The rising global market for Indian weddings will soon include events with budgets reaching $1 billion, according to Inventum Global and International MICE&Wedding Forum co-founder Bünyat Özpak.
Özpak told Anadolu Agency that Indian weddings represent a massive market, emphasizing the importance of capturing a larger share.
He noted the billions-of-dollars pool for Indian weddings, with budgets growing as India’s economy expands.
Özpak highlighted that Indian weddings top per-person spending in tourism: “In mass tourism, per-person spending is around $1,000, while Indian weddings vary by budget, but we’ve seen averages of $10,000, $20,000, even $30,000 per person in average weddings.”
Families strive to give their children the best weddings, he said, adding: “Wealthy Indian families’ wedding budgets are increasing. Recently, a wealthy Indian family spent $800 million on a wedding. We’ll see beyond that; soon we’ll see $1 billion weddings.”
Özpak said Indians love holding weddings in Türkiye, citing grand hotels,excellent service, transfers, suitable climate, technical capabilities for sound, lighting and decor.
Türkiye’s hotel infrastructure is top-level for wedding organizations, he noted: “We get demands for weddings from Indians living outside India.”
“Indian families most love holding weddings in Antalya, Bodrum and Istanbul. Those wanting smaller participation weddings also prefer Cappadocia,” Özpak added.
Source: hurriyetdailynews