1. Travel & Tourism Trends in India

2. Contents Travel & Tourism India - A Tourist Destination
Types of Tourism
Favorite Destinations
Activities
Seasonality of Travel
Online Portals
Travel & Tourism Industry in 2005
Travel & Tourism Industry in 2006
Travel & Tourism Industry in 2007
Predictions for the Future
Inbound Tourism
International Travel Behavior

3. Travel & Tourism Industry – A Brief Overview
Travel and Tourism one of the world's largest foreign exchange earner among industries providing employment directly to millions of people worldwide.
The industry includes:
Government tourism departments
Immigration and customs services
Travel Agencies
Airlines
Tour Operators
Hotels
Many associated service industries such as Airline catering or Laundry services, Guides, Interpreters and Tourism promotion

4. Industries earning Foreign Exchange
Cashew Industry
Apiculture – Honeybee industry
Marine food industry
Textile Industry
Floriculture Industry
Venture Capital

5. Welcome To India
A 5,000 year old History of Culture, Religion, Alternative Medicine, Art and Spirituality fascinate both budget and luxury travelers

6. Tourism Scene - India
India has been ranked 9th amongst the top tourism destinations
India’s travel and tourism market was valued at US$42 billion in 2005
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) have named India as one of the fastest growing tourism industries for the next 10 to 15 years
Tourism in India contributes 5.9% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product
Provides employment to 41.8 million people

7. TOURISM IN INDIA

8. Types of Tourism Pilgrim - visiting places of worship
Primary Tourism
Pilgrim - visiting places of worship
Heritage - visiting historical monuments
Adventure - adventure through trekking, air/water sports
Business - executives arriving in India on business combine tourism with their business trips
Leisure - hill resorts, beach resorts, waterfalls, zoological parks, bird sanctuaries, botanical/horticultural gardens
Location
Char Dham Yatra, Yamunotri, Gangotri
Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur
Sikkim, Goa, Leh, Ladakh
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Ahmedabad
Goa, Kerala

9. Types of Tourism
Secondary Tourism
Medical - medical services like knee/hip replacement, heart surgery, dental procedures and different cosmetic surgeries
Graveyard - tourists visiting tombs/cemeteries of their ancestors in India especially in Himachal Pradesh where there are “European Cemeteries”
Slum - tourists roam around streets of Delhi, experiencing the life of poor, underprivileged
Location
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Ooty
Delhi, Mumbai

10. Places & Activities Golden Triangle - Delhi, Agra and Jaipur Sikkim
The Backwaters of Kerala
Goa
Varanasi
Watch the world’s most beautiful monuments, forts, palaces and heritage spots
Trekking, mountaineering, mountain biking, river rafting, kayaking and yak safari temples, monasteries, churches and mosques
Stay on a houseboat, relish authentic South Indian meals, ride a canoe, get an Ayurvedic massage
Beaches, Water sports, Christian Pilgrimage tours and Goan Carnival
Bathe in the Ganges and worship the morning Sun

11. Places & Activities Leh &h Ladakh- center of Tibeto-Buddhist culture
Rajasthan
Spiritual Tour – Hardwar, Rishikesh, Badrinath, Kedarnath (Char Dham), Gangotri and Yamunotri
Temples of Khajuraho
Wildlife Sanctuaries - Bandhavgarh, Kaziranga, Kanha, Shivpuri, Periyar, Gir, Ranthambore, Bharatpur and Corbett
Visit Buddhist Monasteries
Camel festival at Pushkar, sand dunes, palaces & forts at Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer Sandunes, Indian Folk Dance and Pushkar Fair.
Cleanse the mind, body and soul
Watch erotic sculptures with utmost architectural harmony and beauty
Watch Bengal Tigers,Indian Peacocks. Asian Elephants, Peacocks , exotic wildlife species

