DMC Trip to Mexico conducts product training in Mumbai
Trip to Mexico, a leading DMC-Tour Operator for travel services to Mexico, represented in the Indian market by Global Destinations, conducted a destination training workshop for the travel fraternity in Mumbai. The primary focus was to extend the warm Mexican hospitality and to impart knowledge on the unapparelled experiences and products provided by the DMC.
Visa application volume from New Delhi sees 10% YoY growth
According to VFS Global, the visa application volume from New Delhi registered a 10% year-on-year growth in 2023. When compared to the pre-pandemic numbers, visa application volumes from New Delhi reached 82% of the 2019 levels. Strong demand for personalised services continued to be a defining trend in the 2023 visa application patterns as well.
Radisson Hotel Group added 21 properties in India last year
The Radisson Hotel Group recently announced that it has accelerated its growth in India by signing 21 hotels under a portfolio of nine brands in 2023. These 21 hotels also include the signing and opening of the group’s first property at Ayodhya — Park Inn by Radisson Ayodhya. Globally, Radisson Hotel Group added over 30,000 keys to its international portfolio.
Global air travel capacity set to surpass yearly flight figures
Travel offered to both corporate and leisure clients combined is set to surpass the annual travel capacity in 2018 and 2019, that is according to FCM Consulting’s Q4-2023* Quarterly Global Trends Report, citing data from Cirium. The report also highlighted a key trend that is set to continue for 2024 – more seats with fewer flights. H1-2024 is forecast to offer +97.9M (+3.5 per cent) more seats, and -2.1M (-5.6 per cent) fewer flights than H1-2019.
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“We continued to witness unprecedented demand from India and the entire South Asia region in 2023 which led to an extended peak outbound travel season with steady visa application volumes witnessed until December. We are confident that this positive travel momentum will sustain in 2024 as well. Thus, applicants who are planning to travel overseas from India are advised to apply for their visas well in advance to avoid the last-minute rush. A few of the popular destinations preferred by travellers from India in 2023 were Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, UK, US (in alphabetical order).”
Vishal Jairath,
Head – South Asia, VFS Global
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