Page 8 - Tourism Industry

Govt's big push to attract tourists: One-month e-visa at flexible charges

High visa charges is one reason that makes India less attractive to tourists and so the fee is being reduced to increase footfalls and foreign exchange receipts

Australia, Indonesia, Swiss tourism boards open new vistas for travellers

India is the fastest growing source market for Australia and over 350,000 are believed to have visited the country in 2018

Udta India: From Bengaluru to Amsterdam and Chandigarh to Bangkok

A Business Standard analysis of flying patterns reveals that there is a massive boom of Indians flying out from some cities and going to some others

The tourism time bomb

Tourism has to be projected as a revenue earner and creator of employment. And it has to be given a human face

Pricing in ecology

Expecting only the rich to conform not a sustainable solution

By stressing quantity over quality, travel industry has sparked a backlash

Increasing the number of visitors has generated profits for travel companies but it has not always benefited local communities and environments where tourism occurs

More Indians opt for smaller vacations, multiple times

Small is big. More Indians are increasingly opting for short haul tours during the year, but multiple times. In fact, this has emerged as the largest segment for tour operators off late, and weekend bookings are growing at 40 per cent. Rajeev Kale, president & country head, leisure travel and M.I.C.E at Thomas Cook (India) Limited said that Thomas Cook India has observed a surge in weekend bookings of over 35 per cent (international) and 50 cent (domestic) as compared to last year. A recent Yatra Summer Survey has shown that 59.9 per cent Indians opt for two to three holidays in a year, compared to 30.6 per cent people who travel once a year. Only 9.5 per cent Indians travel more than four times in a year. Sharat Dhall, president, Yatra said that over 70 per cent of the overall bookings that Yatra gets are for such short haul holidays. "Most of the hotel and flights bookings market is now happening online, and given good deals on offer, the trend has been picking up over the past