Rising costs due to Russia-Ukraine war, govt initiatives like ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ among factors driving people to travel more within India than abroad, according to industry bodies.
Surging domestic tourism is helping India withstand the renewed slump in global tourism brought on by rising costs due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the resultant spike in inflation in many developed countries, according to industry bodies.
Following the lifting of pandemic-induced lockdowns and restrictions in many countries, global tourism witnessed a sharp, but short-lived recovery. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s World Tourism Barometer report released on 26 September, international tourist arrivals across the world had nearly tripled in the January to July 2022 period, compared to the same period in 2021.
TCA Sharad Raghavan 