Czechia sees double-digit growth from India
Czechia recorded a 12.38% rise in Indian arrivals in 2025, reflecting India’s growing importance as a source market. While Prague remains a key gateway, travellers are increasingly exploring regional destinations such as South Moravia, known for vineyards and heritage towns. The shift highlights a maturing market seeking countryside and experience-led journeys. The tourism board will further enhance monitoring by incorporating insights from Airbnb and Booking.com to capture comprehensive arrival trends.
The Fern expands Jaipur presence with new launch
The Fern Hotels & Resorts has launched The Fern Nest Resort Jaipur, strengthening its Rajasthan footprint. With this addition, the group now operates five properties in Jaipur and 17 across Rajasthan. The 107-room hotel offers contemporary design, multi-cuisine dining at Darpan, café lounge Zaza, and 24/7 in-room dining. Strategically located, the property caters to business, leisure, weddings and conventions.
ixigo launches AI-powered hotel extranet HELLO
ixigo has unveiled HELLO, an AI-powered hotel extranet designed to streamline listings, inventory and promotions for accommodation partners. The unified platform enables hotels to manage content, pricing and availability efficiently. Leading brands including Club Mahindra, Treebo Hotels and Lords Hotels & Resorts are already onboarded. HELLO supports dynamic pricing, targeted campaigns and real-time inventory management, helping improve occupancy and conversions, particularly for domestic and short-lead bookings.
Emirates SkyCargo adds two weekly freighters to India
Emirates SkyCargo is expanding its India operations with two additional weekly freighters to Mumbai and Ahmedabad starting March 2026. The move enhances capacity to meet rising demand, with the airline already averaging 3,000 tonnes of uplift weekly. The new services will carry pharmaceuticals, perishables and electronics. In addition, a dedicated weekly freighter to Dhaka will launch from April 2026, further strengthening the carrier’s regional network and trade connectivity.
#First Opinion
“Mysore represents a compelling growth opportunity for us — combining strong leisure fundamentals with an established weddings market and increasing corporate activity—yet remains underpenetrated in the luxury segment. The signing of Radisson Collection Hotel, Mysore, allows us to re-enter the city with a flagship luxury product aligned to evolving demand patterns. This development strengthens our South India portfolio and supports our broader strategy of deploying Radisson Collection in destinations that demonstrate long-term demand depth, strong rate potential, and relevance across leisure, MICE, and social segments.”
Nikhil Sharma,
MD and Chief Operating Officer, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group
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