Articles tagged “visas”

A hotel is only as good as its frontline staff. Oyo’s accelerator program is helping small hoteliers achieve long-term profitability and increase earnings by offering mentorship and financial assistance.

In what might seem like a much-needed relief to end long visa delays, how efficiently backlogs are cleared remains to be seen.

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at airline CEO confidence, Iceland’s music tourism, and U.S. visa delays for Indian travelers.

The average wait time for an Indian tourist visa to visit the U.S. still stands at 11 months. The State Department needs to do better.

Airfares in India are going through the roof bang in the middle of the country’s peak summer travel season. Is any respite in the near term likely?

Strong demand recovery in the hospitality business and a higher number of storefronts on Oyo’s platform gives the budget hotel chain much reason to cheer.

More hotel chains are teaming up with top developers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to launch high-end homes and branded residences.

Voice-based chat was hyped years ago but faded fast. The latest gains in artificial intelligence could make voice-powered search useful at last. Marketers, take note.

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.

For San Francisco, India seems to be the new China.