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middle class: India's growing middle class poised to transform travel landscape

Globally, the middle class is already the largest spender. India is expected to become the fourth largest global spender on travel by 2030, and by then the middle class, with increased purchasing power, will make 47% of its population, say reports by Booking.com-McKinsey & Company, and People Research on Indias Consumer Economy-Indias Citizen Environment (PRICE-ICE), respectively.

Why are so many foreign countries wooing Indian travellers?

More Indians might be holidaying overseas this Christmas-New Year season than last year as relatively cheaper fares and packages, better connectivity, and easier entry requirements have made the proposition more compelling, ET has reported. Tour and travel companies such as Thomas Cook, SOTC and EaseMyTrip have seen up to 30% uptick in demand for short-haul international routes compared to last year.

Surging demand for UK visas: VFS Global to open visa processing centres in smaller Indian cities - details here

VFS Global plans to open temporary visa processing centers in smaller cities in India, including Allahabad, Bhubaneswar, Calicut, Dehradun, and Indore

VFS to expand India reach to cater to UK Visa demand

This comes amidst Indian nationals accounting for the highest share (30%) of visitor visas granted by the UK in the year ended June 2023. Chinese nationals ranked second at 13%, followed by Nigerian and Turkish nationals at 6% each, according to statistics issued by the UK government.

Indians get 1/3rd of all UK visas, China 2nd with 13%

Indians account for almost a third of all UK visas issued, making them the highest visa getters. VFS Global plans to open temporary centres in Prayagr

VFS Global & Embassy of the Republic of South Korea Unite For India-Korea Harmony Cup

VFS Global Launches First Sign Language Contact Centre In India

VFS Global launches first sign language contact centre in India

VFS Global launches sign contact centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing community

Indian tourists: Strong economy has nations vying to lure Indian tourists

A McKinsey study released Thursday showed, globetrotters from India are set to soar, given the relative economic prosperity and a growing propensity for international travel. "If India follows China's outbound travel trajectory (which it could, due to similarity in population size and per capita income trajectory), then Indian tourists could make 80 to 90 million trips a year by 2040," said the report, From India to the world: Unleashing the Potential of India's Tourists.