Urban growth brings visibility and progress, but it also tests how well cities adapt to modernization.
Bengaluru, once a favourite for tourists and tech professionals alike, now shows the strain of this change. The city once known as India’s “Garden City” struggles under traffic and infrastructure issues that make many visitors avoid the city centre.
Near Kempegowda International Airport, visitor behaviour is quietly shifting. Many business travellers now stay around Devanahalli or nearby areas instead of driving into Bengaluru. With hotels, resorts, and restaurants close by, and little traffic, this zone offers the comfort the city often lacks.
Travel operators say people now hold meetings, social events, and even short breaks near the airport before flying out. The area has turned into a modern transit hub that suits busy schedules.
Experts say this trend reflects Bengaluru’s growing urban imbalance. As traffic worsens and infrastructure delays persist, the hospitality sector is expanding outward. Authorities are training local drivers and staff in hospitality to improve visitor experience, but the effort falls short.
Unless Bengaluru fixes its core problems, it risks becoming a city people only pass through not one they truly visit or remember.
