The Leela's push towards building clusters and circuits around its properties points to a larger ambition: one where its properties are not just stays, but the destinations.
These fundings reflect a broader trend: For India’s travel startup ecosystem, capital infusion is no longer about scale alone, but about where value is being created in the travel stack.
Indians love shopping and a good bargain. With airlines, destinations, and travel players offering affordable access to travel, Indians are not shying away from crossing borders just to get their hands on luxury products at cheaper prices.
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.
While the depreciating rupee pressured costs and outbound demand, it was a cascade of geopolitical and operational shocks that truly tested Indian travel companies.
2025 may have been marred by several uncertainties when it comes to travel. But it also brought together two Asian travel powerhouses restoring direct flight connectivity after 5 years.
For Chalet Hotels, the growth lies not in moving away from its core asset ownership model, but in acquiring the right property at the right location, and Udaipur fits the bill.
What looked like Sri Lanka’s best shot at getting closer to its 2018 tourism peak may now turn into a softer December. But the government’s quick push shows it’s trying to keep a weather emergency from snowballing into a full-blown tourism setback.