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Qatar achieves record tourism growth in 2026

International arrivals to Qatar reached 5.1 million in 2025, a 3.7% year‑on‑year increase, with December accounting for 674,000 visitors (up 16% YoY), driven by major events such as the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 and an expanded global marketing push.

5 min·9 Feb

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Streamlining approvals and opening monuments to energize concerts

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India currently requires between 10 and 15 distinct clearances for a single large-scale live event, a regulatory burden that complicates permits, crowd management, foreign payment approvals and last-mile logistics for touring artists and event organisers.

5 min·9 Feb

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Nalwa Aero and operators set low-cost eVTOL services

Nalwa Aero has entered commercial agreements with Global Vectra Helicorp, Pawan Hans Ltd and Himalayan Heli Services to deploy electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) air taxis on select short-haul routes with fares starting at ₹200 per passenger, targeting operations for pilgrimage corridors, urban intercity hops and offshore logistics.

5 min·9 Feb

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Mahindra Holidays: 10% Revenue Rise, Three New Resorts

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd.

5 min·9 Feb

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Las Vegas records steep drop in visitor numbers for 2026

Through November 2025 Las Vegas recorded 35.46 million visitors, a 7.4% decline versus 2024, with average daily rate (ADR) at USD 183.51 and hotel occupancy averaging 80.7%; convention attendance totaled 5.68 million, highlighting a contraction across leisure and business travel lines.

4 min·9 Feb

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IndiGo launches Mumbai–Athens nonstop on Airbus A321XLR

IndiGo will operate three weekly non-stop rotations between Mumbai (BOM) and Athens (ATH) using the Airbus A321XLR, a dual-class narrow-body configured with 12 IndiGoStretch seats and 183 economy seats, immediately introducing India’s first direct scheduled link to Greece and enabling same-aircraft narrow-body long-haul operations from India’s two largest gateway cities.

5 min·9 Feb

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IndiGo halts services to Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku

IndiGo has suspended its scheduled services to Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku through January 28 and introduced additional en-route refuelling stops on several flights to the CIS region as airlines respond to elevated risks associated with Iranian airspace.

5 min·9 Feb

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Mid‑Scale Indian Hotel Brands Eye Overseas Growth

Improved airport connectivity, upgraded highways and enhanced regional flight schedules are converting formerly isolated towns into viable targets for mid-scale hotel rollouts, enabling chains to standardize logistics, streamline supply chains and reduce turnaround times for housekeeping and F&B provisioning.

5 min·9 Feb

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Aviation capacity surge and MRO growth to 2035

India’s commercial aircraft fleet is forecast to expand to 2,250 aircraft by 2035, tripling current capacity and driving an annual passenger traffic increase of about 8.9%.

5 min·9 Feb

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India’s Tourism Push at New York Travel Show

The India Pavilion occupied a prominent position at the main entrance of the Jacob Javits Centre during the Travel & Adventure Show 2026 (January 24–25), registering more than 10,000 visitors and showcasing Indian tour operators, cultural programming and government initiatives aimed at increasing US inbound tourism.

5 min·9 Feb

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Heavy snow traps tourists as NH-44 stays shut

NH-44, the Srinagar–Jammu arterial road, remained closed for a second consecutive day after heavy overnight snowfall left multiple stretches impassable and created hazardous, frosty surfaces despite ongoing clearance work.

5 min·9 Feb

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Mustang's High-Altitude Passes Closed by Snow

District authorities have closed five high-altitude trekking routes in Mustang after reported snow accumulations of up to four feet in sections, citing that rescue operations would be extremely difficult if trekkers became stranded.

5 min·9 Feb