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Rikant Pittie, CEO & co-founder, EaseMyTrip, “For FY26, we plan to significantly scale up our EasyDarshan vertical and expand curated pilgrimage offerings across all major religious circuits like Char Dham, Jyotirlingas, Shaktipeeths, and key temples in South India. The plan is to tie up with temple trusts and local administrations to ensure pilgrims’ safety and comfort.

Rajiv Mehra, President, IATO, said, “Tourism has become our blood stream. Led by our Hon’ble Prime Minister we the stakeholders breathe tourism. As the world opens up, India has positioned itself yet once again to be a vibrant destination with Ayodhya as the Spiritual Hub leading the pack. Ministry of Tourism synergizes our endeavour in both Domestic and International tourism, demand in diverse facets will grow in a geometric proportion, supply will rush to fill the gap catering to a sizable investment in tourism infrastructure.”

According to recently released report by Future Market Insights, India’s faith-based tourism market value is $1.02 billion in 2023, accounts for 6% to 11% of India’s overall tourism market, it is projected to grow by 16% from 2023 to 2033,

A survey of over 2,000 travellers by Thomas Cook India-SOTC, has revealed that the spiritual tourism segment has the potential to grow by 20-30 percent for the next five years. Also, it was found that 55 percent of the respondents said they took a religious/ spiritual tour or trip as soon as they could.