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Official estimates put tourism at 5.22% of GDP and 8.46 crore jobs in 2023–24. Newer data shows foreign tourism earnings and arrivals fell in 2025, the arrivals largely because of a sharp drop from Bangladesh.

The tourism ministry launched a mission to spread travel to lesser-known places and a shared booking infrastructure built with ONDC. Its pilot is due in January 2027; nothing is bookable yet.

The National Statistics Office’s Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey finds 48% of overnight trips are for pilgrimage, with Uttar Pradesh the top destination state.

OAG schedule data shows Indian carriers offering 22.7 million seats this month, with the sharpest international cut on Thailand routes and the only big increase on the UK.

Civil Aviation Authority figures show 81.1 million passengers at UK airports in April–June, record European growth, and a 50% collapse on Dubai routes.

IATA’s July 2026 data shows worldwide passenger demand up just 0.2% year on year, with Middle East carriers down 9.5% and India’s domestic market down 6.3%. Load factors stayed at 85.2%.