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May 2025

UAE’s Total Air Market To Reach USD5.4 Billion By 2028: How Saudi Arabia & India Will Contribute

May 1, 2025, by Alifiya Shaiwala, The Arabian Travel Market 2025, happening in Dubai’s WTC, has leading travel experts worldwide sharing insights on how global tourism is seeing new shifts, advancements,...

May 2025

Research unveiled at Arabian Travel Market outlines leading travel trends and market opportunities in the Middle East

Exclusive research unveiled at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) this week has highlighted key travel trends across the Middle East region. On the second day of ATM yesterday, Tourism Economics, an...

April 2025

Research unveiled at Arabian Travel Market outlines leading travel trends and market opportunities in the Middle East

April 30, 2025, Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, revealed the latest trends in the leisure, luxury and MICE industries at ATM this week Meanwhile, VIDEC shared findings from its...

April 2025

Research unveiled at Arabian Travel Market outlines leading travel trends and market opportunities in the Middle East

April 30, 2025 Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, revealed the latest trends in the leisure, luxury and MICE industries at ATM this week. Meanwhile, VIDEC shared findings from its...

April 2025

International demand ‘drives travel in GCC’

DUBAI, 18 hours, 9 minutes ag Travel sector’s growth in the GCC is outpacing the global average and travel in the region is largely being driven by international demand, with...

April 2025

UAE total air market likely to grow at 6.9% per year to $5.4b by 2028

Total value of air tickets booked online through OTAs in the Emirates was estimated to be $679 million in 2024Published: Wed 30 Apr 2025, 6:29 PMBy Somshankar Bandyopadhyay The UAE’s Total...

April 2025

Saudi Arabia Online Travel Agency (OTA) market skyrockets | OTA air GBV hits US$1.9 billion, hotel climbs to $2.3 billion

03/04/2025 by WiT VIDEC releases new travel market sizing & OTA benchmarking study highlighting significant growth in Saudi Arabia’s market VIDEC Consultants has released preliminary insights from its latest VIDEC’s GCC &...

March 2025

‘Alternate accommodations’ category on steroids as India OTA market poised for 17.5% CAGR

26/03/2025 by WiT Except for rail, OTAs dominate all major travel segments – air, hotels, and intercity buses – accounting for over 70% of online Gross Booking Value (GBV) In FY24,...

March 2025

OTAs in UAE set for double -digit growth in both air and hotel categories

19/03/2025 by WiT VIDEC Consultants has released insights from its latest VIDEC’s GCC & Egypt Travel Market Study, 2019-2028. VIDEC is a boutique research, consulting, and M&A advisory company with a singular domain...

February 2025

Oyo Brings European Vacation Rental Brand DanCenter to India

Feb 19, 2025, By Peden Doma Bhutia DanCenter's success in India will serve as a test of Oyo’s ability to adapt a global brand to local market dynamics. If it...

February 2025

WiT & Phocuswright return to Middle East to unlock promise of a growth region

27/02/2025 by WiT There is no doubt that the Middle East is a region on the rise, buoyed by the investments being made in Saudi Arabia as it strives to meet...

February 2025

IndiGo signs lease agreement for 3 more wide bodies ahead of Europe expansion

February 26, 2025 | By Dhanusha Gokulan, Delhi: Only a day after IndiGo officially introduced the first wide-body aircraft to its fleet, the carrier signed a damp lease agreement for...

February 2025

UAE air market projected to reach $5.4 billion by 2028

06/02/2025 by WiT Nasdaq-listed MakeMyTrip emerges as the market leader in UAE’s OTA air landscape, currently valued at $3.9 billion India-based travel research and M&A advisory company VIDEC Consultants, for the first...

December 2024

Schengen visas: EU needs to move faster to make it easier for UAE residents

Dec 02, 2024, By Dhanusha Gokulan, Chief ReporterDelays continue to impact UAE travellers plans for Europe ahead of peak holiday season. Dubai: There needs to be a faster resolution to...

November 2024

MakeMyTrip Leads Online Travel Agency Market in UAE

VIDEC Consultants, a travel research and M&A advisory firm, has announced the results of a comprehensive study that has revealed the significant opportunities offered by the travel market in the...

