Tag Archives: India’s Outbound Tourism

Himanshu Patil, Director, Kesari Tours Kesari Tours Private Limited , takes the charge as new OTOAI President. Speaking about the first steps in his new role, he shared, “The aim is to change the perception and to grow the association pan-India, especially in the Western region and the Southern side. The way OTOAI is working, we will do well in both these areas.”

Appreciating the promotional strategy of Abu Dhabi in India, Abdulla Mohammad, Director, International Operations, Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, said, “India is the number one source market of tourists to Abu Dhabi. We hosted over 1.67 lakh guests in our hotels from India this year, representing a 37 per cent growth vis-a-vis last year.”

Manoharan Periasamy, Senior Director of International Promotion Division (Asia/Africa), Covering Deputy Director General Planning, Malaysia Tourism, said, “Malaysia has observed growth in terms of tourists from India with more than 472,000 numbers from Jan-Sept 2023″.  

Louise Bryce, Partnerships Director, VisitBritain, from our London office said, “The Indian market one of the markets that is fueling the general recovery of the tourism to UK. A 764 million pounds spent from the market in 2022, which is forecasted to turn into billion pounds”.   

Thailand will waive off visa requirements for Indians starting from 10 November to 10 May 2024. This is done to lure tourists during the winter season. Spokesperson for Thai Tourism, Chai Wacharonke, said, “Indians can remain in Thailand for 30 days”.

Neliswa Nkani, Hub Head – Middle East, India and South-East Asia, South African Tourism, said, “Our  endeavor to innovate and to explore newer avenues of association by expanding such programs like Learn SA to tier-2 and tier-3 cities of the Indian market.”

The market for India’s outbound tourism is on upward trajectory and shows an impressive rise. Gajesh Girdhar, Chairman, NIMA, mentioned, “The market is set to reach $15 bn in 2023, with anticipated 11.4% CAGR by 2032. The growth is driven by Indians especially millennial”.