Similarly, air tickets from Bengaluru and Chennai are also selling at much higher prices than usual, said travel operators. Anil Punjabi, chairman of the Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI), eastern region, told Metro: “Airfares to Calcutta have increased because of the cricket craze. Kamal Raza, general manager of Lalit Great Eastern, told Metro that the demand for rooms was “very high”. Some of the guests are spending the entire weekend here,” said Pramode Bhandari, area general manager, The Park Kolkata. Kenilworth hotel general manager Rodney Mendes said there is an uptick in the number of guests every time Eden hosts an India match.

Source: The Telegraph March 01, 2026 03:16 UTC