CAPA India and Expedia release 'The inflection point for India outbound travel’ report

31-Jan-2018 Expedia group, the world's largest online travel company, in association with CAPA India, the region's leading aviation advisory, research and knowledge practice, developed the latest 'The inflection point for India outbound travel' report, to enable global travel and tourism operators to better understand the Indian outbound leisure market.

The report throws light on Indian consumers' leisure travel habits and this year's findings suggest that there is a huge potential in this segment as India contributes to only 4.8 Million leisure outbound trips. The findings also reveal the top outbound destinations for Indian weddings and explain what factors lead Indians to choose and plan their trip.

Mr. Simon Fiquet, General Manager, Southeast Asia and India, Expedia says, "India has a huge latent market for leisure travel owing to the burgeoning middle class, rising disposable incomes, higher need and awareness around travel being pushed by millennials. The report suggests that India has a promising potential, as only 30% of the total departures from India account for leisure travelling, which stands too small as compared to a global average of 53%. Some measures like introduction of more non-stop connecting flights, delivering value for money and simplifying the visa registration processes are a few key steps which can encourage the outbound leisure market to reach its true potential in India. By 2025, we expect 13.9 million leisure departures, leading to 19.4 million Indian visitor arrivals overseas, with a major contribution from Tier II and III cities."