November 2024

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...

May 2024

ATM 2024 experts examine Indian travel and tourism opportunities

By ATM Team, Travel and tourism is increasingly becoming a necessity, rather than a luxury, for the young Indian demographic Findings of the VIDEC 2023 Indian Traveller Behaviour & Insights...

May 2024

A New Era for Indian Travel: A $72B Market Awaits

By Shyam A. Krishna, As demand surges, Indians prefer destinations about 5 hours away. Dubai: How do you tap the tourism potential of Indian travelers? The fifth largest economy in...

April 2024

MakeMyTrip: Favorable Growth Outlook With Profitability Improvement Potential

By The Value Pendulum, Summary Looking forward, India's online travel market has the potential to grow significantly in line with the expansion of the country's internet user base and middle-income...

April 2024

Bangladesh tourist arrivals surge over 60pc in India during 2023

Lack of strong political commitment, mistrust among political leaders in South Asia, security issues, and the poor vision of bureaucrats perhaps stand in the way of launching on-arrival visas between...

April 2024

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...

March 2024

Digitisation key reason for getting more bus bookings from non-metros: redBus CEO

As the bus market is picking up and evolving in India, online bus ticketing platform redBus CEO Prakash Sangam on Saturday said that digitisation has played a major role in...

March 2024

With multiple demand drivers, bus travel segment set for rapid growth

India’s bus travel segment is experiencing a period of rapid expansion, driven by various factors such as improved road infrastructure and changing travel preferences. Industry players and analysts are optimistic...

March 2024

Digital Boom Drives Non-Metro Bus Bookings on RedBus

According to Sangam, non-metros are now contributing to two in three bookings from sources. However, this figure was different before Covid-19. As the bus market is picking up and evolving...

March 2024

Beyond the Metros: redBus Taps into India’s Growing Non-Metro Market

Digitisation key reason for getting more bus bookings from non-metros: redBus CEO New Delhi, March 16 As the bus market is picking up and evolving in India, online bus ticketing...

March 2024

ATM 2024 to focus on India’s outbound tourism potential

By ‘Wale Olapade, With the Indian outbound market forecast to be worth $143.5 billion annually by the end of this decade, the Indian tourism sector will come under the spotlight...

March 2024

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...

February 2024

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...

December 2023

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...

December 2023

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...

December 2023

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...

December 2023

Travel, hospitality, restaurant industries witness uptick of 11.7% in credit deployment in Oct: RBI data

BY FORUM GANDHI, This growth has surpassed the services sector’s average deployment of 23.6 per cent. In October, the tourism, restaurant, and hotel industries in India witnessed a remarkable 11.7 per...

December 2023

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,...

November 2023

How many travel companies have changed hands in the last decade?

By Angeles Vargas, Report prepared by the French firm Cambon Partners and the Indian firm Videc. Sales operations of companies in the tourism sector, as well as mergers between them, have regained...

November 2023

History and Trending Software Market Analysis Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, Revenue |Chromalox, Supplier NameChromalox, Acontrol, Aspen Technology, Automsoft

An insightful market analysis report focusing on the History and Trending Software Market has just been released by Stats N Data, serving as a valuable resource for both industry leaders...

November 2023

Tech Investment Slows: Phocuswright Conference Roundup

Global funding for travel technology companies has slowed to its weakest level in nearly a decade, according to analysts at the recent Phocuswright Conference. The State of Travel Funding 2023...

November 2023

Phocuswright Conf. Roundup: Tech Investment Slows

By Michael B. Baker, Global funding of travel technology companies has slowed to its weakest level in nearly a decade, though mergers and acquisitions in the broader travel space have proliferated...

November 2023

Economy/Tourism.- Tourism mergers and acquisitions exceed pre-pandemic levels

M&A activity by tourism companies has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. Thus, between 2022 and until the third quarter of this year, a total of 423 companies changed hands, compared to 389...

November 2023

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...

November 2023

M&A activity in world travel exceeded 2019 levels

Investment bank Cambon Partners introduces the first M&A tracker of travel industry in collaboration with VIDEC. Starting from 2022 to 3Q23, these two years have seen 423 mergers & acquisitions compared...

