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UAE’s total air market is projected to reach $5.4 billion by 2028

Nasdaq-listed MakeMyTrip emerges as the market leader in UAE’s OTA air landscape. Passengers at Dubai airport. The UAE total air market is valued at $3.9 billion from the demand-side in...

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MakeMyTrip Goes Global: Expands Reach from 3 Countries to 150

Having ticked the regulatory compliance boxes, MakeMyTrip is now ready to make its big international debut, with the spotlight shining on the Indian diaspora. - Peden Doma Bhutia Indian online travel...

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Foreign tourist arrivals surge by 64% in 2023: MoT data

India’s inbound tourism sector is experiencing a significant rebound, with foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in 2023 surging 64 per cent compared with 2022. This translates to 92,36,108 visitors between January and December...

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Multifold uptick in premium economy and business class seats selection

BY FORUM GANDHI Indian travellers are driving demand for premium air travel, witnessing substantial growth with a 2x increase in premium economy and 3x surge in business class selections Indian travellers...

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Hospitality sector in comfort zone

BY FORUM GANDHI Industry makes landmark recovery aided by surge in travel after the pandemic. The first full year of business after the Covid-19 pandemic was a landmark one for India’s...

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Travel companies witness an uptick in winter inbound travel

BY FORUM GANDHI Ixigo witnessed a 62 per cent surge in bookings and searches ompared with the previous year, while EaseMyTrip and Cleartrip witnessed increases of 30 per cent and 22...

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Rails to Riches: Rail OTA leader ixigo now wants a piece of everything

By Raghav Mahobe A contrarian bet on India’s passenger rail segment a decade ago has seen ixigo grow to rule the rail OTA roost. Having also emerged as the second...

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RBI Data: Significant Credit Growth in Travel, Hospitality, and Restaurant Sectors

In October, the tourism, restaurant, and resort industries in India witnessed a exceptional 11.7 per cent year-on-year surge in credit deployment, reaching ₹76,413 crore from the earlier yr’s ₹68,396 crore,...

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Mergers and acquisitions in tourism, the boom after Covid

By Andrea Barbieri Carones A report edited by a French investment bank and an Indian consultancy firm aims to monitor the performance of the M&A (merger and acquisition) sector among...

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