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Travel And Tourism in India

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Euromonitor International's Travel And Tourism in India report offers a comprehensive guide to the market at a national level. It looks at travel accommodation, transportation, car rental, tourist attractions and retail travel. It identifies the leading companies and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market, including background information on disposable income, annual leave and holiday taking habits.

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Product coverage

Car rental; Demand factors; Health & wellness tourism; Tourism flows domestic; Tourism flows inbound; Tourism flows outbound; Tourism receipts and expenditure; Tourist attractions; Transportation; Travel accommodation; Travel retail

Executive summary

Incredible India! campaign continues to mesmerise

Travel and tourism in India experienced another year of encouraging development in 2007. There was impressive growth in the number of domestic trips taken as well as in the number of arrivals and departures owing in part to aggressive international advertising and promotion through the Incredible India! campaign. Both the central government and state governments have been pro-active in terms of marketing in order to showcase their various tourism products. Furthermore, niches categories such as medical tourism and adventure tourism proved popular in 2007, which combined with improvements to infrastructure and the continued popularity of low cost carriers among other things, helped to boost travel and tourism in India.

Domestic tourism surges ahead

Gone are the days when domestic tourism in India was synonymous with pilgrimages or visits to friends and relatives. Driven by rising incomes, an increased standard of living and improved land, rail and air transportation, more people in 2007 went on domestic trips. Also, with improved information technology reaching all corners of the country, people have begun to take domestic trips more frequently. The Indian Railways have played a vital role in providing better connectivity as has the government's liberalisation and open skies policy, which led to the introduction of low cost carriers and which thus made domestic air travel affordable to a greater number of domestic tourists.

Strong demand places some Indian hotels among the world’s costliest hotels

Increases in real estate pricing have made it difficult to develop new hotels in India. With supply lagging behind demand for hotels in 2007, room rental and occupancy levels continued to increase across the country. The average occupancy rate of all categories of hotels was about 70% in 2007. In Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore 5-star hotels were among some of the costliest hotels in the world in 2007, which prompted various companies to hold corporate events in two-star or three-star hotels outside of these cities. Room rates in branded hotels are very high, therefore several unbranded hotels have emerged however these also command relatively high room rates. There is concern that if room rates continue to increase, they will become a deterrent to tourists, therefore there is expected to be some form of correction with regard to pricing in leading cities such as Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.

Low cost carriers continue to gain in strength

In 2007, there were at least a dozen low cost carriers operating on domestic routes in India and there were several more offering very competitive airfares on international routes. The development of low cost carriers has resulted in an incredible amount of choice for Indian travellers and has enabled many more middle-income consumers to afford to fly for business as well as leisure purposes.

Boom in travel and tourism has wide-reaching effects

Various categories of travel and tourism have benefited from the boom in travel and tourism in India. Players in hotels have experienced high rates of occupancy and room rates have increased in all categories of hotels. Travel accommodation was in short supply in all leading tourist destinations in India in 2007. In travel retail, travel agents have benefited from demand for new travel packages and new products as well as new destinations among increasingly demanding domestic tourists. Many travel agencies have also witnessed a sharp increase in demand for outbound tourism packages. New opportunities have also arisen to offer niche tourism products such as medical tourism, adventure tourism and spa tourism packages.

Table of contents

TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN INDIA : MARKET INSIGHT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Incredible India! campaign continues to mesmerise

Domestic tourism surges ahead

Strong demand places some Indian hotels among the world’s costliest hotels

KEY TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

Economic Indicators

Legislative Environment

Government tourism policy and sustainable tourism

Consumer lifestyles

Low cost carrier development

Emerging niche sectors

Internet developments

TERRORISM AND SECURITY

LEAVE ENTITLEMENT

CONSUMER DEMOGRAPHICS

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

MARKET INDICATORS

Table 1 Leave Entitlement: Volume 2005-2007

Table 2 Holiday Demographic Trends 2002-2007

Table 3 Holiday Takers by Age 2002-2007

Table 4 Length of Domestic Trip: 2002-2007

Table 5 Length of Outbound Departure: 2002-2007

Table 6 Seasonality of Trips 2005-2007

MARKET DATA

Table 7 Balance of Tourism Payments: Value 2002-2007

DEFINITIONS

Tourism Parameters

Travel accommodation

Transportation

Car rental

Travel retail

Tourist attractions

Health and wellness

Internet sales

Internet sales: dynamic packaging

Internet sales: traditional package holiday

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

LOCAL COMPANY PROFILES - INDIA

CHOICE HOSPITALITY INDIA LTD - TRAVEL AND TOURISM - INDIA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 2 Choice Hospitality India Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 3 Choice Hospitality India Ltd: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 4 Choice Hospitality India Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

DECCAN AVIATION PVT LTD - TRAVEL AND TOURISM - INDIA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 5 Deccan Aviation Pvt Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 6 Deccan Aviation Pvt Ltd: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 7 Deccan Aviation Pvt Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

EIH LTD - TRAVEL AND TOURISM - INDIA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 8 EIH Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 9 EIH Ltd: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 10 EIH Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

YATRA ONLINE PVT LTD - TRAVEL AND TOURISM - INDIA

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

KEY FACTS

Summary 11 Yatra Online Pvt Ltd: Key Facts

Summary 12 Yatra Online Pvt Ltd: Operational Indicators

COMPANY BACKGROUND

COMPETITIVE POSITIONING

Summary 13 Yatra Online Pvt. Ltd: Competitive Position 2007

TOURISM FLOWS INBOUND IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

INBOUND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

MODE OF TRANSPORT

PURPOSE OF VISIT

INCOMING TOURIST RECEIPTS BY COUNTRY

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 8 Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2002-2007

Table 9 Leisure Arrivals by Type 2005-2007

Table 10 Business Arrivals: MICE Penetration 2005-2007

Table 11 Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2002-2007

Table 12 Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2002-2007

Table 13 Incoming Tourist Receipts by Country: Value 2002-2007

Table 14 Tourism Expenditure by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 15 Method of Payments for Incoming Tourist Receipts: % Breakdown 2005-2007

Table 16 Forecast Arrivals by Country of Origin: 2007-2012

Table 17 Forecast Arrivals by Method of Transport: 2007-2012

Table 18 Forecast Arrivals by Purpose of Visit: 2007-2012

Table 19 Forecast Incoming Tourist Receipts by Country: Value 2007-2012

TOURISM FLOWS OUTBOUND IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

DESTINATIONS

OUTBOUND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

MODE OF TRANSPORT

PURPOSE OF VISIT

OUTGOING TOURIST EXPENDITURE BY COUNTRY

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 20 Departures by Destination: 2002-2007

Table 21 Leisure Departures by Type 2005-2007

Table 22 Business Departures: MICE Penetration % Breakdown 2005-2007

Table 23 Departures by Method of Transport: 2002-2007

Table 24 Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2002-2007

Table 25 Outgoing Tourist Expenditure by Country: Value 2002-2007

Table 26 Outgoing Tourist Expenditure by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 27 Method of Payments for Outgoing Tourism Spending: % Breakdown 2005-2007

Table 28 Forecast Departures by Destination: 2007-2012

Table 29 Forecast Departures by Method of Transport: 2007-2012

Table 30 Forecast Departures by Purpose of Visit: 2007-2012

Table 31 Forecast Outgoing Tourist Expenditure by Country: Value 2007-2012

TOURISM FLOWS DOMESTIC IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

DESTINATIONS

MODE OF TRANSPORT

PURPOSE OF VISIT

DOMESTIC TOURIST EXPENDITURE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 32 Domestic Trips by Destination: 2002-2007

Table 33 Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2002-2007

Table 34 Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2002-2007

Table 35 Expenditure per Domestic Trip: 2002-2007

Table 36 Method of Payments for Domestic Tourism Spending: % Breakdown 2005-2007

Table 37 Forecast Domestic Trips by Purpose of Visit and by Method of Transport: 2007-2012

Table 38 Forecast Domestic Tourist Expenditure: Value: 2007-2012

TRAVEL ACCOMMODATION IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

HOTELS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 39 Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 40 Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2002-2007

Table 41 Regional Hotel Parameters 2007

Table 42 Travel Accommodation by Sector: Number of Rooms 2002-2007

Table 43 Travel Accommodation by Sector: Number of Beds 2002-2007

Table 44 Travel Accommodation Internet Sales by Direct Suppliers and Intermediaries: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 45 Hotel National Brand Owners by Market Share 2003-2007

Table 46 Hotels National Brand Owners by Key Performance Indicators 2007

Table 47 Forecast Travel Accommodation Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 48 Forecast Travel Accommodation Outlets by Sector: Units 2007-2012

Table 49 Forecast Travel Accommodation Internet Sales by Direct Suppliers and Intermediaries: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

TRANSPORTATION IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

AIRLINES

PRIVATE JETS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 50 Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 51 Airline Capacity: 2002-2007

Table 52 Airline Utilisation: 2002-2007

Table 53 Airline % Utilisation 2002-2007

Table 54 Airline Volume Sales by Seat Class: % Breakdown: 2002-2007

Table 55 Airline Volume Sales by Distance: % Breakdown: 2002-2007

Table 56 Transportation Internet Sales by Direct Suppliers and Intermediaries: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 57 Airline Market Shares 2003-2007

Table 58 Airlines National Brand Owners by Key Performance Indicators 2007

Table 59 Forecast Transportation Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 60 Forecast Transportation Internet Sales by Sector: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

CAR RENTAL IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 61 Car Rental Sales by Sector and Location: Value 2002-2007

Table 62 Structure of Car Rental Market: 2002-2007

Table 63 Average Car Rental Duration by Sector 2004-2007

Table 64 Average Car Rental Duration: % Breakdown 2004-2007

Table 65 Time of Booking: % Breakdown 2005-2007

Table 66 Car Rental Internet Sales by Direct Suppliers and Intermediaries: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 67 Car Rental Market Shares 2003-2007

Table 68 Car Rental National Brand Owners by Key Performance Indicators 2007

Table 69 Forecast Car Rental Sales by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 70 Forecast Car Rental Internet Sales by Sector: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

TRAVEL RETAIL IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

GROWTH SECTORS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 71 Travel Retail Outlets by Sector: Units 2002-2007

Table 72 Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2002-2007

Table 73 Travel Retail Sales by Destination: % Value Breakdown 2002-2007

Table 74 Travel Retail Products Internet Sales by Direct Suppliers and Intermediaries: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 75 Travel Retail Internet Sales by Sector: Internet Transaction Value 2002-2007

Table 76 Travel Retail Products Market Shares 2003-2007

Table 77 Travel Retail Products National Brand Owners by Key Performance Indicators 2007

Table 78 Forecast Travel Retail Outlets by Sector: Units 2007-2012

Table 79 Forecast Travel Retail Products Sales: Value 2007-2012

Table 80 Forecast Travel Retail Products Internet Sales by Direct Suppliers and Intermediaries: Internet Transaction Value 2007-2012

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 81 Tourist Attractions by Sector: Value 2002-2007

Table 82 Tourist Attractions by Sector: 2002-2007

Table 83 Leading Tourist Attractions by Visitors 2002-2007

Table 84 Forecast Tourist Attractions by Sector: Value 2007-2012

Table 85 Forecast Tourist Attractions by Sector: 2007-2012

HEALTH & WELLNESS TOURISM IN INDIA

HEADLINES

TRENDS

PROSPECTS

SECTOR DATA

Table 86 Number of Hotel/Resort Spas: Units 2002-2007

Table 87 Spa Sales by Type: Value 2002-2007

Table 88 Spa Consumer Markets: Domestic Tourism 2005-2007

Table 89 Spa Consumer Markets: Arrivals 2005-2007

Table 90 Forecast Spa Sales by Type: Value 2007-2012

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