Monday, July 1, 2024 Scapia reports a remarkable 65% surge in bookings to visa-free destinations this summer, highlighting a significant trend in travel preferences among global travelers. Scapia has reported a remarkable 65% surge in average monthly flight bookings for visa-free destinations this summer. Impulsive travel plans and the preference for hassle-free travel led to a 64% increase in average monthly flight bookings to visa-free countries compared to January.
Destinations like Qatar, Kazakhstan, and Kenya were popular among travelers, alongside Asian favorites like Thailand, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. For the first time, six countries have tied for the top position in the 2024 Henley Passport Index, showcasing unprecedented visa-free access to a record number of destinations. This index, founded on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), highlights that four EU nations—France, Germany, Italy, and Spain—along with Japan and Singapore, hold the most powerful passports globally, granting their citizens visa-free entry to an impressive 194 out of 227 destinations worldwide.
Notably, Japan and Singapore have maintained their dominance at the top of the index for five consecutive years. The correlation between economic performance and visa-free travel, along with openness to international trade, investment, and skill exchange, is emphatically reinforced by the research in this year’s report. In India, the tourism market has seen signific.