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India’s rising middle class and higher disposable income have boosted spending on discretionary services, while the growing lower middle class has bolstered domestic travel, said Rajesh Magow, group CEO of MakeMyTrip, during an earnings call on Tuesday.

In May 2024, the travel industry reached 103, marking a 3% rise over last year, according the latest Skift Travel Health Index: May 2024 Highlights. This highlights a transition from the post-pandemic recovery phase to moderate and sustainable growth levels in 2024.

Some places in the world present delightful surprises around just about every corner. Along one of many twisty roads is a picturesque cove with no sign of development, and then a stretch of golden sands backed by wild grass-covered dunes. Past a roiling river and across a stone bridge, an atmospheric tea room makes an appearance, coated in a blanket of crimson-hued Virginia creeper. Down a long set of polished rocky steps, a centuries-old stone chapel is snuggled in the side of rugged limestone cliffs. Elsewhere, in a bucolic landscape, a neolithic burial chamber pops into view, seemingly out of nowhere. All of these discoveries and many more can be found in Wales, a country whose reputation, in the minds of many travelers, seems to revolve solely around an abundance of grazing sheep, a multitude of Medieval castles, and a landscape that’s a patchwork of verdancy. To truly discover Wales in all her unique, cool and, sometimes, quirky glory, lay your head in any (or all) of these stellar accommodations that range from the understated to the serene to the eccentric.

Visitors to Chile have another reason to make a stop in wine country, to visit the freshly renovated and ultra-luxurious new casitas at Clos Apalta - one of Chile’s most highly-awarded world-class wineries.Previously, this French-inspired winery’s collection of four casitas held the title of smallest Relais & Châteaux property in the world; now with the of debut seven new ones and fully reimagined interiors for the original ones they usher in a luxurious new take on luxury and nature.

Would you rather spend the night in a luxury hotel or a wine barrel that's been converted into a tiny home?