Full Video: India and China Are Defining the Next Era of Outbound Travel

Indian and Chinese travelers are rewriting the rules of how travel is discovered, booked, and experienced. For destinations, adapting to these markets means more than translation. It means rethinking payments, safety, personalization, and platform partnerships from the ground up.
At Skift Global Forum East on October 30, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, Cathy Wu, head of outbound travel in the tourism department of Xiaohongshu and Rishi Raj Singh chief marketing officer and chief business officer of MakeMyTrip explored how travelers from China and India are reshaping outbound touris
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