NYC Anticipates: New York City is poised to experience a significant surge in Indian visitors in 2024, with expectations of a 14 percent increase compared to the previous year, totalling around 383K travellers.
This uptick comes as the city celebrates a remarkable 93 percent recovery from its record visitation levels in 2019. The robust growth is underscored by the influx of 336K Indian travellers in 2023.
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In 2023, New York City witnessed an impressive overall recovery of 93 percent, welcoming a total of 61.8M travellers. This trajectory positions the city on course to host an estimated 64.5M visitors in the current year, aligning closely with pre-pandemic visitation levels.
The recent delegation visit to India, facilitated in partnership with Turkish Airlines, formed part of their annual sales mission held from January 29 to February 3 across Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Delhi.
This mission was dedicated to strengthening ties with the Indian travel industry and promoting New York City as a premier travel destination.
Moreover, in 2023, the United States processed a record-breaking 1.4M Indian visas, leading to a significant reduction in visitor visa appointment wait times.
With demand surging across all visa categories and a remarkable 60 percent increase compared to the previous year, Indians now constitute one-tenth of all foreign applications for US visas.
This surge underscores the growing popularity of the United States as a preferred destination among Indian travellers.
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