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India’s Delhi International Airport is likely to emerge as the second largest airport in the world after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl Airport, with an estimated passenger capacity of 109 million passengers by 2024, according to MoCA Jyotiraditya Scindia. He added that efforts are being undertaken to make Indian airports emerge as international hubs for commercial aviation, with the Delhi Airport being the first candidate to become an international hub.

Skyscanner’s Travel Trends and Destination Expert, Mohit Joshi, says, “The value of experiences and cultural exploration will be key considerations, with price no longer solely ruling decision-making for Indian travellers. We expect this momentum to only grow next year as the 2024 report also highlights that 86% of Indian travellers plan to take the same number, if not more, trips abroad in 2024 compared to 2023. We also predict Nice in France to be a great-value destination for Indian travellers in 2024, with airfares having dropped by over a third over the past 12 months. 2024 will also see Indian travellers heading abroad to see their favourite artists play, with a third of fans saying they would travel to short-haul destinations to hear their favourite artists live, while 20% would fly long-haul.”

According to CAPA’s Outlook 2024, the Indian market is set for some major consolidation in 2024, through takeovers, and possibly by the exit of financially struggling airlines. The Tata Group is a major driver of this due to its efforts to consolidate its multiple airline brands. Tata intends to merge Air India with Vistara, which is a joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines. Indian competition authorities approved the merger in Sep-2023, but more clearances are needed from agencies inside and outside India. Tata is also planning to merge its LCC brands, with AirAsia India to become part of Air India Express. A combined Air India and Vistara will account for 18.4% of India’s domestic capacity, and AirAsia India and Air India Express another 8%. The four airlines combined would contribute more than 23% of the country’s international capacity. Some other names may also disappear in the Indian airline industry.

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Speaking about the success of the 5th edition of Emirates Travel Agents Cricket Tournament 2023, Sunil Kallyat, Regional Manager, WI at Emirates, says, “We saw a desire to participate in this tournament from other cities as well, so we decided to hold matches in Delhi and Chennai as well. In future we may look at replicating this in Hyderabad and Bengaluru too to engage the travel trade in these cities too. We are trying to accommodate everyone since the registrations are quite high. We had over 32 teams and 600+ players registering this year for the tournament in Mumbai alone.”

The research by WTTC highlights the consistent, steady growth of young people employed directly by the sector over the last decade, with a total of 39.7 million jobs supported by Travel & Tourism around the world in 2019, up 28% since 2010. However, this figure was significantly impacted by COVID-19, where youth employment dropped 27%.

Medical tourists to India has increased, rising from 1.83 lakh in 2020 to 5.04 lakh in 2023 (till October). Union Minister for Culture, Tourism, and DoNER, G. Kishan Reddy, stated that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has announced loans totalling $14.8 billion to enhance infrastructure.

Rajeev Jain, Director, Rashi Entertainment said, “People who have money wants to explore new exotic locations; they ask for foreign locations due to lack of infrastructure in India. There is a strong need for infrastructural improvement in the country. Monuments and heritage sites in various states should be opened for weddings.”

Ebix Inc. filed for bankruptcy in the US. Responding to the news, Naveen Kundu, Managing Director, Ebixcash Travel Services, stated, “This credit protection is applicable solely to Ebix companies in the United States. It does not apply to EbixCash or any other Ebix international companies.”

According to a recent report by Booking.com & McKinsey, Indian airlines have ordered more than 1,000 units of aircraft, bringing the total number of planes between 1,500 and 1,700 units by 2030, to prepare for the growing appetite for travel.