T3 September 2026

India has never needed to be told to travel for faith. Long before the word “tourism” existed, this was already the country’s biggest movement of people: the Kumbh, the Char Dham, the annual pull toward Varanasi, Tirupati, Shirdi. Faith-linked journeys account for around 60% of India’s domestic travel demand, while Hindu pilgrimage spending alone is estimated at roughly INR 4.74 lakh crore a...

The upcoming W Delhi NCR is part of the group’s wider hospitality expansion, with half of the additional room inventory already under construction. Nathan Andrews, Business Head – Hospitality at DS Group, shares more with T3.

SAP Concur is expanding its European rail offering by integrating content from French rail operator SNCF (incl. TGV, regional trains, Eurostar and Lyria) and Austrian rail operator ÖBB into Concur Travel. Building on its existing rail content, these integrations aims to simplify how business travellers book domestic and cross-border rail journeys in Concur Travel.

Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) concluded a series of trade engagements across India, reinforcing its focus on one of the destination’s key international source markets. The programme included a three-city roadshow across Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad from September 21–24. A delegation of tourism stakeholders from Ras Al Khaimah joined RAKTDA for the roadshow...