James Miller

Six Senses Fort Barwara will run monthly Lunar Healing Retreats, beginning with the first new moon of 2026, each scheduled as a full-day program aligned to key lunar phases and timed to culminate with evening rituals under the full moon.

Bookings for the Republic Day 26 January long weekend jumped sharply: Cox & Kings recorded a nearly 20% increase versus a typical January weekend, while Cleartrip reported overall travel growth of over 20% YoY and a 73% rise in international air bookings among younger travellers.

Hamad International Airport is recreated within QVerse Island with accurate gate layouts, simulated curb-to-gate walkways and a modeled arrivals hall that allows players to rehearse virtual transfers and visualize real-world passenger flows.

Qatar handled 5.1 million international visitor arrivals in 2025, a 3.7% year-on-year rise, with December recording 674,000 visitors (up 16%).

Organizers currently need anywhere between 10 and 15 clearances to stage live events in major Indian cities, a procedural load that directly affects last-mile connectivity, airport transfer scheduling and urban traffic management for taxis and shuttle services.

Nalwa Aero and partner operators are planning to price short-haul eVTOL legs at about ₹200 per passenger on select routes, while pursuing Design Organisation Approval and moving a Type Certification application forward to enable operations aimed at pilgrimage shuttles, airport-city links, and air ambulance services.

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd.

IndiGo operates three weekly non-stop rotations between Mumbai (BOM) and Athens (ATH) on the Airbus A321XLR, with a second non-stop route from Delhi (DEL) to Athens starting 24 January 2026; the aircraft offers a dual-class layout (12 IndiGoStretch seats + 183 Economy) and complimentary hot meals and inflight entertainment via personal devices.

IndiGo has suspended flights to Tbilisi, Almaty, Tashkent and Baku until Jan 28 and introduced scheduled refuelling halts to CIS-bound services after safety advisories related to heightened tensions around Iran.

India’s mid-scale hotel segment already accounts for roughly 60% of branded hotel rooms and is growing at an estimated 13% CAGR; this expansion—from USD 3.75 billion in 2023 to an expected USD 6.3 billion by 2030—translates directly into higher volumes of scheduled airport pickups, intercity transfers and last-mile urban taxi trips as brands consolidate and broaden their footprints.

India's commercial aircraft fleet is projected to reach 2,250 aircraft by 2035, a threefold increase that drives a forecasted 8.9% annual passenger traffic growth and pushes the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) market toward an estimated USD 9.5 billion.

About 95% of tourists from the United States use electronic visas to travel to India, and this widespread adoption is already changing ground logistics: several Indian tour operators have opened New York City offices to streamline bookings, coordinate flights, and arrange precise airport transfers for incoming travelers.