November 2023

Global travel M&A surpasses pre-Covid levels

MUMBAI, 16 November 2023: France-based travel investment bank Cambon Partners and India-based travel research company VIDEC have published the industry’s first tracker covering mergers and acquisitions in travel globally, providing...

November 2023

Post-Pandemic Boom: Global Tourism M&A Activity Soars

Investment bank Cambon Partners launches the first M&A tracker in the travel sector in collaboration with VIDEC. France-based tourism investment bank Cambon Partners and India-based travel research firm VIDEC have...

November 2023

Global travel M&A surpasses pre-pandemic levels, 423 deals in the last year

by Arvindh Yuvaraj Cambon Partners and VIDEC unveil travel industry’s first-ever mergers and acquisitions tracker Cambon Partners, a Paris-based investment banking firm specialising in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate financing, has...

November 2023

TRAVEL M&A ACTIVITY HEATS UP IN POST-PANDEMIC ERA

By LINDA FOX Merger and acquisition activity in travel has been picking up post pandemic with more than 400 deals transacted between 2022 and the third quarter of 2023, according...

October 2023

Indians still prefer to stay in hotels over homestays

By Varuni Khoslavaruni.k@livemint.com New Delhi : Travellers from tier-I cities are not only spending more on leisure trips but also travelling more compared with their counterparts in tier-II and -III...

October 2023

Home Away From Home or Hotel Comfort? Indian Travelers Choose the Latter

By Varuni Khosla New Delhi: Travellers from tier-I cities are not only spending more on leisure trips but also travelling more compared with their counterparts in tier-II and -III cities,...

October 2023

Flipkart’s Annual Flagship Event, ‘The Big Billion Days’ will also be on Cleartrip

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 5: With the festive season around the corner, Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, is gearing up for one of the biggest travel extravaganza of the year by...

October 2023

Cleartrip resurrects Flipkart’s ‘kidults’

By Alokananda Chakraborty Flipkart-owned Cleartrip hopes to replicate that success with the new campaign that kicks off on Monday. The “kidults” you spotted in Flipkart ads at a time when...

September 2023

Nasdaq-listed Yatra’s IPO opens on Sept 15

By Forum Gandhi Price band fixed at ₹135-142. Yatra, a Nasdaq-listed company, intends to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in India. According to the company’s CEO, Dhruv Shringi, the...

September 2023

Travel, hospitality and restaurant industry witnesses a 9 per cent increase in credit deployment in July 2023: RBI data

By Forum Gandhi These sectors, which were hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, are witnessing a significant resurgence and are set to grow in the coming years. India’s travel, hospitality,...

September 2023

Rail and Bus to Drive Next Phase of Growth for India’s Online Travel Platforms

By Amrita Ghosh After low-cost carriers, the next big thing that will change the way Indians travel could be rail and bus. And the rides have just begun for online...

September 2023

Short haul int’l routes accounted for 80% of international air passengers in FY23: Videc

Videc's current study highlighted that short haul international routes connecting India with Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia, accounts for roughly 80 per cent of international flown passengers in...

August 2023

India’s ground transportation: Analyzing market dynamics of rail and intercity bus travel

By Arvindh Yuvaraj The Indian transport and mobility landscape is undergoing a transformation, powered by significant investments in both physical and digital infrastructure. Against the backdrop of a burgeoning transportation...

August 2023

VIDEC Report: Rail Reigns Supreme, Bus Travel on the Rise

A recent analysis conducted by VIDEC under the title "India Ground Transportation Market Sizing & OTA Benchmarking Study, FY20-FY26" has unveiled the notable developments within the travel market. The report...

August 2023

Railways most prominent transport mode, bus travel poised for rapid growth: Videc report

The findings have highlighted MakeMyTrip Group as the largest online travel agency (OTA) by revenue in India for both fiscal years 2022 and 2023, followed by ixigo Group, which includes...

August 2023

Ixigo second largest OTA in India by revenue in fy23: VIDEC report

By Outlook Start-Up Desk VIDEC report reveals ixigo Group registered a 5X growth post the pandemic and second highest revenue in the OTA category in FY22. The ixigo group (along...

