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Minor Hotels has set ambitious targets for its India expansion, aiming to open 50 properties over the next decade. Amir Golbarg, senior vice president for Middle East, Africa, and India at Minor Hotels talks to Skift Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia about the unique opportunities that arise from operating in India's underpenetrated hospitality market.

As the new Schengen visa “cascade” regime looks to offer longer-term, multi-entry Schengen visas for Indian travelers, Skift Asia Editor Peden Doma Bhutia talks to Vishal Suri, managing director of SOTC Travel, about the developments in visa regulations for Indian travelers, summer travel and the evolving travel trends in India and beyond.

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.