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Citing that the Formula 4 racing demonstration has brought significant publicity to J&K in the international market. Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO, said that to fully capitalize on J&K’s potential the Ministry of External Affairs should focus on the countries which have issued advisories against traveling to J&K.

As per Amadeus report, New Distribution Capability (NDC) is the top technology for implementation by leisure travel agents over the next 12 months. As technology investment going to escalate in 2024, 60 per cent of airports expect to roll-out biometrics across the complete airport experience in the next 5 years.

As per KPMG report, global sustainable tourism market size was estimated at US$2.73 trillion in 2023 and is projected to reach around US$9.17 trillion by 2032. This upward trajectory will register a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.40 per cent during the forecast period from 2023 to 2032.

As per the MyGov website, Conference tourism is among the top 8 sectors currently booming in India and is expected to give good returns along with renewable energy and artificial intelligence. To boost the sector, many initiatives have been taken by the Government recently, such as ‘Meet in India’ campaign.

Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal announced the approval ₹645 crore for 10 new waterways projects on Brahmaputra in Assam. The projects include the construction of six tourist jetties in Jogighopa, Tejpur, Bishwanathghat, Neamati, Sadiya, and Bindakota.

India has a vibrant economy, a large young population and a rich cultural heritage which make it attractive for investors and visitors, according to the CEO of the world’s largest visa outsourcing company. Zubin Karkaria, founder and CEO of VFS Global, said India is undergoing a rapid economic and social transformation. “This creates new opportunities for business, trade, tourism, and culture. I truly believe this is India’s decade,” he said. “In VFS global, we are very optimistic about the prospects of India as a global destination, as a source, both for inbound tourism and outbound travellers. India has a vibrant and diverse economy, a large young population, and a rich cultural heritage. These factors make India attractive, both for investors and visitors,” he told PTI in a recent interview. Known for creating a new industry of visa and passport outsourcing, VFS Global in just 22 years of its inception operates in 149 countries through 3,353 application centers. So far it has processed 278 million applications and 130 million biometrics enrolments. Today VFS Global is the trusted partner of 67 governments, including the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand), and 24 of the 27 Schengen countries. “VFS Global is a truly Indian success story that has gone global. I mean truly global. I conceptualised and launched VFS Global in India, one of the first made-in-India unicorns to become a global leader in its field,” Karkaria said. “We remain committed to supporting India’s growth story by providing seamless and tech-driven visa services to events, to secure cross-border mobility for people and trade. This is to and from India, thereby contributing to India’s economic …

Europamundo, a JTB Group company, introduces exciting full board river cruises in Europe for the first time ever, with a duration of 5-10 days. Find more than 100 departures, in 32 routes, distributed among more than 10 ships, to sail across rivers carrying history in their waters such as Rhine, Danube, Douro, and Moselle – flowing through 18 countries and 82 cities. Aparna Basumalik, Commercial Head, (India Subcontinent & UAE), Europamundo, says, “These cruises have the best price quality ratio in the market.” For support and login, contact to indiasalessupport@europamundo.com

As per the UN Tourism report, visa-free travel has seen an uptick globally with 21 per cent of people across the world not needing any form of visa, an increase from 17 per cent in 2008 and 20 per cent in 2018. Moreover, 14 per cent of the world population can apply for visa on arrival, an increase from 6 per cent in 2008 and 15 per cent in 2018.

Uttar Pradesh Tourism & Culture Minister, Jaiveer Singh, said, “To run their business, tour and travel in UP will have to register themselves with the tourism department as the state lacks their details. Post registration, the operators will be able to get economic benefits under Tourism Policy-2022.

Air India Express, a low-cost subsidiary of Air India, will commence flights to Imphal and Kochi from Kolkata on 4 April. The airline hopes to add two international services to Kathmandu and Dhaka from the city the following month. Meanwhile, the introduction of direct flights would boost travel in India.