This year, according to FCM Consulting’s latest Global Trends Report, Q1-2023 has seen the positive momentum of H2-2022 continue in both business and leisure travel with demand across the world forecast predicted as 85.5 per cent of 2019 levels. 

The UK, USA & various European countries are the top destination for Indian travelers. Amanpreet Singh Bajaj, Airbnb, General Manager said, “We want India to have a diverse range of accommodation options to harness the travel rebound, while also helping to promote responsible travel practices”.   

CEO of Akasa Airlines, Vinay Dube said that within next 60 days, the airline will welcome its 20th aircraft. This will enable the airline to start international operations and connect India to rest of the world. This ex-Vietjet aircraft is going to be India’s first B737 MAX 8 200.,” he adds.   

Lake 360, the only elevated deck restaurant of Delhi NCR is organizing the Turkish Fest from 12th May 2023 to bring the vibrancy of Turkish culture, soulful music and traditional Turkish food under a single roof. The Turkish fest will be held from 12th May to 31st May and early reservations are recommended. We are super excited to celebrate this joyous occasion with you

A leading online eVisa application platform, Atlys.com has announced the addition of Morocco and Georgia eVisas to their services. This expansion enables travelers to conveniently apply for eVisas to these two countries through this platform. Atlys.com has implemented AI-based technology that empowers agents to submit bulk visa applications for the mentioned countries. This cutting-edge technology automates tasks such as document collection, reformatting, cropping, and typing application information, as well as facilitating payment for each individual application. With this breakthrough feature, agents can now submit over 400 applications in a single batch, significantly simplifying what was once a laborious and time-consuming process. Atlys.com continues to handle a significant volume of 2000 to 4000 daily applications, processing several thousand applications for various other eVisa destinations including Vietnam, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kenya, UAE, Oman and more.

According to Sabre’s new India trends report, As of March 2023, bookings are back to 100% of pre-pandemic levels for domestic trips and are at nearly 100% of pre-pandemic levels for international trips, with domestic capacity having already exceeded pre-pandemic levels

Naveen Kundu, MD, Ebixcash predicts that India will have a vast network of convention centers in 30 cities over the next decade, which will be a great attraction for global incentive travel, meetings, and conferences. Kundu highlighted India’s flourishing exhibition market and said, “It is very optimistic that India is going to be a booming MICE over the next 10 yrs.”

Mandeep Singh Lamba President (South Asia) HVS ANAROCK said, “We expect India-wide occupancy to improve to 66% in 2023 coupled with a 16-17% increase in ARR will push RevPAR to ₹4,690 during the year, almost 18% higher than the pre-pandemic RevPAR recorded in 2019.”

Tourism stakeholders in Kashmir hope the upcoming G20 meeting in Srinagar will lead to the lifting of travel advisories by the US and EU countries. The move could provide a boost to the tourism industry, said Syed Abid Rashid, Tourism Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir.

An event was organized by Suresh Gupta on behalf of Eventrip Priority Pvt Ltd. at Vivanta by Taj, Dwarka on 12th May. It was conducted for the celebration of 2000 per cent industrial growth & expansion. Partners from major Airlines, tourism boards, industry media & Global Hotel chains were a part of this event too. Suresh Gupta says, “As per the expansion plan, myself & my partner Rohit Verma welcomed Naresh Gupta as the 3rd Director. In his previous role, he served as Director – MICE & Luxury Travel heading the MICE Operations for Ebix Travel & Holidays Limited.”