August 2023

Expansion mode. Cleartrip enters bus segment, to add railways soon

BY FORUM GANDHICleartrip to offer packages, experiences, Visa, insurance and forex services over next 24 months: Prahlad Krishnamurthi, Chief Business Officer Travel company Cleartrip, previously focused on air and hotel services,...

August 2023

Ground Transport Propels India’s Growth in Online Travel Market

By Amrita Ghosh After a remarkable year of growth, performance, service, and network expansion, Akasa Air gears up to herald the next chapter of growth with its latest clearance for...

August 2023

The Road to Online Travel Success: Ground Transport’s Pivotal Role

BY FORUM GANDHI, Within the ground transport segment, both rail and intercity buses play critical roles, catering to varying levels of connectivity across the country. Ground transport is propelling India’s remarkable...

August 2023

Cleartrip Elevates Customer Experience; Launches ‘Cancel for No Reason’

Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, has fortified its commitment to an elevated customer experience with the launch of ‘Cancel for No Reason’. This industry-first feature will enable users to cancel their...

August 2023

Beyond Flights and Trains: Ixigo’s Ambitious Hotel Booking Plans

According to a report in The Hindu Business Line, Gurugram-based online travel agency (OTA) Ixigo plans to venture into the hotel bookings segment later this year. Currently, the company operates...

August 2023

Ixigo to enter hotel segment in the next few months

BY FORUM GANDHI Gurugram-based online travel agency (OTA) Ixigo plans to venture into the hotel bookings segment later this year. Currently, the company operates by redirecting all customers to booking.com for...

July 2023

MakeMyTrip emerges as dominant player in Indian

BY BL NEW DELHI BUREAU MMT holds a substantial 56.9 per cent market share. MakeMyTrip (MMT), online travel agency (OTA), now commands a substantial 53.8 per cent share of the Indian...

July 2023

Cleartrip soars to new heights; emerges as fastest growing OTA and gains second-largest market share

The findings are based on a comprehensive travel market study conducted by VIDEC across FY 22-23. BENGALURU – After a phenomenal post-pandemic revival of the travel industry, Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, cements its...

July 2023

ClearTrip emerges as fastest growing OTA: Travel market study

Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, has been declared as the second-largest OTA player in the country by a recent in-depth OTA benchmarking research study by VIDEC. Ayyappan R, CEO, Cleartrip stated,...

July 2023

A New Contender Emerges: Cleartrip’s Growing Influence in Online Travel

By BW Online Bureau The findings are based on a comprehensive travel market study conducted by VIDEC across FY 22-23. Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, has cemented its position as the second-largest...

July 2023

Beyond Expectations: Cleartrip’s Stellar Performance in OTA and B2B

Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, on Monday said it has cemented its position as the second-largest online travel agency (OTA) player in the country, as travel returns to normal post-pandemic. An...

July 2023

Cleartrip claims second largest market share in OTA segment basis recent study

According to a recent industry-benchmarking study by VIDEC, Cleartrip has gained the second-largest market share in the OTA segment. The findings are based on a comprehensive travel market study conducted...

July 2023

Cleartrip’s Meteoric Rise: Fastest Growth, Second-Largest Share

The findings are based on a comprehensive travel market study conducted by VIDEC across FY 22-23 After a phenomenal post-pandemic revival of the travel industry, Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, cements its...

July 2023

Cleartrip Doubles Revenue, Secures Second-Largest OTA Share

New Delhi, Cleartrip, a Flipkart company, on Monday said it has cemented its position as the second-largest online travel agency (OTA) player in the country, as travel returns to normal...

April 2023

Technology adoption in travel market will spike post Covid-19

By Peden Doma Bhutia, Virendra Jain, Co-founder and CEO, Videc, says that with domestic tourism leading the way post Covid-19, the money otherwise earmarked for outbound travel, will shift towards...

December 2021

InterGlobe Aviation Limited | IndiGo

InterGlobe Aviation Limited Headquartered in Gurugram and driven by a workforce of over 31,000 people spread across 28+ countries and 115+ cities globally. InterGlobe was incorporated on 13 January 2004...

December 2021

Air China, AirAsia top APAC airline safe travel score in February

Carriers in the region soar with 9% having a rating of 4.0 or Higher. Even as airlines continue to struggle in light of COVID-19, the need of the hour is...

