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In this episode of the Skift India Travel Podcast, Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia is joined by Skift India Reporter Bulbul Dhawan as they discuss some of the big stories coming out from India in the past week. They explore significant developments from hotel expansions to shifts in travel preferences and market projections.

In this episode of the Skift India Travel Podcast Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia is joined by Vishal Bhadola, founder and CEO of EyeforSky Aviation Consulting, to discuss about the recent disruptions at Vistara, leading to over 150 cancellations and 200 delays exceeding two hours in around 4days. The cancellations and delays have primarily been attributed to crew unavailability. The airline's pilots are protesting against the new pay structure, which significantly reduces guaranteed flying hours for First Officers following the alignment of pay structures between Vistara and Air India. Bhadola discusses what this means for Vistara's merger with Air India, and the broader implications for the Indian aviation industry.   

This episode of the Skift India Travel Podcast is is dedicated to recapping the highlights and key takeaways from the Skift India Summit that took place in Delhi NCR last month. We share with you some of the discussion on stage. Listen in and you will know more about the Oyo IPO launch, Air India's "start-up" mentality, Oberoi Hotels' focus on smaller hotels and MakeMyTrip and Yatra's take on online penetration in India's travel market.

In a conversation with Skift Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia, Nishant Kashikar, country manager for India & Gulf at Tourism Australia, discusses the impressive resurgence of Indian outbound tourism to Australia and the strategies behind it. Kashikar discusses how improved flight connections and streamlining the visa process has made this recovery possible. He also discusses the importance of the rising Indian middle class and its role in fueling India’s outbound resurgence.

While remote work gains ground, a subgroup of professionals is taking it a step further— enter the digital nomads. These are individuals who leverage technology not just to work from home but to work from anywhere, exploring the diverse landscapes of a destination.

In this episode of the Skift India Travel Podcast, Mayur Sontakke, the founder of NomadGao, a co-living and coworking space for digital nomads, talks to Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia about the journey towards mainstream acceptance of remote work and digital nomads in India.     

In this episode of the Skift India Travel Podcast, Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia is joined by Varsha Arora, research manager at Skift, as they discuss a range of topics related to the Indian travel, aviation and hospitality industry. Catch them as they discuss the changing visa landscape for Indian travelers to capacity additions by major airlines and a controversial tourist tax proposal in Darjeeling.