Security fears have done what even visa hassles and high prices never could, convincing the world's biggest tourism market to just stay closer to home.
It’s more than just ticket prices that soccer fans will be paying up for at this year’s World Cup. Hotel taxes and transportation costs are just some of the ways organizers and hosts are squeezing money out of spectators.
India’s inbound travel was already fragile, now it’s being stress-tested. With Middle East routes disrupted, getting to India is harder, pricier, and slower, and that’s translating into lost bookings.
In this Skift Take Sessions episode, we hear from Fred Dixon, CEO of Brand USA, and Miguel Sanz, President of the European Travel Commission and Director-General of Turespaña.