64% of employers in travel and hospitality industry expanding workforce: TeamLease report

Booking.com has witnessed a favorable repeat direct booking behavior from consumers using mobile apps compared to direct bookings on desktop or mobile in the first quarter of 2024 (Image: unsplash)

According to TeamLease Services’ Employment Outlook Report (EOR) for first-half of the fiscal year 2025, 64% of employers in the travel and hospitality industry are expanding their workforce as they adapt to growing demand, while 19% report reductions, and 17% indicate no change in workforce size

Thomas Cook India capitalizes on AI, spiritual tourism, and tier-2 cities to boost biz

Spiritual tourism has witnessed a boom in India and makes up 60% of the country's domestic tourism (Photo: Unsplash)

Thomas Cook India’s net profit was marginally up to Rs 73 crore in the first quarter of FY2025 from Rs 71 crore in the same period last year. The company’s standalone total income stood at Rs 788.7 crore for the quarter, up from Rs 766.28 crore in Q1 FY2024

Budget 2024: Govt to boost tourism, major focus on Bihar and Odisha

Budget 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Vishnupad Temple Corridor (in Gaya) and Mahabodhi Temple Corridor would be supported and modeled on the Kashi Vishwanath Temple Corridor.

Budget 2024: FM Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will support the development of Nalanda as a tourist centre besides reviving Nalanda University.

Paris Olympics 2024: Airbnb sees 30% surge in bookings from Indian tourists

Indian esports industry stands to gain significantly from this development. Following a bronze medal win in DOTA 2 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and competing in five titles at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Airbnb said that the stays in its properties during the dates of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris 2024 are estimated to generate over $2,170 for a typical host