New Delhi: With Union Budget 2026 giving special focus to tourism sector, Air India Express, Real estate player, Brigade Hotel Ventures Ltd and other industry leaders welcomed government’s move. The budget’s emphasis on tourism infrastructure, medical tourism received a thumbs up from the industry players.

What can be said as a big relief for travellers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that TCS on overseas tour packages will be reduced from 5–20% to just 2% making international travel more affordable.

The government said it will create five tourism destinations in 5 Purvodaya states and will make provisions for 4,000 e-buses.

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Reacting to the Budget 2026 announcements, Aloke Singh, Managing Director, Air India Express, said, “The Union Budget 2026–27 sends a........

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