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India Unveils 'One Ticket, One Pass' Tourism Stack to Revolutionize Travel Planning
- •India's Ministry of Tourism and ONDC launched the National Digital Tourism Stack to streamline travel planning, aiming for a "One Ticket, One Pass" vision.
- •The initiative seeks to connect flights, stays, transport, and local experiences into a single digital ecosystem, reducing the need for multiple apps.
- •The Stack will create common digital infrastructure, making various tourism services discoverable and accessible across participating platforms.
- •The government plans to integrate 23,000 tourism offerings by 2028, including 14,000 experiences and 9,000 homestays, with over 1,000 already live.
- •AI is expected to power the front end, offering destination discovery, personalized itineraries, and multi-language access, with a nationwide rollout by December 2028.
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The National Digital Tourism Stack is an open digital infrastructure launched by the Ministry of Tourism and the Open Network for Digital Commerce to connect different parts of a traveller’s journey. Its long-term vision, known as 'One Ticket, One Pass', aims to bring flights, stays, transport, and local experiences into a single, connected digital ecosystem.
The government plans to connect 23,000 tourism offerings by the end of 2028, which will comprise approximately 14,000 tourism experiences and 9,000 homestays. Currently, more than 1,000 tourism experiences are already transacting on the ONDC Network, including 170 ASI monuments and 29 museums.
The project enters its preparation and development phase from October to December 2026, followed by a pilot project running from January to June 2027. Expansion across the country is scheduled to begin in July 2027, with nationwide rollout continuing through December 2028.
