead, airlines are downsizing aircraft and trimming frequencies. With political tensions still high and no sign of policy easing, the travel freeze could stretch well into next year.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Tourism

What the Saudi Arabia-Russia Visa Exemption Means for Travelers and Regional Tourism

Saudi-Russia relations are no longer defined only by oil. Flight expansions and visa deals show the partnership widening into travel and tourism, giving both countries new levers of influence beyond energy markets.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Travel Technology

Singapore’s YouTrip Expands to Australia With a Pitch of Lower Travel Costs

Australia will test whether YouTrip’s pitch of cheaper travel actually lands in a market where many travelers already think they’re sorted. If it does, YouTrip could find plenty of room to grow across the region.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago