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Skift Take Junior staff and management will live in seperate buildings, and RAK says the campus will prioritize wellbeing. Josh Corder The Ras Al Khaimah government is building a housing village for thousands of hotel staff as the emirate’s hospitality sector booms. Some 6,000 people currently work in Ras Al Khaimah’s hotel industry – around

Skift Take Research firms and the tourism industry are bullish on the potential of India for both domestic and international travel. Credit Ratings agency CRISIL has projected that a record 30 million Indians will travel overseas this year. Bulbul Dhawan The revenue of Indian tour and travel operators is expected to increase by 15-17% during

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India now allows nationals from Japan, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates to get a visa-on-arrival for tourism, business, conferences, and medical purposes. The visa will be valid for 60 days, and travelers will be able to visit India up to two times during that period.  The facility is currently available at six airports:

Skift Take To hear most travel executives tell it, there is reason for optimism across the travel industry. But travel stock prices are flashing warning signs. Who will be proven right? Seth Borko Travel stocks were the best performers Monday, a day when the broader U.S stock market had its worst day in years –

With Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan just a few days apart with a weekend in between, Indian travelers are looking to use this opportunity to vacation. Online travel agency Agoda has witnessed an increase of over 260% in travel searches from Indians compared to the same period last year.  A report by online travel agency

Skift Take A lawyer representing CrowdStrike said Delta’s threat of litigation has “contributed to a misleading narrative that CrowdStrike is responsible for Delta’s IT decisions and response to the outage.” Meghna Maharishi CrowdStrike said Delta did not accept its offer of onsite help during the carrier’s meltdown that led to thousands of flight cancellations and

Skift Take Whoever sits in the White House is going to influence the flow of travel into the U.S. Dawit Habtemariam The next U.S. president is going to preside over the one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and can influence how many travelers from abroad can come to the U.S. Skift

Skift Take The Olympics provide host cities enormous exposure worldwide, but that doesn’t mean they’ll see a long-term tourism boost. We discuss how host cities can leverage the immense popularity of the Olympics in this week’s episode of the Skift Travel Podcast. Rashaad Jorden The Skift Travel Podcast is wrapping up its series on the

People love getting free stuff for money they’re already spending, and Bilt Rewards is cashing in on that. Users get points for rent payments — typically a person’s biggest monthly expense — that they can exchange for travel. Bilt is among startups highlighted this week in travel sectors in need of modernization: Loyalty, vacation rentals,

Skift Take Booking.com has been working on building up its U.S. supply of short-term rentals for several years, relying on relationships with property managers. Perhaps it needs to take on the more labor-intensive task of focusing on individual hosts. It won’t be easy. Dennis Schaal Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said he’s disappointed that the

Skift Take Skift Global Forum is just seven weeks away – take a look at who is planning to attend and make sure to add your company to the list. Nicole Meyer Over 300 leading companies already plan to attend Skift Global Forum on September 17-19 in New York City. This includes companies like Airbnb,

Skift Take Paul Baker joins the two Dubai mega-resorts from Macau. Josh Corder Atlantis Resorts will name Paul Baker as its new president, according to an internal memo obtained by Skift that was written by Philippe Zuber, the CEO of Kerzner International, the operator of the Atlantis brand. Baker brings casino experience as hotels in

Skift Take If the market imperative is for a company to grow, grow, grow, investors may be impatient about the pace at Booking Holdings. Dennis Schaal In 2014, Booking Holdings — then called the Priceline Group — warned analysts that the 29% room night growth it achieved in the second quarter that year would decelerate

Skift Take Several factors are playing in India’s favor as a tourism source market: its population, emerging younger generation, and competition leading to reduced travel costs. Bulbul Dhawan India’s outbound tourism market is expected to reach $55.4 billion by 2034, annual growth of over 11%, according to a new report by Indian commerce body FICCI

Skift Take Tourism in India is growing, especially from domestic travelers. This is leading to a robust demand for accommodation across the country. But the India hotel industry needs to provide enough supply. Bulbul Dhawan The hotel industry in India is estimated to reach around $247 billion in 2024, and projected to hit $475 billion

Skift Take Delta CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC that the carrier had “no choice” but to seek damages from CrowdStrike for the outage. Meghna Maharishi Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the CrowdStrike outage that led it to cancel thousands of flights will cost it $500 million.  In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box”

Skift Take India’s aviation sector is expanding and people from smaller cities are increasingly looking to fly . Keeping airfares in check is key to ensuring that air travel remains accessible to the Indian middle class, particularly as it makes up for about a third of the country’s population. Bulbul Dhawan The Indian government has