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Edition No: 1363 - 21st October, 2026
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Goa records 43% YoY growth in travel searches within India; gears up for festive tourism rush
Goa is gearing up to welcome a significant influx of tourists over the coming weeks as the festive season approaches, marking the beginning of what is expected to be a very busy winter tourism season. With most beach shacks operational across the coastline, improved air and road connectivity, and growing interest in festive getaways and native experiences, the state is preparing for strong visitor arrivals.
Travel Trends Today
Goa is gearing up to welcome a significant influx of tourists over the coming weeks as the festive season approaches, marking the beginning of what is expected to be a very busy winter tourism season. With most beach shacks operational across the coastline, improved air and road connectivity, and growing interest in festive getaways and native experiences, the state is preparing for strong visitor arrivals.
Travel Trends Today
IRCTC launches wildlife tour packages in Maharashtra
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has partnered with the Maharashtra Forest Department to introduce wildlife tour packages covering Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Pench Tiger Reserve. The initiative aims to make wildlife tourism more convenient by combining rail travel, accommodation, local transport and safari permits into a single package.
Travel Biz Monitor
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has partnered with the Maharashtra Forest Department to introduce wildlife tour packages covering Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Pench Tiger Reserve. The initiative aims to make wildlife tourism more convenient by combining rail travel, accommodation, local transport and safari permits into a single package.
Travel Biz Monitor
From Land to River – Trafalgar’s New Way to Experience Europe
Trafalgar has taken its destination-focused approach beyond land to Europe’s waterways, with Trafalgar Verity on the Rhine, Trafalgar Reverie on the Danube since April 2026, and Trafalgar Dreamer set to join the Seine in 2027. As the brand builds its river cruise portfolio, India is emerging as an important growth market, with Indian travellers becoming increasingly experienced global explorers. Mae Cheah, Managing Director, Asia, TTC Tour Brands, shares her perspective on the river cruise opportunity and the role of travel agents in driving it.
Travel Trade Journal
Trafalgar has taken its destination-focused approach beyond land to Europe’s waterways, with Trafalgar Verity on the Rhine, Trafalgar Reverie on the Danube since April 2026, and Trafalgar Dreamer set to join the Seine in 2027. As the brand builds its river cruise portfolio, India is emerging as an important growth market, with Indian travellers becoming increasingly experienced global explorers. Mae Cheah, Managing Director, Asia, TTC Tour Brands, shares her perspective on the river cruise opportunity and the role of travel agents in driving it.
Travel Trade Journal
Egypt welcomes 14.4 million international visitors in first nine months of 2026
Egypt recorded 14.4 million international visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 4 per cent year-on-year, as it targets 30 million annual arrivals by 2030. The country is expanding hotel capacity, with a pipeline of approximately 35,000 rooms, and developing airport infrastructure to support tourism growth, according to updates shared at the WTTC Global Summit in Malta.
ET Travel World
Egypt recorded 14.4 million international visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 4 per cent year-on-year, as it targets 30 million annual arrivals by 2030. The country is expanding hotel capacity, with a pipeline of approximately 35,000 rooms, and developing airport infrastructure to support tourism growth, according to updates shared at the WTTC Global Summit in Malta.
ET Travel World
From The Latest Issue: The Long Way Around
I heard the story of Philippides when I was a child. He was the Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory over the Persians. He ran roughly 40 km, delivered the message and died. It became a legend, almost a mythical story. And that, in a way, is where the idea of the marathon came from.
Outlook Traveller
I heard the story of Philippides when I was a child. He was the Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks’ victory over the Persians. He ran roughly 40 km, delivered the message and died. It became a legend, almost a mythical story. And that, in a way, is where the idea of the marathon came from.
Outlook Traveller
Anand Mahindra recalls his filmmaking days in Rishikesh, hopes the place ‘holds on to its soul’
Anand Mahindra has taken a trip down memory lane, remembering his old visits to Rishikesh. The Mahindra Group Chairman shared that he often visited the city when he was a young filmmaker. During those days, he used to travel to the hills behind Swargashram to film a sadhu named Bankhandi Baba.
CNBC TV18
Anand Mahindra has taken a trip down memory lane, remembering his old visits to Rishikesh. The Mahindra Group Chairman shared that he often visited the city when he was a young filmmaker. During those days, he used to travel to the hills behind Swargashram to film a sadhu named Bankhandi Baba.
CNBC TV18
