Travel and Hospitality Landscape of India
6,392 Travel and Hospitality companies in India, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Travel and Hospitality in India
Tracks 6,392 Indian travel and hospitality firms, highlighting the 295 currently hiring and the 84 that have disclosed recent funding rounds, with top hiring names and best‑funded companies listed.
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Hyatt regency13last posted Aug 2026
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Chiliad Procons7last posted Jun 2026
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Total Holiday Options6last posted Jun 2026
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Akasa Air6last posted Aug 2026
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Raho6last posted Jul 2026
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Affinity Travels6last posted Apr 2026
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CGH Earth5last posted Aug 2026
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Metanoia Expeditions5last posted Jun 2026
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BMRCL$2.6BConventional Debt · Mar 2026
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Adani Airports$1.8BVenture Debt · Jun 2025
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SpiceJet$616.8MPost IPO · Sep 2024
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Samhi Hotels$414.1MSeries A · Aug 2023
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Jet Airways$380.6MPost IPO · Apr 2013
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Vistara$273MSeries D · Oct 2018
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Lemon Tree Hotels$128.7MSeries B · Apr 2014
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Air India$71.1BFY2024 filing
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Air India Express$8.2BFY2021 filing
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IHCL$718.1MFY2018 filing
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Taj Hotels$718.1MFY2018 filing
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TajSATS$718.1MFY2018 filing
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Delhi International Airport$633.2MFY2025 filing
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Konkan Railway$589.1MFY2016 filing
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VRL Logistics22,879tracked employees
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AISATS7,500tracked employees
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Club Mahindra3,704tracked employees
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Travel Food Services3,402tracked employees
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Transrail Lighting3.4%190 tracked events
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ITC Hotels2.5%139 tracked events
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KLM897articles in the window
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation543articles in the window
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BEML408articles in the window
See all 6,392 Travel and Hospitality companies in India
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How the Travel and Hospitality ecosystem in India grew, 2016–2025
Shows the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, peaking at 405 in 2019 and falling to 49 in 2025.
Where Travel and Hospitality companies in India are based
The Travel and Hospitality market map of India: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product sub‑categories, each with around 50 firms in consumer digital and travel tech, and details the most common revenue models such as fee‑for‑service (3,291 firms).
The biggest kinds of Travel and Hospitality company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital50 companies · $4.3M raised · 3 hiring
- Travel and Hospitality Tech50 companies · $4.1M raised · 6 hiring
- Auto Tech31 companies · 3 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce28 companies · 2 hiring
- Shared Mobility26 companies · 2 hiring
- Enterprise Tech23 companies · $167k raised · 3 hiring
- Cab Ride-Hailing16 companies · 1 hiring
- Gig Employers13 companies · 2 hiring
- Marketplaces12 companies
- Online Rental8 companies
- Online Travel Agencies7 companies
- Enterprise Software6 companies · 2 hiring
Monetization
How Travel and Hospitality companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Travel and Hospitality in India
- M&AEgypt’s first listed special purpose acquisition company, Catalyst Partners Middle East (CPME), has launched due diligence to fully acquire precious metals investment and consulting firm EIH, also known as Evolve Holding, through a share swap, CPME CEO Abdelaziz Abdel Nabi told Zawya.2026-04-30
- M&ALarsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced the complete divestment of its stake in L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited for a consideration of ₹1,461.47 crore.2026-04-29
- M&AChalet Hotels has successfully completed the first tranche of its acquisition of Seasons Hotels Private Limited, officially making it a subsidiary of the company.2026-04-25
- FundingImagicaaworld Entertainment Limited has announced the execution of financing agreements totalling Rs 65 crore with Axis Bank Limited and IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited.2026-04-10
- M&AGlobal real estate advisory firm Savills has acquired majority stake in Hotelivate, a leading hospitality advisory firm with presence across South Asia, at an undisclosed amount.2026-04-07
- M&AMs. Indrani Dasgupta Paul, who is part of the promoter group and an immediate relative of a promoter, has acquired 9,380 equity shares of the company.2026-03-26
- M&AFurther, AirAsia (India) Pvt. Ltd. (now AIX Connect Pvt. Ltd.) has merged with Air India Express Ltd., and Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara) has merged into Air India Ltd,2026-03-23
- FundingPet food startup Zoomies has raised â¹5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by D2C Insider Super Angels2026-03-17
- M&AAdani Enterprises said its subsidiary has increased its stake in Air Works India to 99.98% after acquiring an additional 14.2% shareholding.2026-03-11
- M&ABranded hotel ownership and asset management platform SAMHI Hotels is set to acquire a 70% stake in experiential hospitality platform RARE India for ₹47.39 cr.2026-03-05
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Travel and Hospitality company in India was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Rumored | 2026-06-30 | ||
| Tata Group of Extension | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-06-19 | |
| Kalanithi Maran | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-06-12 | |
| Catalyst Partners Middle East (CPME) | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-30 | |
| L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Limited | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-30 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-25 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for companies in the sector.
