Skift India Report: Inbound Travel Gets G20 and Cricket World Cup Push
Photo Credit: Australia, U.S., and Singapore are touted to be the largest source markets for India. Unsplash / Annie Spratt
Skift Take
India's inbound tourism falls significantly short of its potential, but the G20 and Cricket World Cup may help nudge it closer to the 10-million mark.
While India has been making its way up as a top source country for outbound travel, the country's inbound tourism has still not been able to touch the almost 11-million foreign arrivals of 2019. According to the Ministry of Tourism, India received 6.2 million foreign tourists in 2022.
However, inbound travel to India is set to experience a 23% increase during the festive season (from September to November), according to data shared with Skift by travel technology firm RateGain.
Top Source Countries: Insights from RateGain data revealed that Australia is set to be the top source country, closely followed by U.S., Singapore, Canada and UK.
What's Fueling the Surge?
The hosting of the G20 in Delhi recently. Delhi and the National Capital Region experienced a 40% surge in travel demand when it hosted the G20 Summit earlier this month. The Cricket World Cup set to take place in the country from October 5-November 19.The upc