September 2021

Summer travelers grapple with a vaccine gap

Perspective by Christopher Elliott The chasm between vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers is widening. As the summer vacation season comes into focus and doses become widely available, people are grappling with...

September 2021

Soetta Airport Achieves the Highest Safe Travel Score in Southeast Asia

ECONOMIC ZONE - The global Safe Travel Barometer institute assesses Soekarno Hatta (Soetta) airport is the safest airport in Southeast Asia for airplane passengers to travel in the midst of...

June 2021

Travel bubbles are a dynamic tandem between lockdown versus preparedness: Safe Travel Barometer CEO

By Peden Doma Bhutia, The world around us has changed and a prominent question on travellers' minds these days is, how safe is it to travel in the current environment....

March 2021

Jabs vs. Jab-Nots: Vaccine Passports Will Exclude Less Fortunate

By James Paton and Suzi Ring Passes for travel risk leaving the poor and vulnerable behind. Read original story on Bloomberg.

March 2021

10 Safest US Airports One Year Into COVID-19 Pandemic

By Patrick Clarke, Airports around the world have had to step up health and safety measures in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic over the past year. The Safe Travel Barometer looks at more...

March 2021

Beijing leading 60 Safest Airports in the World for COVID-19 travel

By Juergen T Steinmetz, Beijing Capital International Airport is the safest airport in the world, Dubai in the Middle East, Amsterdam in Europe; Philadephia in North America; Singapore in South East...

March 2021

Safest Airlines during COVID are Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad, Delta Air Lines plus 14 more

By Juergen T Steinmetz, Safe Air travel during COVID-19 is critical, specifically when re-launching the travel and tourism industry. 19 airlines made the score of excellent in regards to safety....

March 2021

CATCH-22 OF HEALTH PASSPORTS

By Viren Jain, AS borders around the world continue to flip-flop in the face of the pandemic, the travel & tourism industry is putting its collective force behind health passports...

March 2021

Emirates Gives Free Accommodation to Travelers to Dubai

JAKARTA – Emirates airline is offering free accommodation, along with multi-risk insurance that includes covid-19 protection, for travelers traveling to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 15 March to 30 June 2021....

March 2021

Mumbai airport ranks fourth under Safe Travel Score for Asia Pacific airports in February 2021

As per the February 2021 assessment made by Safe Travel Barometer - a travel technology company - three Indian airports figured in the Safe Travel Score for Asia Pacific airports....

February 2021

Top 10 Airlines for Safety, Service and Convenience

By Patrick Clarke, The COVID-19 pandemic has put a premium on safety and convenience but the airline industry has been quick to adapt. The Safe Travel Barometer's Safe Travel Score for airlines is based...

February 2021

IndiGo: Blending customer-centricity with operational efficiency

By DR. PAVAN SONI, Low-cost airlines are notorious to operate, let alone keeping profitable in a very value-for-money conscious market, such as India. With the departure of Air Deccan, Sahara Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines,...

February 2021

How Risky Is Travel Right Now? Here’s What Experts Say

By Christopher Elliott COVID-19 cases are falling. More people are getting vaccinated. So how risky is travel now? Experts say that it's generally still too dangerous. And the government agrees....

January 2021

Pandemic wanderlust

By Susan Redstone Oblivious to the looming COVID-19 shutdowns, my November 2019 travels to Ireland comprised, on their own merits, an enriching five-day trip. We were to drive from Shannon...

December 2020

Emirates makes travels to Dubai more attractive with complimentary offerings

Emirates is making travels to Dubai more attractive with a complimentary stay at the JW Marriot Marquis Dubai, one of the world’s tallest5-star hotels. The skyscraper hotel features award-winning dining...

December 2020

Traveling for the holidays? Here’s how to avoid contracting COVID-19 at the airport

Scientists say airports are more dangerous than airplanes – at least when it comes to your chances of being infected with the coronavirus. After all, airports are filled with passengers who may not...

December 2020

Flying despite Corona: These are the safest airlines in Europe

"Safe Travel Barometer" examined airlines across Europe for their safety and hygiene standards in the corona pandemic. Above all, Lufthansa convinces with the protective measures and the travel comfort. Miriam...

