The meeting brought together leading industry associations, including FAITH, ASSOCHAM, PHDCCI, WTTCII, TGFI, ABTO, CII, IAAPI and FICCI, to deliberate on reforms required to unlock the full growth potential of India's tourism ecosystem.

One of the key highlights of EEA 2026 was the Leadership Roundtable on: "Role of the Exhibition Industry in India's Viksit Bharat @2047 Roadmap". The session brought together government representatives, international associations, venue operators, exhibition organisers and industry leaders for a strategic discussion on the future direction of the sector.

By 2027, while Asia as a whole is expected to return to 2019 levels, India is projected to exceed pre-Covid exhibition activity by more than 50%, shared Sebastian Witt, Partner & Senior Consultant at jwc GmbH. The firm also identifies India as the world's most attractive exhibition market but warns that inadequate venue infrastructure could constrain future growth.

Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu inaugurated the rerouted Vande Bharat Express between Amritsar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. Now operating on a new route via Gurdaspur and Batala, the optimised route reduces total journey distance by about 84 km, saving 40 minutes off the previous schedule to improve efficiency for religious and leisure tourism...

For decades, global crisis have followed a predictable script for the tourism sector: uncertainty rises, bookings fall, businesses struggle and travellers postpone holidays. Yet the current geopolitical disruptions across West Asia appear to be producing a different outcome for the Indian travellers, showing that they are not travelling less; they are travelling differently.

V Somanna, Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, on Thursday, flagged off the Madgaon-Karwar Express service from Madgaon station, aiming to strengthen rail connectivity between Goa and the coastal districts of Karnataka, officials said.

Having earned the trust of members for another term, President Satish Sehrawat, in an exclusive interaction with T3, outlines a bold vision centred on national expansion, industry professionalisation and long-awaited regulatory reforms aimed at strengthening the sector's role in India's tourism growth story.

As fresh geopolitical developments hit headlines across the globe, the travel industry once again finds itself navigating uncertainty and attempting to decode increasingly complex traveller sentiments. Having already borne the brunt of global disruptions during the pandemic years, travel businesses are closely watching how the latest developments could influence consumer confidence and demand.

The bid submission deadline has been set for July 13, 2026, with the agency expected to help drive a more integrated and outcome-oriented approach to promoting India as a tourism destination, as per Ministry of Tourism's tender document.

“The day tourism contributes 10% to the economy, it will become the second-largest employment-generating sector after agriculture,” Shekhawat said, during his interview with a national news agency.