12. Major International Tourist Attractions
Palace on Wheels
Heritage on Wheels
Deccan Odyssey
Luxury Spas & Ayurveda Resorts in India- Ananda Spa
Star Cruise Holidays

13. Major International Tourist Attractions
India Wildlife Holidays
Jim Corbett National Park, Ranthambore National Park
India Pilgrimage Tours
Adventure Tours to India
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gulmarg, Darjeeling, Leh, Manali
International Events in India
India International Trade Fair, Jobs & Education Fair, International Handicrafts Fair, Delhi International Leather Fair
Fairs and Festivals of India
Pushkar Camel Cattle Fair

14. Major Tour Operators Popular Tour Operators in India Mann Tours
Namaste Tours India
Kesari Travels
Travel Corporation of India
Maharani Voyages
Apollo Voyages
India LTC
J M Mehta Travels and Tours

15. Seasonality Of Travel Kanha National Park Ranthambore Shimla
FEB - JUNE
Kanha National Park
Ranthambore
Shimla
Uttaranchal
Srinagar
Gir Forest (Gujarat)
Dudhwa National Park(Uttar Pradesh)
Jim Corbett Park (Uttaranchal)
Rajaji National Park(East of Haridwar)
MAY- OCTOBER
Kashmir
Leh, Ladakh
Himachal Pradesh
Betla National Park (Jharkhand)
Srisailam National Park (Andhra Pradesh)

16. Seasonality Of Travel Kerala Rajasthan Golden Triangle Goa Vrindavan
OCTOBER - MARCH
Kerala
Rajasthan
Golden Triangle
Goa
Vrindavan
Varanasi
Khajuraho

17. DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL TRENDS

18. Inbound Tourism
There has been a gradual increase in the number of foreigners visiting India during the past few years. Increasing at the rate of 11% per annum, the inbound tourism has brought in huge amount of foreign exchange to India
Inbound tourism, in India, is at its peak during the months from October through December

19. Domestic travel 230 million domestic travelers in 2002
There has been a sharp rise in domestic travel by 15-20% in 2003
Inbound tourism, in India, is at its peak during the months from October through December
Domestic travelers prefer to visit Char Dham and South India

20. Domestic travel States promoting Tourism Himachal Pradesh Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan

21. International Travel Behavior
UK and USA are the prominent contributors to the Indian Travel and Tourism industry. Each of them accounted for 15% of overall tourist traffic in India during the year 2005
India, the cradle of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikkhism attracts Asians such as the Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai for religious reasons
India, being the second biggest Muslim country in the world attracts a large number of tourists from the Middle East
India’s rich spiritual and cultural heritage attracts many international tourists
They visit India in search of inner peace and contentment

22. International arrivals in India
India is the most preferred destination for more than 42% of the total foreign tourists coming to South Asia
In 2003 tourist arrivals reached 2.73 million
The bulk of international arrivals in India, both in 2003 and 2004, have been business travelers
India witnessed nearly 3.5 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2004, 25.8% more than what it was in 2003

23. International arrivals in India
The UK and the US lead arrivals into the country. Combined, they accounted for 33% of total arrivals in 2005
Most of the tourists, coming to India, have preferred northern and western India to any other part of the country
Recently there has been an inclination towards Kerala
Adventure tourism, a major draw - 40% of tourists, who visited India in came looking for escapades

24. International arrivals
Showed an Increasing Trend
Showed a Negative Trend
Showed an Increasing Trend
Showed Maximum Growth Rate

25. Online portals – India
Major online airline & hotel booking portals are:
Yatra
Make my trip
Cleartrip
Travelguru
Desiya
Ezeego
Ghumo
The most popular are

26. Online portals – India Make my trip Clear trip
Crossed the $100 million sales mark on February 12, 2007 which was the full year target.
It closed the financial year (ending March 31, 2007) with sales of $120 million
Clear trip
A 360 degree approach to customer acquisition : Marketing plan includes a healthy mix of offline & online advertising activities.
Cleartrip currently has a digital content sharing agreement with Lonely Plant and has launched ‘ Small World ‘
They offer the customer exhaustive travel guide information.