December 2020

Which are the “Corona-safest” airlines?

Airlines in Europe and around the world have implemented numerous Corona measures to restore confidence in flying, which was badly shattered in 2020 due to the pandemic. Most of these...

December 2020

How North America’s Airlines Stack Up for Safety, Traveler Experience Amid COVID-19

By Patrick Clarke, Delta Air Lines continues to set the bar for safety, service and convenience among North American airlines in the time of COVID-19, according to the Safe Travel Barometer report for November...

December 2020

Tourism: Markets attentive to the global airline situation

By Latin Press Brussels, Dec 5 (Prensa Latina).- The current situation of airlines due to the economic impact of Covid-19 is today a permanent point of attention for the markets...

December 2020

Safe and secure travels to Dubai with Emirates during winter break

Emirates and Dubai are sending a clear message that tourists can enjoy the city’s many attractions and offers with comprehensive measures put in place for safe and smooth travels. Emirates...

December 2020

CSMIA Rated High Amongst Top Global Airports by Safe Travel Barometer

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has been rated amongst top airports around the globe by the Safe Travel Barometer for the health and safety measures adopted by the airport...

November 2020

KIA is third safest airport in covid times

The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has been rated as the third safest airport in the country by Safe Travel Barometer, which maintains a database of covid-19 health and safety protocols....

November 2020

10 of the safest airports in the world, including 3 in Arab countries.. What are they?

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) - Are you planning to travel in light of the Corona pandemic? If your answer is yes, then you are considered lucky if you are...

November 2020

Athens Airport ranked 6th safest globally on COVID-19-related safety protocols

Athens International Airport 'Eleftherios Venizelos' has emerged as the world's sixth safest airport for effective implementation of novel coronavirus-related health as well as safety protocols. Greece entered its second nationwide lockdown...

November 2020

Emirates tops Safe Travel Barometer global score for airlines

The Safe Travel Score is based on an independent audit of 26 traveller health and safety measures. The ranking is given to 231 airlines. Safe Travel Barometer has announced an...

November 2020

A Testament to Safety: Emirates Leads the Way in Global Aviation

Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer. The airline, which has set industry-leading safety...

November 2020

Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports top global safe travel score in October 2020

Safe Travel Barometer, the world’s most comprehensive database of COVID-19 health and safety protocols, and traveler experience initiatives announced by suppliers which influences traveler decisions in the new normal, today announces...

November 2020

Soaring to New Heights: Emirates Claims the Title of Safest Airline

Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer. The airline, which has set industry-leading safety...

November 2020

The Safest Airlines To Fly During The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Laurie Werner, Whether it’s truly safe to fly has been a recurring question since the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread earlier this year. Airlines responded with enhanced cleaning techniques,...

November 2020

List of 230 Airlines safe to fly and not to fly during the epidemic

By Juergen T Steinmetz, What To Know No airline out of 230 made the best possible score, and no airline made the worst score, but there is a lot in between....

November 2020

Emirates rated safest airline to travel in its response to COVID-19

By Gulf News Report Dubai carrier was first airline anywhere to offer free medical cover to passengers. Dubai: Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its...

November 2020

Emirates tops global ranking in safe travel

DUBAI, U.A.E., Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer. The airline, which has set industry-leading safety standards...

November 2020

Safe Travel Barometer announces an update to its Safe Travel Score for more than 400 airports worldwide

Safe Travel Barometer, the world’s most comprehensive database of COVID-19 health and safety protocols, and traveler experience initiatives announced by suppliers which influences traveler decisions in the new normal, announces...

November 2020

SINGAPORE, ABU DHABI AND DUBAI AIRPORTS SECURE TOP SPOTS IN SAFE TRAVEL BAROMETER’S SAFE TRAVEL SCORE

By WiT, Airports in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai are among countries that have topped the global airport landscape with a Safe Travel Score of 4.4 out of 5. In Asia...

October 2020

Here Are The Safest Hotels During The Covid-19 Crisis

By Christopher Elliott If you're thinking of traveling during the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, you might be wondering: Is there a list of the safest hotels during the...

