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Indian travelers are increasingly traveling internationally: Outbound trips among Indians are expected to reach 50 million a year by 2030.
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Brunei’s flag carrier Royal Brunei Airlines has launched a new direct service between Chennai in India and Bandar Seri Begawan. The airline will operate three weekly flights on the route. The route also aims to build on Royal Brunei Airlines’ codeshare agreement with Air India to capture share among Indian travelers.
In a statement, the airline said that the route aligns with India’s vision for 2025 to be celebrated as the ASEAN-India Year of Tourism. The initiative is part of India’s ‘Act East Policy,’ which aims to deepen India’s relations with countries in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region.
India’s Outbound Potential: India is emerging as a key source destination, as stated in reports by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and consulting firm McKinsey and Company.
In November 2023, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) India projected that by 2030, Indian travelers would make over 50 million international trips a year. In 2023, this figure was 28.2 million, according to data from the Indian tourism ministry. Indian commerce body FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) fu