A recent survey observed how Indians spent more time on their phones while travelling.
A graphic showing how passenger traffic at Indian airports has grown over the years.
Rediff reader Sameer Karkhanis, 41 from Thane shares his experience. You can share yours too!
In 2017, 60 million passengers flew between India and the UAE, the largest overseas air travel market from India.
Rediff reader Anmol More shared his experience.
Of the 23 million visas processed by VFS in 2017 calendar year, one fifth were in India, making it the company's biggest market.
Among the Indian carriers, Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, and SpiceJet operate flights to Saudi Arabia while Saudi Arabian Airlines and Flynas are the two carriers operating in India.
TripAdvisor recently unveiled a list of 15 most popular attractions amongst Indian travellers. Take a look at the places we simply love visiting.
During the mission, Brand USA announced the launch of the 'USA Discovery Program' for the Indian travel trade.
Over the last few days, as the fortunes of Thomas Cook Plc took a wrong turn, the Indian entity scrambled to distance itself from its erstwhile parent. Experts have said that the travel firm must not change its brand name.
To win back customers, operators are offering discounts and cash-back, and are absorbing service tax
The flight arrived at Wuhan's Tianhe International Airport on Friday evening. While the official number of students to be airlifted in the two flights is not known, Indians who reached the Wuhan airport on Friday said they were told that 374 were expected to be airlifted by the Air India flight. India has taken an undertaking from the Indians travelling in the two flights that they would be quarantined for 14 days after their arrival, besides undergoing special checks at the Wuhan airport.
With Indian travellers getting more eager to venture out in the uncharted territory, travel agencies are offering attractive discounts on several such unheard-of destinations.
The demand is the highest for the India-Pakistan match at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16 and also for the final at Lords on July 14.
Trust today means more than the belief that a brands' products will work as advertised; consumers want to believe that the company truly cares for its customers.
Frugal vacations are passe!
It's been a huge draw for Indian tourists this year.
Indians are preferring long-haul foreign locations this summer, says report.
July 14 features three big-ticket sporting events -- the World Cup final, the Wimbledon men's final and the British Grand Prix.
Travel companies are reducing the number of days from packages to make it more affordable for globe trotters.
Since the FIFA World Cup is finally over, we imagine this is what some of us are probably going to do now.
The survey revealed that Indians are good at saving for their vacations in advance and having a dedicated vacation fund.
The new-age traveler is no longer into ticking a checklist of must-see spots on his holiday. He is ready to pay a premium to experience culture, crafts and culinary delights of the local populace
Mumbaikar and proud of it? This one's for you folks! :-)
These measures are part of initiatives by these nations to attract Indian tourists, says Aneesh Phadnis.
With Chinese and Indians travelling in bigger numbers than ever, hotels around the world are doing everything possible to attract customers.
The advisory comes in the wake of the recent inclement weather along the Nepalganj-Simikot-Hilsa route of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Nepal, and the consequent stranding of pilgrims for over a week.
Taking a cue from price war in the domestic sector, two foreign carriers - Emirates and Air Asia - have cut fares for Indian travellers so as to beat the March quarter blues.
In addition to hospitalisation charges, it will cover expenses like transfer to hospital in of an accident.
Last year, Jet Airways and Air France-KLM signed an enhanced cooperation agreement' for the development of their operations between Europe and India
The US has already eased the procedure for issuing visa to attract a million Indian tourists by 2015
Outbound travel from India to the south east Asian destination of Malaysia is expected to see a dip of 20 to 40 per cent with the Malaysian government cancelling the visa-on- arrival facility for Indian travellers, effective August 1.
The new alliance will help the Tatas realise their long-cherished dream of flying abroad, while Singapore Airlines will get a foothold in the expanding Indian market
Sixty-seven per cent of Indian leisure travellers prefer to travel by air rather than rail or road.
Mittu Chandilya wants to bring a new meaning to flying for Indians.
According to a survey, Indigo is presently the favourite domestic airlines of travellers. It replaced Kingfisher, which won twice in the past.
The increase in bookings has also meant a significant reduction in overall costs for the online travel agencies and a consequent narrowing of losses.
Indian travellers have emerged as the sixth biggest spenders on hotels globally while traveling overseas in 2010 with an average spend of Rs 6,722 per night.
The Rediff Labs team analysed the 65th round of the National Sample Survey data for domestic travel to find out some interesting patterns in the way Indians travel.
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