October 2020

Delhi’s IGI Airport Emerges As World’s Second Safest Airport Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

By Suchismita Pal Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport(IGIA) is now the second safest airport in the world, according to Safe Travel Barometer. Safe Travel Barometer is a global database that has...

October 2020

Delhi airport 2nd safest globally

Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi is the second safest aerodrome globally for effective implementation of Covid-related health and safety protocols, as per a survey conducted by Safe Travel...

October 2020

Kudos! Delhi’s IGI Airport emerges world’s 2nd safest airport on Covid-related safety protocols; details

By Devanjana Nag An initiative by Safe Travel Barometer, the safe travel score assessed more than 200 airports across the globe on their implementation of safety and health protocols during...

October 2020

Delhi airport emerges second safest globally on Covid-19-related safety protocols: DIAL

Close on the heels of Singapore Changi Airport, which scored 4.7 out of 5, Delhi's IGI Airport has bagged the second position in the list. Delhi airport operator DIAL on...

October 2020

Delhi Airport’s Commitment to Safety: Second Safest Globally During COVID-19

Press Trust of India, New Delhi, Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said it has been certified as the second safest aerodrome globally for effective implementation of coronavirus-related health and...

September 2020

IndiGo, one of the safest airlines during COVID-19, relies on Druva for data protection

By Druva Marketing As of September 2020, IndiGo, India’s largest airline, was rated as the safest airline to travel in India during the COVID-19 pandemic according to Safe Travel Barometer. IndiGo claims...

September 2020

INDIGO TOPS THE “SAFE TRAVEL BAROMETER” IN INDIA

According to a Press release by Indigo, the airline has been ranked number one by the Safe Travel Barometer with a rating of 4.2 out of 5 as the safest...

September 2020

Soaring to Safety: IndiGo Claims Top Spot in India

India's leading carrier, IndiGo, has been ranked #1 by the Safe Travel Barometer with a rating of 4.2 out of 5 as the safest airline in India. Safe Travel Barometer,...

September 2020

How Safe Are Indonesian Airlines from COVID-19?

Jakarta -Safe Travel Barometer has re-released airline safety ratings from COVID-19. What about airlines from Indonesia? In the midst of a pandemic like now, health protocols are the main requirements...

September 2020

Air China leads Safe Travel Score among Asia Pacific airlines in October

By China Travel News Globally, Emirates Airline has a strong lead over other airlines with a Safe Travel Score of 4.4 out of 5.0. Safe Travel Barometer, a comprehensive database...

September 2020

SAFE TRAVEL BAROMETER RANKS AIRPORTS FOR COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES

Singapore’s Changi airport achieves the top Travel Safe Score globally Safe Travel Barometer has followed up the launch of its airlines rating with a scoring system for airports, which sees...

September 2020

Are You Ready to Take A Flight?

By Peachy Vibal - Guioguio, Around this time last year, we were anticipating our first cruise experience. We make it a point to visit countries we have not been to...

August 2020

Mumbai based VIDEC releases its Safe Travel Barometer; LH is the safest with Vistara in second position.

By DI Bureau Safe Travel Barometer, said to be the world’s most comprehensive database for COVID-19 traveler health and safety protocols, has released Safe Travel Score for airlines worldwide. This is an industry-first rating...

August 2020

A safety score for airlines is out now

By Peden Doma Bhutia,Vistara secured top position in Safe Travel Score for airlines in Asia Pacific based on the Covid-19 health and safety measures adopted by the airline. IndiGo, GoAir...

June 2020

MIDDLE EASTERN AND APAC AIRLINES AHEAD IN IMPLEMENTING COVID-19 TRAVELLER SAFETY AND HEALTH PROTOCOLS

by WiT VIDEC, a travel industry focused advisory and analytics firm, performed an analysis of 70 airlines across six continents to track airlines’ readiness in deploying traveler safety and health...

April 2020

Global travel and hospitality companies lay off or furlough more than 6.1 lakh

By Peden Doma Bhutia, An online resource, Global Travel Staffing Barometer, developed by videc, tracks termina furloughs and pay-cuts in the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. We're all aware of...

