More people from India traveling abroad, particularly to the US
For the first five months of 2023, travel from India to the United States has exceeded pre-pandemic volumes
In 2022, India became for the first time Asia’s highest source of international travelers, according to tourism consultancy IPK International. International travelers from India in 2022 exceeded those of China, South Korea, and Japan
Key takeaways
- Other Asian countries are lagging, particularly China, where travelers have been slow to return to the United States post-pandemic;
- India last year ranked third among overseas travelers visiting the United States, up from eighth in 2019;
- Flight bookings from India to the United States for the last quarter of 2023 are 26% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
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