A Good Year for Travelling to India

The new Terminal 3 Building at Delhi International Airport has the capacity to deal with an additional 37 million passengers per year

The Indian flight and travel industry is doing well. After having suffered from a somewhat slow season in 2009, India once again has taken lime light and is seeing a growth in its travel industry of what is expected to be between five to six percent - one-half a percent higher than the global average.

The reason for the boom seems to be two-fold: one is the upcoming Commonwealth Games being hosted in Delhi in October; the other is the Indian government efforts to boost the travel industry through improvements to international travel services and accommodation. This includes the completion of Terminal 3 of Delhi's International Airport. The terminal is now the sixth largest in the world with a capacity for 37 million passengers per year. For the tourist and business traveller, this means shorter queues, more comfortable lounge areas, plenty of shops and increased flight offerings from UK airports including Birmingham, Belfast International and direct from London Heathrow as airlines bolster the number of Delhi-bound flights.

In anticipation for the Commonwealth Games, the Indian government has also been giving the city of Delhi itself a major facelift; to such a point that professionals within the travel industry are anticipating that Delhi is quickly becoming a top contender as a one of the major travel destinations for world tourists.

Of course, with all of this attention focused on India, destination-bound airlines and hotels are offering tempting fares and fabulous accommodation prices for Delhi bound tourists and business travellers - both in October during the Commonwealth Games and beyond.

Posted by Nigel, 06 September 2010 11:32

News tags

• Belfast
• Birmingham
• Delhi
• London