India travel desk
Market weeks, trade fairs and plant tours across Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai — and the Taj Mahal when the work is done. Run by a team that sells in India every day.
Fly into
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru or Kolkata
From China
Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Kunming
Chinese passports
e-Visa from US$25
Best months
October to March
Business language
English
Time zone
2½ hours behind Beijing
Packages
5 days
Delhi · Noida · Gurugram
From US$1,450flights extra
Brands meeting distributors and retailers for the first time.
5 days
Delhi NCR or Bengaluru
From US$1,250flights extra
Buyers and exhibitors at IHGF, IITF or electronica India.
8 days
Delhi · Mumbai · Bengaluru
From US$2,650domestic flights included
Companies choosing where to base a distributor, office or plant.
7 days
Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
From US$1,950flights extra
Business owners who want the Taj Mahal on the way home.
Your dates
Chennai, Pune, Noida or Gujarat
Price on applicationfor manufacturers and investors
Teams installing lines, auditing vendors or scouting a plant site.
8 days
Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Udaipur
Quoted for your datesper person, twin share
A first visit to India, for families and groups.
Per person, twin share. Single rooms extra.
Trade fairs
Greater Noida, Delhi NCR
India's handicrafts, home, gifts, furniture and fashion-accessory fair — thousands of exporters under one roof.
Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
The country's largest general trade fair: states, ministries and brands across consumer and industrial goods.
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Telecom, digital infrastructure, electronics and smart technology.
Greater Noida and Bengaluru
Electronic components, systems and manufacturing — the place to meet India's EMS and design firms.
Dates for 2027 editions are confirmed by the organisers through the year.
Before you fly
India issues e-Tourist visas to Chinese citizens again: 30 days for US$25, one year for US$40, five years for US$80, usually within 72 hours. Business visas are issued too, and since 1 January 2026 an e-B-4 production-investment visa covers up to six months of installation, quality checks, training and vendor development — allow 45 to 50 days.
India reopened tourist visas for Bangladeshi citizens on 28 June 2026, through the visa centres in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Sylhet and Khulna. Business visas need an Indian invitation; we provide it.
India suspended visas for Pakistani citizens in April 2025. Until that changes we cannot arrange travel to India on a Pakistani passport — we meet in Dubai instead.
Apply online for an e-Visa — tourist or business — before you fly. A business e-Visa needs an invitation letter from an Indian company; we issue one for your meetings.
Visa rules change; we confirm yours before you book. Checked October 2026.
Getting there
Direct from Shanghai (Air India, China Eastern), Beijing (Air China) and Guangzhou (IndiGo), restored through 2026.
IndiGo flies from Shanghai daily and from Guangzhou; China Eastern from Kunming — the shortest hop between the two countries.
Daily connections through Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Singapore and Bangkok to every Indian metro.
Delhi to Mumbai or Bengaluru is about two hours by air. We fly between cities and drive within them.
Where business happens
The capital, the regulators and the north's distributors. Gaffar Market and Nehru Place for phones and IT; Noida for phone and electronics assembly; Gurugram for corporate offices.
Finance, media and the west's trade. Lamington Road for electronics, the port at Nhava Sheva, and Bhiwandi's warehouses.
India's technology capital: electronics design, start-ups, and e-commerce companies.
Cars and electronics manufacturing around Sriperumbudur, and one of India's busiest ports.
The gateway to the east: Bihar, Bengal and the north-east, a different market from the south, and the closest flights to China.
Manufacturing states with industrial parks and engineering clusters — for plant visits and suppliers.
On the ground
Guests from China
WeChat and several Chinese apps have been banned in India since 2020. They work on your Chinese roaming plan, not on an Indian SIM — and Indian business runs on WhatsApp.
Mandarin–English and Mandarin–Hindi interpreters for meetings; English carries most business conversations.
Kolkata's Tangra is India's Chinatown; Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru have Chinese restaurants we use for business dinners.
Engineers and technicians should travel on the e-B-4 or a business visa, not a tourist visa — we prepare the application pack.
Ladakh, Sikkim and the north-east need special permits that are generally not open to Chinese passports. We plan around them.
Our India team writes up every meeting the same evening, in English and Chinese.
When the work is done
Day trip or overnight from Delhi
By expressway or train; sunrise at the Taj before the crowds.
Five hours from Delhi
Amber Fort, the City Palace and the bazaars — the third corner of the Golden Triangle.
An hour's flight from Delhi
The ghats of the Ganges at dawn — India's most extraordinary city.
From Mumbai or Bengaluru
Beaches and old Portuguese churches for a long weekend.
From Bengaluru or Chennai
Backwaters by houseboat, tea hills and Ayurveda.
From Patna
Where the Buddha found enlightenment — a short drive from Patna.
Sample itineraries
5 days
8 days
7 days
One price
Questions
Tourist visas are for tourism. Meetings need a business visa; installation, commissioning, training and vendor development need the e-B-4. We check what your team will do and prepare the right application.
October to March. The north is hot from April to June and wet from June to September; Delhi has fog and smog in December and January.
Yes — that is the point of the trip. We book distributors, chain buyers and marketplaces before you land, based on your product and price.
Many electronics need BIS registration before they can be imported. We tell you what applies before you meet buyers — try our entry estimator.
Our India desk
Your host
Leads our India desk — channel, certification and the people you will meet, from Delhi to Patna.
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Prices are per person, twin share, and indicative until confirmed for your dates. Visa rules, flights and fair dates change — we confirm them when you book.