Greetings from Team 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙.

The March-April 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 issue of 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 is out. As summer approaches, bookings for the year’s cruise travels reaches a crescendo. Though Indians have not been big on cruises, the market is seeing unprecedented growth, with all cruise liners as well as destinations making a beeline for the Indian market, enthusedby the phenomenal recovery staged by outbound travel from India in the year 2022. We speak to the bigwigs of the sector as well as the new entrants and market analysts and the Indian travel leaders to determine what awaits the sector this year.

In this issue, we also bring you a report about an upcoming event in Sri Lanka that could prove to be the game changer in the country’s efforts to not only revive but also significantly enhance its tourism sector. From March 13-15, hundreds of MICE stakeholders from all across the world, notably from India, will gather in Colombo to attend the first-ever in-person Sri Lanka MICE Expo to explore the country’s rich and unique offering as a global destination for MICE. Further on this, we also bring you glimpses of some of the best hotels that MICE stakeholders can look at for organising their events.

Other Highlights of this issue are:

Experience: Living it up in Miami

Culture: Cultural Cauldron of Bahrain

Destination: Washington’s Dutch Show

Interview : Alexandre Mars, Ambassador of Paris 2024 Olympic Games on how Paris 2024 wants to be equitable and accessible to all.

The issue also features several other  interviews with destination leaders and airlines about their ambitions and strategies in India.