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India Launches National Digital Tourism Stack to Unify Travel Experiences
- •The Indian government plans to roll out a national digital tourism network by June 2027, integrating flights, hotels, homestays, and local experiences onto a single platform.
- •Tourism Minister Gajendra Shekhawat launched the National Digital Tourism Stack at Bharat Mandapam on World Tourism Day.
- •The initiative, developed by the Ministry of Tourism with ONDC and ICDIA, aims to onboard 23,000 tourism offerings by the end of 2028, including 14,000 experiences and 9,000 homestays.
- •The digital infrastructure will provide features like verified identities, search, digital payments, ratings, and grievance redressal, addressing the fragmented digital experience for tourists.
- •The project envisions "One ticket, One pass" using AI for easier travel planning and multi-language access, with nationwide scaling from July 2027 to December 2028.
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The National Digital Tourism Stack is a new digital network launched by Tourism Minister Gajendra Shekhawat to unify flights, hotels, homestays, and local experiences onto a common platform. The Indian government plans to begin rolling out the network starting with a pilot phase from January to June 2027, followed by nationwide scaling and onboarding through December 2028.
The initiative is being developed by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), with support from the International Centre for DPI Innovation and Advancement (ICDIA).
The stack aims to address fragmented digital experiences under a "One ticket, One pass" vision, incorporating features like verified identities, digital payments, ratings, and grievance redressal. It will also utilize artificial intelligence at the front end to simplify travel planning and support preferred languages, with a goal of onboarding 23,000 offerings by the end of 2028.
