India Outbound Magazine

25/08/2026

United Airlines has announced its largest international network expansion, adding 10 new international cities and three new routes across Europe and Asia from March 2027.

United

United Airlines has announced its largest international network expansion, adding 10 new international cities and three new routes across...

25/08/2026

Travel technology firm Sabre has been named the official Tech Strategic Partner for the Arabian Travel Market, the largest travel and trade show in the Middle East, scheduled to be held in Dubai in September.

Arabian Travel Market Sabre Corporation Shamal Communications

To highlight the growing role of artificial intelligence, data and digital transformation in the global travel industries...

25/08/2026

As the preparations for the consecration of the first traditional Hindu stone temple in France enter their final stages, BAPS, a Hindu spiritual organisation, has announced a line-up of high-profile celebrations as part of the ‘Festival of Culture’ that will bring Indian traditions, music and performances to Paris and Bussy-Saint-Georges from September 2-14.

BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha

25/08/2026

Some of the world’s most iconic cities are slowly moving downwards. 🌍⬇️

And it’s not always because the sea is rising. 📈

In many places, the bigger problem is happening beneath the surface, groundwater extraction, soft sediments, heavy construction and natural geological processes can cause land to gradually sink. 🌊

For destinations that welcome millions of travellers every year, protecting the city isn’t just an environmental challenge, it’s a tourism and infrastructure challenge too. ✈️🏛️

➡️ Swipe through to see which major cities are facing the problem—and just how quickly some of them are sinking. 👀

25/08/2026

Hanoi registered an estimated 18.01 million visitors in the first six months of 2026, an increase of 15.7 pc year-on-year, with international arrivals rising at a much faster pace of 26.8 pc to 4.64 million as the Vietnamese capital accelerates tourism product development, investment and digital transformation.

Vietnam Tourism Board

Hanoi registered an estimated 18.01 million visitors in the first six months of 2026, an increase of 15.7 pc year-on-year, with...

25/08/2026

After significant declines for most of the year, tourism to Seychelles registered a marginal recovery in July, with an increase of 1.8 pc in international arrivals. However, for the first seven months of the year, the arrivals in the destination remain 11.4 pc below the corresponding period of last year.

The Seychelles Islands

After significant declines for most of the year, tourism to Seychelles registered a marginal recovery in July, with an increase of 1.8 pc...

25/08/2026

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed one of Japan's largest hotel conversion portfolio deals in recent years, adding 14 hotels with 1,063 rooms in Kyoto through a long-term partnership with GCP Hospitality.

IHG Hotels & Resorts

IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed one of Japan's largest hotel conversion portfolio deals in recent years, adding 14 hotels with 1,063 rooms in Kyoto through a long-term partnership with GCP Hospitality.

24/08/2026

Greece recorded EUR 8.79 billion in travel receipts in the first half of 2026, marking an increase of 14.8 pc year-on-year, as a 15.4 pc rise in international arrivals more than offset a 0.6 pc decline in average expenditure per trip.

Visit Greece

24/08/2026

Savannah has a side most visitors never get to see. 👀🇺🇸

Beyond the grand historic homes, moss-draped streets and famous squares lies a wonderfully unusual side of the city filled with hidden passageways, underground tunnels, strange museums, unexpected stories and local legends.

Some of these places are tucked away in plain sight, while others reveal stories that have been part of Savannah for centuries.

➡️ Swipe through to uncover five lesser-known corners of the city worth adding to your Savannah itinerary. 🗺️✨

24/08/2026

Thanks to an increasing demand for personalised, luxury travel to Finland in the Indian market, a record number of travel and tourism stakeholders from Finland turned out for the Finland-India Roadshow 2026. I wish I was in Finland

https://indiaoutbound.info/io-exclusive/growing-demand-for-personalised-trips-to-finland-in-india/