27. Online portals – India Yatra
Second in the $750 million online travel industry with a 25% market share
It posts an average revenue of $5 million a month with a volume of 2,500 tickets and 150 rooms a day
The company has tied up with Reliance Capital to offer online travel solutions through the Reliance Web World outlets

28. ONLINE BOOKING – AIRLINE & HOTEL

29. Online bookings Airline
Globally:
400 million flights in a year is booked using online systems
It is saving airlines nearly US$ 2 billion a year
distribution costs for traditional airlines were over 14-15%, now is reduced to less then 5 %
Major international markets are the US, UK and UAE
40% of all American travel and 15 % of global travel is done through e-tickets

30. Online bookings Airline
In India major market for online ticket booking are Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad
In India, airline tickets are the largest selling items on the internet
In India about passengers per day travel via e-tickets
On a futuristic note, at least 200 online bookings a day in India is expected

31. Online bookings Hotel
Globally, over 20% of all hotel reservations are done online through the Internet
Between January and November 2000, $3.5 billion hotel rooms were booked online
In 2006 the Internet accounted for 38.3% of online hotel booking, compared to 20.2% in 2005
Demand for hotel grew at approximately 18% across India in 2003/04 and is growing at %
On-line hotel reservations in India has risen to 7% of the business in 2005/2006, compared to 3% in 2004/2005

32. ONLINE BOOKING – OVER THE YEARS

33. Online Bookings
On-line hotel reservations in India also picked up in 2005 and constituted 3% of the business
Travel agents recognised the importance of the Internet as a means to distribute and market various deals, drawing in 7% of business from this medium

34. Online Bookings – 2006
Most hotels in the country are seeing an increase of 15-20% in online bookings as compared to 2004.
Indians are expected to make about Rs2 crore worth of online hotel bookings in
Out of all the online shoppers, 20% made hotel bookings. The number is likely to go up to 31% by 2006
Hotels located in Mumbai and Delhi accounted for 47% of all online booking
At present, it is the leisure travellers who make the most bookings online

35. Online Travel Retail Market Present & Future - India
Online travel grew over a 100% in 2006 and is expected to grow by over 70% in crossing $1bn dollar mark
By 2010, India is expected to have 100 million Internet users; majority aged 25 – 39
The country is Asia’s fastest growing market for online travel retail by 2010
16% of travel retail business in 2010 is expected to be sourced through the Internet

36. Travel & Tourism
2007 will see an increase in the importance of Online Travel Agencies as can be gauged from the 271% expected growth
Travelocity has just set up its India office, and Amadeus has bagged five of India’s top OTAs - Indiatimes, MakeMyTrip, Sify, TravelGuru and Yatra
MakeMyTrip.com does business amounting to $120 million a year
Yatra.com is averaging $5 million in gross sales per month, selling 2500 airline tickets and 150 rooms per day

37. Travel & Tourism - India - Future
Domestic tourism is expected to increase by 15% to 20% p.a. over the next five years
Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to grow to 5 million by 2007 and subsequently to 10 million by
By 2020, the Government of India expects Travel and Tourism Industry to contribute Rs8,500 billion to GDP
The Confederation of Indian Industry has prepared a vision paper for 2020, which envisages employment of 50 million persons in the Travel and Tourism industry (currently it is 42 million) and an increase in the share of this industry to 7% of GDP

38. Executive Summary Travel & Tourism Industry
provides employment to about 41.8 million people
contributes to country’s 5.9% GDP
India attracts a large number of foreign tourists
2004 – 2005 witnessed 22.8% growth for International Arrivals which is the highest growth rate till date
Favorite destinations
Domestic : Char Dham & South India
International : Northern & Western India
Future
By 2020,Travel and Tourism Industry is expected to contribute Rs8,500 billion to India’s GDP

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