Tourism Breaking News
The World Parity Monitor by 123Compare.me. revealed that OTAs offer lower hotel prices than official websites in 75% of searches. While hotel sites win in 45% of single rate checks, mobile users often see cheaper deals on OTAs. This trend is making it harder for hotels to maintain direct bookings.
Breaking News
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- Travelport boosts air search speed by 23%, improves agent efficiency
- With just 5% MICE share, India must set up city-level bureaus to build presence: Suman Billa
- OTAs show cheaper hotel rates than official sites in most searches, especially on mobile phones
- With the theme ‘Indian Tourism: Invincible Spirit’, FAITH to discuss inbound strategy, infra plans among other topics
- 99% Indian travellers keen on AI, still 83% prefer dealing with agents
- IATO convention in Puri targets 25% rise in inbound tourism, ₹10,000 crore economic boost
- Challenge Based Destination Development scheme to upgrade 42 destinations across India
- More than 95 lakh tourists visited J&K in H1 2025: Union Tourism Minister
- Tourism in Madhya Pradesh to Scale New Heights from the Vindhyan Valleys:
