Articles tagged “india”

As Oyo eyes an IPO, its pivot to premium and self-serviced hotels shows where the money is, with higher occupancies, better ratings, and a clearer path to investor confidence.

IndiGo’s Athens launch is less about Greece and more about signaling ambition. It seems like the carrier is steadily building the muscle of a long-haul heavyweight.

From tourists to weddings, Sri Lanka says it knows the Indian playbook and it’s now betting the mix will fuel a boom.

Religious tourism is key to the travel fabric of India, but it is now also becoming a driver for premium experiences and leisure travel as Indians increasingly explore blended forms of travel.

India’s alternative accommodations sector is booming on the back of rising demand, new opportunities, and government support. The next big challenge? Bringing order and consistency to a still fragmented market.

Whether it is Australia, Saudi Arabia, or Sharjah, the message is clear. If a destination wants to attract Indian tourists, generic campaigns will no longer suffice.

The changes in the taxation system have made one thing clear: India wants to make travel accessible to everyone, but it will not be subsidizing premium travel experiences.

India could have been the U.S.'s safe bet amid the current tourism turmoil. Instead, the stricter vetting, changing visa rules, and tariff wars might just have turned them away.

The April-June quarter was marred with geopolitical tensions and the Air India crash. Despite this, the Indian hotel sector's ability to not only remain unaffected by these headwinds but also deliver a double digit revenue growth is the recovery the industry and investors have been waiting for.

We start September with a look France’s tourism numbers, Sweden’s thermometer numbers, and the restart of India-China flights.