Articles tagged “foreign exchange”

Tourism

Skift India Report: U.S. Visa Applicants Can Now Book With No Wait Time

After facing some of the longest wait times, Indian applicants for the U.S. visa finally have much reason to cheer.

Skift India Report: U.S. Visa Applicants Can Now Book With No Wait Time

Hotels

Skift India Report: Surge in Travel Job Openings

Travel agent positions led the demand for job roles in the past year – can the industry fill the openings fast enough?

Skift India Report: Surge in Travel Job Openings

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Hosts in Argentina Beat Inflation By Taking Payments in U.S. Dollars

Where there is an edge to be had, whether it's soaring inflation in Argentina or anything else, crafty entrepreneurs and hustlers will find a way to secure it. In Argentina, it can mean economic survival.

Airbnb Hosts in Argentina Beat Inflation By Taking Payments in U.S. Dollars

Tourism

Skift India Report: Outbound Travel Expected to Reach $44.7 Billion by 2032

It isn’t just about the number of people traveling, but also a series of bold investments India is making in infrastructure and expansion of its aviation sector. And the global travel industry must take note if it wants to capture a share of the market.

Skift India Report: Outbound Travel Expected to Reach $44.7 Billion by 2032

Tourism

India Daily: Foreign Tourist Arrivals Jumped 166% To Start 2023

India must work on streamlining visa processes and addressing safety concerns of tourists to unlock the full potential of inbound tourism.

India Daily: Foreign Tourist Arrivals Jumped 166% To Start 2023

Tourism

India Daily: EaseMyTrip Opens Retail Store in Patna

India must increase investment and leverage public-private partnership models to build on its niche tourism offerings — such as medical, wellness and spiritual tourism — to attract more international tourists.

India Daily: EaseMyTrip Opens Retail Store in Patna

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Adventure Tourism Operators Need to Improve Safety Measures

Bungy jumping, scuba diving and paragliding may offer a lifetime of unmatched thrills, but are tour operators selling these thrills playing by the rulebook?

Skift India Daily: Adventure Tourism Operators Need to Improve Safety Measures

News Blog

U.S. Travelers Plan to Nearly Double Number of Overseas Vacations Vs. 2019

A new survey has found that "affluent" Americans are planning to take nearly twice as many international trips in the next 12 months, compared to before the pandemic. Some demographics are also ready to spend twice as much too. The 2,000 respondents in a poll, called Portrait of American International Travelers and published by marketing…

Tourism

U.S. Tourists to the UK Cheer the Pound’s Slide But Londoners Find Little Cheer in Economy

With apologies to Dickens, but a tale of two cities is playing out in London right now. And the tourists are on the brighter side of that story.

U.S. Tourists to the UK Cheer the Pound’s Slide But Londoners Find Little Cheer in Economy