The global cruise tourism sector is witnessing significant momentum, with industry players and policymakers increasingly viewing cruising as a key pillar of tourism growth story. Globally, the cruise industry remains consolidated, with major operators including Carnival Corporation, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Royal Caribbean accounting for nearly 70 - 80% of the market.

UFI research conducted with jwc, shows that Asia-Pacific remains the world's largest exhibition region by venue capacity, while India contributes only around 4% of that regional inventory. The country's 19 large-scale exhibition venues together offer total venue space of 639,000 sqm, highlighting substantial room for growth as demand increases, shared UFI’s COO.

With the arrival of the summer season and intensifying heat, digital travel platform Agoda’s data finds that for those planning a summer escape cantered around poolside leisure, Bali (Indonesia) emerges as the ultimate destination, topping the list of holiday spots with the highest number of pool-equipped accommodations. The platform reports a rise in travellers using the platform to search...

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) announced the signing of a Gateway in Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru. This is a brownfield project. Suma Venkatesh, Executive Vice President – Real Estate & Development, IHCL, said, “Bengaluru is among India’s leading lodging markets with Yeshwantpur as a key commercial micro-market. The addition of the reimagined Gateway brand in Yeshwantpur reinforces IHCL’s...

RateGain Travel Technologies Limited announced that it has signed Cinko, a last-minute hotel booking app developed by Remwes, LLC, as a new demand partner through its Enterprise Connectivity platform. The engagement will enable Cinko to connect with RateGain’s global hotel supply ecosystem through scalable and reliable integrations, expanding its access to hotel inventory and...

The tourism sector has reportedly received a major boost in the revised Kerala budget for 2026-27, with an allocation of INR 325.36 crore and a series of projects aimed at strengthening hospitality, heritage, eco-tourism and medical tourism.

Star Alliance member LOT Polish Airlines will be adding Tromsø to its flight schedule from December 1, 2026 and will operate twice-weekly flights to this city in northern Norway until February 13, 2027.

Air India Express will launch daily flights from Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) to Abu Dhabi starting July 15, becoming one of the first carriers to operate international services from the new airport. The service will utilise Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft, with flight IX205 operating to Abu Dhabi and IX206 returning. The airline also flies to Abu Dhabi from Mumbai International...

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) hosted the Korea Tourism Roadshows in New Delhi and Mumbai on March 12 and March 13, 2026, respectively, aiming to strengthen engagement with the Indian travel trade and presenting key initiatives to boost Indian visitor arrivals to the country.

ITC Hotels Limited announced the signing of a management agreement for a 140-key Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels Jaipur in Rajasthan. This signing aims to further strengthen ITC Hotels’ presence in Rajasthan.