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Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia chaired an advisory committee meeting with airport operators, and key stakeholders to discuss transformative changes in airport interior design and technologies to expedite immigration and security check processes for international travellers. The meeting emphasized the common goal of positioning India at the forefront of air travel.

With the theme ‘The Magical Every Day’ Kerala’s pavilion experienced high numbers of visitors including business delegates at FITUR 2024 in Madrid, reinforcing its position as an enthralling destination for Spanish travel market. Kerala has recorded 18,947 arrivals in 2019 from Spain claiming it to be a pivotal market for the state in future.

MOT participated at FITUR in Spain with 40 + Indian co-exhibitors with a vision to promote India globally. India has recorded the arrival of 64,756 foreign tourists from Spain in 2023, which signifies that Spain is one of the important source markets for India.

Trevolution reported a growth in demand for trans-Pacific flights highlighting 22 per cent increase in India’s inbound tourism compared to pre-pandemic time. Another key highlight was a 179 per cent increase in outbound travel from India boosting job opportunities in the industry.

As per HVS Anarock, in line with the season, Goa regained its spot at the top with the highest average rates (surpassing ₹12,000) followed closely by Mumbai (also exceeding ₹12,000). Kolkata saw a substantial 30% spike in its average rates from the previous month and a 23% increase compared to November 2022.

Bali provisional govt introduces tourism tax system from all international arrivals  with effect from 14 February 2024. The compulsory levy will see all international tourists pay IDR 150,000 (US $10). The authorities claim that payment process will take only 23 seconds at Bali Airport.

The recently released report by HVS ANAROCK states that inbound tourism in India marks remarkable 55% year-on-year growth, with 7.2 million foreign tourist arrivals from January to October 2023, showing positive signs of recovery. It also mentions it is just 16% short of 2019 levels.

A World Bank study states that air pollution is having significant impact on the tourism sector. It highlights that air pollution is costing India’s tourism sector $1.7 billion every year. The pollution is being restraining factor for people visiting India, causing tourists to shorten their stay,

In an exclusive interview with Kapil Goswamy, Managing Director, Trans India Holidays Pvt, shares, “There is a lot of potential in India’s inbound tourism, but it has not reached to pre pandemic levels due to lack of visibility in international market and high airfares.”

Peter Semone, Chairman, PATA, has said that PTM 2023 has attracted over 1000 delegates from 46 global destinations, which includes 159 sellers from 92 organisations and 15 destinations, along with 196 buyers from 191 organisations and 38 source markets.