Indians Travelling Abroad

Visa demand jumps 32% as Indians rush abroad on Independence Day weekend

Indians used the Independence Day long weekend for quick international breaks, with visa demand rising 32% on Atlys, led by Bali, Dubai, Vietnam and Sri Lanka

US sees 16x visa spike in Re 1 sale; Vietnam, SA among top picks: Atlys

Atlys' Re 1 visa sale triggered a spike in applications from Indian travellers, with strong demand for the US, South Africa, Vietnam and Indonesia

Himalayas to Berlin: Indian hostel brands go global for budget travellers

More Indians are choosing social stays over five-star beds, as homegrown hostel brands expand overseas

Malaysia to Palau: Easier visas spark Indian travel surge to Southeast Asia

Visa relaxations boost Indian travel to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia, Palau, Philippines and Sri Lanka seeing sharp rise in bookings, Agoda data shows

India International Trade Fair 2024: All about tickets, dates and schedule

From November 14 to 27, New Delhi's Pragati Maidan will host the 43rd India International Trade Fair (IITF), which promises a colourful exhibition of goods from all around India and the world

Paytm launches UPI International, enables cashless payments abroad

Paytm brings UPI payments for Indian travellers to UAE, France, Singapore, and more

From Bangkok to Baku: How Indians are jet-setting across the globe in 2024

Indians are jet-setting like never before, with a 32 per cent jump in multiple international trips annually. Dive into the 2024 travel trends to see how Indians are taking their wanderlust to new heig

Uber sees rise in Indian travellers using app abroad, sets summer record

Uber data shows that Indian travellers (using the app) visited nearly 1,000 cities across 68 countries in 2023, with the top countries being the US, the UK, and Canada

MakeMyTrip releases most searched foreign locations by Indians this summer

MakeMyTrip releases most searched foreign locations by Indians this summer

Women pre-book window seats, men prefer aisle in domestic flights: MMT

MakeMyTrip's 'India Travel Trends Report' showed that 50% of all domestic flyers pick flights between 9 am and 6 pm, irrespective of the destination or the origin

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India needs a vibrant tourism sector

Sustainable, planned stay with Indian food: What Indian travellers want

Looking back at the last year, people from Vietnam (95 per cent) and India (89 per cent) embarked on the most journeys

Business trips to be exempted from LRS changes, says finance ministry

Any expense above this ceiling will require RBI's permission

Shah reviews facilities at airports, seeks measures for ease of travel

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reviewed passenger facilities at airports across the country and directed the authorities concerned to ensure ease of travel for passengers during the coming summer season, officials said. The home minister also sought additional measures at airports for passenger convenience. The meeting was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and top officials of the ministries of Home and Civil Aviation and the Central Industrial Security Force, among others. The home minister held the meeting to review passenger traffic at airports across the country, an official said. The home minister directed that steps be taken to ensure that passengers spend less time at airport gates, check-in counters, and security check and immigration zones.

Court grants 2 days to ED to reply on Jacqueline's plea for foreign travel

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted two days to the ED to reply to an application of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking permission to travel to Dubai. Fernandez, an accused in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case also involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, has sough the court's permission to travel to Dubai from January 27 to 30. Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik, who was scheduled to hear arguments on the actor's application on Wednesday, posted the matter for January 27 after the agency sought time to file a detailed reply to her application. The actor did not appear before the court on Wednesday and was represented by her lawyer. Fernandez had on December 22 withdrew from the court her plea for permission to go abroad to meet her family members, after the judge suggested that let the question of charge first be decide. She was granted regular bail in the case on November 15, 2022. Fernandez was not arrested in the case. The judge had on August 31 take

In 2020, Indians accounted for over 6 per cent of global emigrants

The total number of Indians living outside of the country touched 17.9 million that year

With rupee at 80, how to tackle cost of studying and travelling abroad

Education consultants advise parents to prepare for at least 2% annual increase in costs for children abroad

Those travelling abroad can take precaution dose 3 months after second jab

All technical protocols as prescribed in the guidelines regarding vaccination centres and adverse event following immunisation (AEFI) management will have to be followed, the guidelines added.

Indians to spend more on travel by adopting new normal post-Covid: Report

About 96 per cent agreed they like to eat and shop at local businesses to support the local economy

Almost 80% Indians want their travel to benefit communities: Survey

Travellers willing to discover rural areas and pay a premium for sustainable tourism, says research on Asia-Pacific respondents