US HOTELS AND travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 1.9 million Indian tourists visited the US in the first ten months of 2024, a nearly 48% rise from 2019, a data from the US National Trade and Tourism Office (NTTO) showed. This was driven by a 50% jump in visas issued for business visits and 43.5% rise for leisure, data showed.
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