TranscorpIPO · 1 reportFeb 2026
Suba HotelsIPO · NSE SME · 12 reportsOct 2025
Hotel Polo TowersIPO · 2 reportsSep 2025
GoAirIPO · 4 reportsAug 2025
Noida International AirportChristoph Schnellmann · Departure → Board MemberApr 2026
Thomas CookEurope Summer 2026 portfolio (Travel Packages)Dec 2025
Mac Charles Indiawon appleApr 2026
Texmaco Rail & Engineeringwon hindalco industriesApr 2026
My Tirth Indiascale undisclosed · financial crisisSep 2024
Chalet Hotelsapproved for acquisitionApr 2026
- spicejet, Ajay Singh v Kalanithi Maran, KAL Airways Pvt. Ltd.arbitration dispute payment · VerdictMay 2026
- Kalanithi Maran, Kal Airways v spicejetshare transfer arrangement dispute · OngoingApr 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +13.5%, half slower.
Who is building Travel and Hospitality in India
Profiles 1,381 founders and CEOs across 1,138 firms, noting frequent alma maters like Cornell (8) and University of Delhi (6) and prior employers such as Uber and Goldman Sachs.
ex-CEO EdenPark Hotels & T.G.I. Fridays - India. IIM Mumbai 1986
Chalet Hotels, ex-Itc Hotels, ex-Keys Hotels, Cornell University, 2004
Ex-Seraphic Retail & Business Solutions, GVK, Reliance Retail. NIT Karnataka BTech 1990, IIM Bangalore PGDM 1993
Consulate of Switzerland in Kolkata.
Ex-Co-Founder FabFurnish, Groupon, Bain. IIT Guwahati BTech 2007. Wharton School MBA 2013
Ex-Leo Meridian Infrastructure Projects & Hotels, Sutherland Global Services, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces…
Ex-Adlabs Imagica, Future Group, Reliance Retail, Globus. University of Mumbai 1994, Welingkar Institute of Management PGMS 2008
Ex-Raymond.
Ex-Berggruen Hotels, Raymond Apparel, Kingfisher Airlines, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. Singapore Management University 2021
- flagged as repeat founders4
- no repeat-founder flag1,038
- women173
- men909
Look up the people behind Travel and Hospitality companies in India
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Who funds Travel and Hospitality in India
Records 123 funding rounds since 2016 from 421 investors, with an average round size of $2.9 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Goldman Sachs | 6 | 4 | Sep 2024 |
| Accel | 6 | 2 | May 2023 |
| Europa | 5 | — | Sep 2019 |
| Samena Capital | 4 | 4 | Sep 2024 |
| FidelisWorld | 2 | 2 | Oct 2018 |
| Rakesh Sarna | 2 | 2 | Jul 2019 |
| Rajneesh Dutta | 2 | 2 | Mar 2025 |
| BanyanTree Finance | 2 | 1 | Mar 2017 |
| Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala | 2 | 1 | Feb 2025 |
| Mohandas Pai | 2 | — | Jan 2016 |
The typical round is $2.9M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Travel and Hospitality funding rounds in India
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Vistara’s $273 million Series D—and lists ten other major recent funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Dmega-round | $273M | Oct 2018 | Singapore Airlines, Tata Group | |
| Series B | $138.2M | Feb 2025 | Premji Invest, 360 One, Ranjan Ramdas Pai +26 more | |
| Series A | $107.7M | Aug 2023 | Asiya Investments | |
| Series A | $50M | Aug 2021 | Madhav Bhatkuly, PAR Capital Management, Phoenix Capital Ventures +8 more | |
| Series B | $50M | Apr 2014 | APG | |
| Series A | $45M | Aug 2006 | Warburg Pincus | |
| Series B | $38M | Mar 2018 | — | |
| Series A | $33.7M | Jan 2012 | APG | |
| Series E | $30.9M | May 2017 | Berggruen Holdings | |
| Series B | $28.2M | Dec 2008 | Tata Investment, Oriental Hotels, Piem Hotels +1 more |
31 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Seed$80kMar 2026
What the news says about Travel and Hospitality in India
Indexes 1,401,056 news articles from the last year, most often covering geopolitical disputes, international sports events and trade‑related topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Travel and Hospitality news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,692▲+33%
- International and transnational geographic entities300,672▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions300,616▲+33%
- International sports competitions114,481→+2%
- International political relations73,819▲+49%
- New product launches and innovations60,478▲+29%
- Political party dynamics57,171→+3%
- Cricket test matches56,681▲+12%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations52,404▲+35%
- Trade policies and agreements47,093▲+94%
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70 Travel and Hospitality companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Travel and Hospitality coverage in India as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in India Travel and Hospitality coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Travel and Hospitality jobs in India: who is hiring and what they ask for
Shows 533 job postings in the past year from 168 employers, with top‑required skills including customer service, project management and sales.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Travel and Hospitality employers in India put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- customer service53▲
- project management40▲
- sales36▲
- communication skills35▲
- communication35▲
- ms office30▲
- negotiation26▲
- python25▲
- analytical skills24▲
- autocad23▲
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