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Indian Missions Remind Travellers: e-Arrival Card Now Mandatory Before Landing in India
• 31 May embassy notice reminds all foreigners and OCI holders that India’s Electronic Arrival Card must be submitted online or via the Su-Swagatam app before departure. • Non-compliance can add 10–15 minutes at immigration and may lead to denied boarding by airlines. • The digital form feeds real-time data into the IVFRT system, bolstering security and enabling faster clearance for compliant travellers. • Corporations are urged to incorporate the requirement into pre-trip workflows as India moves towards fully biometric border processing.
High Airfares and Geopolitical Turbulence Push Indian Leisure Travellers Toward Short-Haul Asia-Pacific Routes
• Economic Times reports on 31 May that Indian outbound bookings to the US and Europe are down up to 20 %, while reservations for Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and Australia are surging. • High airfares and flight rerouting through Middle-East airspace are driving travellers to short-haul, visa-friendly destinations. • The pivot forces corporate travel planners to revisit budgets, insurers to tweak products and destination marketers to ramp up Indian-facing campaigns. • Airlines may redeploy capacity toward Asia-Pacific routes to capture demand until long-haul pricing normalises.