Czech Tourism’s South-Asia office released fresh hotel-occupancy data on 26 February showing that 108,000 Indian travellers stayed in Czechia in 2025—up 12.8 percent on 2024 and almost back to the pre-pandemic record. Crucially, repeat visitors are venturing beyond Prague to Brno, Český Krumlov and the wine region of South Moravia, according to International Marketing Manager Barbara Andelová.
To capitalise on the momentum, the Czech government will reopen its Mumbai Consulate in April after a 15-year hiatus, restoring a full-service visa section that can issue short-stay Schengen visas within ten working days. The move should ease capacity constraints at the busy New Delhi embassy, where appointment backlogs have stretched to eight weeks during peak season.
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For Indian travellers looking to navigate the visa process smoothly, VisaHQ offers a user-friendly online platform that walks applicants through each requirement for a Czech Schengen visa, provides real-time status updates, and even arranges courier pickups—services that will dovetail neatly with the revived Mumbai Consulate’s quicker turnaround times. Full details are available at https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/
Czechia also plans to integrate data from Airbnb and Booking.com into its e-Visitor system to capture non-hotel stays, giving policymakers a better picture of regional tourism flows. Industry stakeholders hope the granular data will strengthen the case for targeted airline incentives at Brno and Ostrava airports, potentially luring direct charters from India by 2027.
Business implications: Hoteliers outside Prague should prepare inventory and marketing materials for South-Asian audiences. Corporate travel managers booking meetings or conferences in Czech regions may find improved air-connectivity options in the medium term. Visa facilitators should monitor processing-time benchmarks once the Mumbai post comes online. (indiaoutbound.info)
To capitalise on the momentum, the Czech government will reopen its Mumbai Consulate in April after a 15-year hiatus, restoring a full-service visa section that can issue short-stay Schengen visas within ten working days. The move should ease capacity constraints at the busy New Delhi embassy, where appointment backlogs have stretched to eight weeks during peak season.
For Indian travellers looking to navigate the visa process smoothly, VisaHQ offers a user-friendly online platform that walks applicants through each requirement for a Czech Schengen visa, provides real-time status updates, and even arranges courier pickups—services that will dovetail neatly with the revived Mumbai Consulate’s quicker turnaround times. Full details are available at https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/
Czechia also plans to integrate data from Airbnb and Booking.com into its e-Visitor system to capture non-hotel stays, giving policymakers a better picture of regional tourism flows. Industry stakeholders hope the granular data will strengthen the case for targeted airline incentives at Brno and Ostrava airports, potentially luring direct charters from India by 2027.
Business implications: Hoteliers outside Prague should prepare inventory and marketing materials for South-Asian audiences. Corporate travel managers booking meetings or conferences in Czech regions may find improved air-connectivity options in the medium term. Visa facilitators should monitor processing-time benchmarks once the Mumbai post comes online. (indiaoutbound.info)