April 2020

Videc launches Global Travel Staffing Barometer to monitor Covid-19 impact on industry jobs

By WiT, Last week, videc launched Global Travel Staffing Barometer, an online resource to monitor the impact of Covid-19 coronavirus on the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. The free-to-use tracker offers...

April 2020

Introducing Global Travel Staffing Barometer

By Chetan Kapoor, The travel, tourism and hospitality industry is crumbling before our eyes with more than half a million lay-offs in less than a month. Amid the global spread...

April 2020

MORE THAN 530,000 TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY WORKERS LAID OFF OR FURLOUGHED

A new online tool is tracking layoffs and furloughs in the global travel and tourism industry due to the COVID-19 virus, and the numbers are bleak. According to the Global Travel...

January 2020

Logan named safest airport in the country, but study finds US airlines lagging behind international carriers

By Christopher MutherSafe Travel Barometer pulled together a series of lists that looks at COVID-19 safety protocols across 10 different industries. Here are the results from the airline study. As...

April 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: U.S.

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. The U.S. edition of VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five...

March 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: EASTERN EUROPE

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. The Eastern Europe edition of VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged...

March 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: SOUTH AMERICA

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. The South America edition of VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged...

March 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: MIDDLE EAST

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. The Middle East edition of VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged...

March 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: ASIA PACIFIC

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. The Asia Pacific edition of VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged...

March 2019

Land Grab: How Softbank-OYO duo is disrupting real estate globally

Softbank’s Vision Fund (SVF) has metamorphosed several companies into global giants, and shaped as many industry trends. With the current portfolio of about 50 companies, the two-year-old $100 billion fund, it...

March 2019

How this travel-booking platform survived for 14 years and outlasted its competitors

By Jaclyn Tiu, Fifty percent of new startups fail in their first five years. But Singapore-based Wego, an online travel search and booking platform, seems to have beaten the odds: it has...

March 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: US

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. The U.S. edition of VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five...

February 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: EASTERN EUROPE

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. videc’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five years and under. Keep...

February 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: SOUTH AMERICA

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five years and under. Keep...

February 2019

Can India’s On Your Own (OYO) crack Southeast Asia?

By Ashish K. Mishra, The Indian hospitality company wants to spend close to $500 million behind its international expansion. It has countries like China and the United States in its sights....

February 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: MIDDLE EAST

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five years and under. Keep...

February 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: ASIA PACIFIC

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five years and under. Keep...

February 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: EUROPE

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. VIDEC’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five years and under. Keep...

February 2019

VIDEC’s STARTUPS PERIODICAL: US

Presenting the world's largest visual catalogue of travel, tourism and hospitality startups. videc’s Startups Periodical is published on a monthly basis and features companies aged five years and under. Keep...

October 2018

This is Your No-Nonsense Guide to Discover Travel Startups, according to videc’s Chetan Kapoor

By Chetan Kapoor, Co-founder & COO, videc The travel industry is a maze with thousands of suppliers and distributors. Within this narrative, startups are sprouting across all segments and technologies...

June 2018

HOW AIRLINES CAN IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE VIA THEIR APPS

By Jill Menze, Consumers primarily communicate via social networks and messaging apps on their mobile devices, which means airlines should be utilizing those channels to offer customer support and drive...

June 2018

WHICH PAYMENT METHODS ARE ACCEPTED BY AIRLINE APPS?

By Jill Menze, As consumers diversify how they pay for things - using everything from debit and credit cards to PayPal and WeChat Pay, airline apps need to broaden their...

May 2018

LOW-COST CARRIER APPS BENEFITING FROM DIVERSE ANCILLARY OFFERINGS

By Jill Menze, As travelers grow accustomed to individualized offerings - paying for things like insurance, baggage and seat and meal selection separately - airlines stand to gain by unbundling...

March 2018

WHAT AIRLINES STAND TO GAIN FROM BETTER MOBILE APPS

By Jill Menze, Many airline mobile apps in the Asia Pacific region are still in their infancy when it comes to the search and booking process. According to Videc research...

February 2016

Ctrip’s Globalization: Explained

There is hardly any industry where Chinese companies haven’t made their mark globally. Travel is one of them. In China, over the last 15 years, online travel has become synonymous...