India will be banking on the country’s tourist attractions and its planned elaborate show of soft power at the Expo 2020 Dubai to woo visitors from the Gulf countries and around the world
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India’s Oyo launches Arabic app amid UAE expansioin plans
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India’s GoAIr launches flights to Abu Dhabi
Low-cost airline will connect UAE capital and Kannur with flights operating every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
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India sees slump in foreign tourists during holiday season
Foreign tourist arrivals in India over Christmas-New Yearwitnessed a significant drop, estimated to be in region of 15-25%
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Indian tourists to Gulf will book extra 10.8m hotel nights by 2022
Research shows that the GCC is likely to attract 37% of India’s total outbound market within five years
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Weak rupee means time is right to visit India, says UAE ambassador
In August, an Indian official forecast that the weakness of the Indian rupee will mean a 10 percent increase in inbound tourism