Tourism Breaking News
India continues to have the largest share of inbound travellers to the APAC region, at 24.4% of total arrivals in Q1 as of 11 March. Not a bad result when considering the air ticketing data from ForwardKeys shows that international arrivals in APAC in Q1 was down by 86%. However, in terms of recovery India as a destination is performing at -59% vs 2019. The best performing region in APAC for on-the-book arrivals is Pakistan with a 0.2% increase vs the same period in 2019. The Maldives and Bangladesh are also showing strong signs of resilience.
Breaking News
- India, targeting a 30% market share by FY2032, needs approx additional 60 widebody aircraft: CAPA
- Join a webinar about Eurail passes and learn to book passholder fares with Rail Europe on 30 April at 3pm
- HRAWI proposes to set up bureau to promote Maha as an enticing destination for M!CE events
- UPTCL Indo Jaya Cup, held in Lucknow, will offer opportunities to expand tourism business in UP
- India’s outbound potential and opportunity in transfer traffic via Indian hubs, makes it an exciting long-haul market: CAPA India
- Vistara allows agents to use specific TMC credit cards, more banks to be added to list on TAAI’s request: Jay Bhatia, VP, TAAI
- No active pipeline of hotel development in Delhi to meet increasing demand of incoming air passengers
- IHG Hotels & Resorts to double presence in India with 100 operating hotels in 5 years
- 60% of APEC Gen Zs and Millennials are actively subscribed to loyalty programmes: Marriott Bonvoy survey
- Palladium Hotel Group debuts in Middle East on Al Marjan Island with more than $100 million in investment
- IHCL opens 95-key Vivanta hotel in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
