Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo became the first Indian airline to transport 100 million passengers in a year. Celebrating its 17th anniversary this year, IndiGo has become one of the world’s largest airlines by passenger traffic.
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Even before Sri Lanka included India in the list of nations that will get free visas, it was among the most preferred destinations for Indian families, along with Sharjah in United Arab Emirates. A report from online travel agency Cleartrip chronicles what, how and which destinations were trending between July and September 2023. Domestically, Goa, Gurugram, and Chandigarh were the preferred non-metro destinations.
Other trends include:
Solo Women Travelers: The July-September period saw a 6% increase in solo women travelers when compared to second quarter. Bangkok emerged as the preferred destination and Sri Lankan Airlines as the preferred aircraft. Bhubaneshwar emerged as the new preferred non-metro destination.
Bus Operators: The five top preferred bus operators include Orange, OrbitBus, NueGO, Sahu Travel, and Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation. In the buses, of the total number of, 16.6% were solo women travelers.
Top destination for travel agents:
Trevolution Group, a company focused on agency sales of airline tickets and travel services, has announced India as the top-performing market for its new travel platform Dreamport.
Introduced in India in April of this year, Dreamport’s purpose is to support and bring together independent travel managers. In the first seven months since Dreamport’s launch, more than 51,000 freelancers from various parts of the country have registered to use the platform for their daily earnings. The main cities where travel agents come from are Delhi, Mumbai, Muzaffarnagar, Hoshiarpur, and Bhadrak. As for international travel, Dreamport customers from around the world prefer flying to the United States, Nigeria, the Philippines, and India.
India and Uzbekistan were strategically chosen as the first launch markets for the platform, and since September, it is also available across Moldova, with more than 56,000 unique applications up to date. Over 30% of travel agents have also passed the assessment process.
What Trends Say: According to the Trevolution Group’s report, India has always been a top choice for American and Canadian travelers. Currently, the demand for flights from these countries to India is higher than before the pandemic. This trend is evident in the sales made by Dreamport agents in the initial months of the platform’s launch, with over 15,000 flights sold to popular global destinations. These destinations cover both traditional leisure tourism and the growing segment of visiting friends and relatives.
What does Dreamport Offer? The group said that Dreamport offers a free training program to individuals, including freshers, covering topics such as marketing, sales, customer service, travel industry standards and tools. Additionally, the
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo became the first Indian airline to transport 100 million passengers in a year. Celebrating its 17th anniversary this year, IndiGo has become one of the world’s largest airlines by passenger traffic.
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