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ndia's MakeMyTrip has collaborated with the Ministry of Tourism of India so that guided travel experiences in the country could be easily found and booked by potential visitors. Within the framework of cooperation, more than 350 guided trips across over 60 cities will become available for travelers through the MakeMyTrip platform. The initiative is scheduled to go live on August 15, 2026.
It is not surprising that the current attention of the government to developing the national tourism market is reflected in this new partnership. With the help of such projects, the Ministry wants to ensure that travelers find suitable experiences within India, as well as become familiar with less known locations than those that usually become the destinations.
Under the partnership with the MakeMyTrip platform, tourists will have access to more than 350 guided tours across over 60 destinations. The trips are offered as a structured visit to destinations to show the visitors the most interesting places.
It is expected that the catalogue of available experience will continue to grow in the future. For the tourists it means a possibility to have more choices within different regions of the country.
Using the opportunity offered by a reliable travel booking website can significantly facilitate the organization process. This time the traveler will not need to look for a guide himself/herself.
India's tourism industry has many historic, cultural, religious, and local experiences. It will help to enhance these experiences with guided tours by offering information regarding these places' history and traditions.
Currently, MakeMyTrip offers various holiday packages and experiential tours to India. Among India travel listings, one can find the variety of experiences and activities in the destinations around the country.
With this type of partnership, another layer could be added to the present ecosystem of tourism in India by enabling easier booking and discovering of guided experiences.
One of the benefits of this partnership is convenient booking. Nowadays, digital booking is essential in planning the travel itinerary as people look to find the accommodation, transport, activities, and experiences online.
Offering guided tour bookings will make it possible for travellers to book a lot of things related to the trip within a single service provider.
In particular, it may prove especially helpful for the first-time visitors to the city since the experience will give an opportunity to discover main destinations in the city.
It is necessary to note that such a decision fits the ongoing trend of tourism digitalization. Indeed, the Ministry of Tourism has been collaborating with technology and private companies on digital promotion of Indian destinations.
Thus, in June 2026, the Ministry entered the MoU with Google India which was devoted to the promotion of tourism digitally, generation of data-driven insights, application of new technologies, and enhanced visitor experiences.
At the moment when the government promotes domestic tourism strongly, the new agreement will fit perfectly. In particular, the Ministry of Tourism has initiated various tourism campaigns to promote Indian destinations.
Some of the recent campaigns, including Dekho Apna Desh and Bharat Parv, aimed to encourage people to travel to different destinations in India.
Moreover, the Ministry has taken initiatives such as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 to develop tourism products and infrastructure, which will complement the work done in destination development by the state governments and union territory administrations.
In this context, the guided experiences booking may complement all of these efforts.
The implementation of the initiative may also affect tourism businesses in India other than travellers' experience. Guided tours depend heavily on local knowledge and professional skills of the guides.
The Indian government announced earlier this year a pilot project for professional education and training of 10,000 tourist guides in 20 of the most popular tourist sites in India. The program includes academic and practical training aimed at training responsible guides.
Availability of professionally educated guides, combined with booking of the tour through an online platform with all possible experience options, can create better conditions for guided tourism in India.
It is also good for local economy because travellers usually use not only hotels or flights but also guides, activities, transportation, local food, etc., spending their money in destination.
The final advantage of the collaboration with MakeMyTrip can be the possibility to market some less known destinations in India for travelers.
MakeMyTrip already has some history of promoting not very well-known tourism objects in the country in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and tourism boards of several states in India, like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa, and Uttarakhand.
Availability of various guided tours can increase opportunities for promotion of not-so-popular places and attractions.
As MakeMyTrip announces in its press release, the first list of the catalog will include more than 350 guided experiences in more than 60 cities, and they will be available for booking starting from August 15, 2026. Further growth of the catalog is expected.
Travelers who are interested in discovering the heritage and attractions of India may expect an opportunity to book guided tours and enjoy them in a more structured and convenient way through the online platform.
It is recommended to check details about every particular experience, such as duration, included items, meeting place, conditions of cancelation, and guides' details, when booking.
As MakeMyTrip announces in its press release, the first list of the catalog will include more than 350 guided experiences in more than 60 cities, and they will be available for booking starting from August 15, 2026. Further growth of the catalog is expected.
Travelers who are interested in discovering the heritage and attractions of India may expect an opportunity to book guided tours and enjoy them in a more structured and convenient way through the online platform.
It is recommended to check details about every particular experience, such as duration, included items, meeting place, conditions of cancelation, and guides' details, when booking.
