Articles tagged “visas”

China's economic weakness, city downtowns in trouble, visa delays – these are just some of the issues holding back travel. We will be talking about them with tourism executives at the Skift Global Forum in September.

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at New York City's short-term rental cliff, U.S. outbound tourism, and visa wait times for Indian travelers to the U.S.

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

The vision for the hospitality sector goes much beyond just branded hotels — to include tier-2 and 3 cities which will be crucial for tourism growth. Plus, other highlights from last week's news in hotel deals and development across the country.

Zeelo is helping corporate clients make shuttle routes more efficient, and Teleport is making the visa submission process a little less tedious.

While China easing group tour restrictions is a travel industry leap, don't expect a sudden surge of Chinese tourists. The revival might need a little more time to unfold.

Given travelers’ demand for exciting alternatives to the packed streets of tourist hotspots, India’s best kept secrets are now waiting for new stories to tell.

Looks like we will no longer be comparing Dubai's tourism to 2019. Time to update those comparison charts!

While India has ambitious plans to position itself on the global adventure tourism map, it’s important that the government, tour operators, travelers and other industry stakeholders collaborate to focus on responsible growth of the sector.

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at the competition to host the World Cup in the U.S., visa wait times to the U.S., and the largest outbound tourism market in the world.