| Today, India has the potential to become the | | | | India have been offering value deal holidays to |
| Global Super Power. Now, India is the 2nd fastest | | | | help increase trade after the industry predicted |
| growing economy in the world after China with | | | | early this year that the travel industry could |
| the growth rate 8.5%, and by 2013 we will beat | | | | suffer due to the unstable economic growth in |
| China and will be on the 1st Position. India is | | | | the UK. |
| territorially a large country, geographically a | | | | Some of the top selling destinations which have |
| peninsula with a strategically dominating view of | | | | helped increase trade for travel agents have been |
| three major seas which could potentially provide a | | | | Canary Islands, India Tour and Spain with people |
| basis to control ship traffic from the Indian Ocean | | | | looking for cheap package holidays as a large |
| to Pacific Ocean by putting toll gates at the | | | | number of families could not afford holidays last |
| Malacca Straits, a long continuing civilization (over | | | | year. |
| ten thousand years), a large and young | | | | Wise holiday makers have been keeping an eye |
| population(average age of 29 years as compared | | | | on travel agents such as Lets Travel India to |
| to of China of 38 years, and Japan of 47 years)- | | | | search for cheap package holidays after the |
| which is termed as Demographic Dividend, and as | | | | company announced they were slashing prices on |
| proven inventors of cutting edge scientific | | | | a large number of their holidays, while other |
| discoveries in mathematics, astronomy, surgery | | | | holiday makers have been booking their own |
| and recently in high quality IT software. At | | | | cheap flights and booking hotels abroad via the |
| present India has demonstrated innovative | | | | internet reducing the cost of their holidays. |
| capacity in Chip design, Thorium reactors, Biotech, | | | | It was feared that a large number of travel |
| and pharmaceuticals. | | | | agents would see themselves left with thousands |
| Travel & Tour is also the fastest growing industry | | | | of unsold holidays but with holiday makers looking |
| in India. India tourism is gradually increasing every | | | | for cheap deals after leading travel agents were |
| ending year. Nowadays, Indian people are traveling | | | | forced to reduce their package holiday prices, this |
| all around the world. The way of traveling by | | | | fear has now been reduced and travel agents are |
| Indians is slightly different, preferring the luxury | | | | now claiming most of their unwanted holidays for |
| travel & tour. | | | | September have been sold. |
| Organizers of the recent Travel and Tourism Fair | | | | The Indian travel industry is doing well with Indian |
| (TTF) in Ahmedabad conducted a survey among | | | | flights. After having suffered from a somewhat |
| Gujarat attendees, and results showed a | | | | slow season in 2008-2009, once again India is |
| significant number of Indian tourists prefer luxury | | | | leading travel industry to the front, taken lime light |
| travel and accommodations. | | | | and is seeing a growth in its travel industry of |
| TTF found that one-third of those surveyed had | | | | what is expected to be between 5-6% & 1-1.5% |
| an average travel budget of Rs 80,000 as | | | | higher than the global average. |
| reported by the Times of India. Foreign tourism | | | | There are two reasons behind this boom: one is |
| departments in attendance have taken notice of | | | | the upcoming Commonwealth Games being |
| this trend and are offering more options for Indian | | | | hosted in Delhi in October & 2nd one is the Indian |
| travelers seeking upscale opportunities. | | | | government efforts to boost the travel industry |
| "Switzerland provides tourists an option of staying | | | | through improvements to international travel |
| together in fully furnished homes or chalet with a | | | | services and accommodation. This includes the |
| kitchen where one can cook one's own meals," | | | | completion of Terminal 3 of Delhi's International |
| Swiss travel agent Puneet Sehgal told the news | | | | Airport. The terminal is now the sixth largest in |
| source. Sehgal also noted that at least 400 Indians | | | | the world with a capacity for 37 million |
| choose Switzerland for group vacations each | | | | passengers per year. For the tourist and business |
| year. | | | | travelers, this means shorter queues, more |
| Japan has been focusing promotions towards | | | | comfortable lounge areas, plenty of shops and |
| Indian tourists, specifically for theme parks. One | | | | increased flight offerings from UK airports including |
| Japanese travel agent at the fair told the Times | | | | Birmingham, Belfast International and direct from |
| of India that Osaka's Universal Studios is a major | | | | London Heathrow as airlines bolster the number |
| attraction for Gujarati. | | | | of Delhi-bound flights. |
| More than 15,000 people attended this year's fair, | | | | In anticipation for the Commonwealth Games, the |
| including exhibitors from Egypt, China, Dubai, | | | | Indian government has also been giving the city |
| Malaysia, Sri Lanka and many other nations. | | | | of Delhi itself a major facelift; to such a point that |
| Celebrations times for Travel Industry... | | | | professionals within the travel industry are |
| Travel Magazine has been informed there has | | | | anticipating that Delhi is quickly becoming a top |
| been an increase in Package Holiday bookings this | | | | contender as a one of the major travel |
| year compared to last year even though we are | | | | destinations for world tourists. |
| still in a trick economic climate. High Street Travel | | | | Of course, with all of this attention focused on |
| agents such as First Choice and Thomas Cook | | | | India, destination-bound airlines and hotels are |
| are celebrating after people looking for Holiday | | | | offering tempting fares and fabulous budget |
| Deals in September helped increase bookings this | | | | accommodation prices for Delhi bound tourists and |
| year by 75% compared to booking for holidays | | | | business travelers - both in October during the |
| last September. | | | | Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi and beyond. |
| Some of the leading travel agents like Lets Travel | | | | |