NEW DELHI: The rigidity between India and Bangladesh, which resulted in fewer visas by either side, resulted in an over 9% fall in international vacationer arrivals to 90.2 lakh in 2025, with the jap neighbour slipping from the second largest supply to being the fifth greatest.Latest official knowledge estimated vacationer arrivals from Bangladesh at 4.7 lakh in 2025, 73% decrease than the extent within the earlier yr. The 12.8 lakh decline was greater than the 9.3 lakh fall within the general international vacationer arrivals through the yr.
Travel trade insiders will not be precisely moaning about this decline as they all the time questioned including Bangladesh arrivals into FTA numbers as majority of them come for non-tourism functions corresponding to medical therapy and work and don’t precisely refill accommodations and line up at vacationer spots.
On the opposite hand, the variety of Indians going overseas rose 6.6% to a file 3.3 crore in 2025, though there was a dip in these going to Saudi Arabia and the US. Last yr, the variety of Indians flying to Canada additionally declined almost 16% to eight lakh.“India is outpricing itself in terms of star hotel rates despite reasonable domestic airfares in non-peak seasons. So, the Indian middle class now finds it cheaper to go to places like the UAE, CIS countries, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia than going to domestic destinations such as Goa or Kerala. And foreign tourists find a cheaper alternative to us,” stated a number one journey agent.Many frequent Indian travellers say they get “good” lodge rooms for Rs 5,000-8,000 in these locations whereas the identical in India is no less than double in off-season and might improve manifold in peak vacation time.Asked about excessive tariffs, a number one hotelier stated: “India is seeing a rise in business travel and domestic travel remains strong. So, we have no reason to worry over foreign tourists skipping till such time that our properties are full. The demand for luxury stays is far more than the supply and this imbalance will ensure good yields (rates) for the big players here.” Indian carriers are additionally increasing majorly on international routes to money in on the increase in outbound journey.
