Where Indians Are Traveling Now - India Report

Indian travelers to Singapore have exceeded the 1 million mark, Singapore Tourism Board said on Wednesday. There was a 12% increase in Indian travelers to the country between January and October 2024 year-on-year. With this, India has become the third-largest source market for Singapore.

For all of 2023, a total of 1.1 million India travelers visited the country. However, the number has still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, when Singapore received 1.4 million tourists from India. Earlier this year, the Singapore Tourism Board said that there was potential in the India market to reach 1.5 million tourists this year, but added that it had not set any target.

Indian Travel Trends: According to data shared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in the first half of 2024, passenger movement from India was the highest to the United Arab Emirates: nearly 5.4 million. As many as 1.45 million air passengers from India headed to Singapore. Apart from this, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Qatar made up the top 5 countries in terms of passenger movement from India. 

It is important to note that this data includes both Indian and non-Indian travelers. However, the DGCA data is crucial as it reveals the trend among Indian travelers. Short-haul destinations continue to form the lion’s share in international travel, with only the United Kingd