The tourism industry has spurred stupendously over the years and is at a constant rise. The demand for tourism among every class of society has led to the emergence of various types of tourism methods. Roadways tourism has dominated the industry for a long period, however, newer robust tourism methods are emerging in the recent years, such as waterways-based tourism and aerial tourism. The increase in disposable income among the masses in developed countries as well as developing countries has resulted in rise in aerial tourism through helicopter. This factor has positively impacted on the helicopter tourism market.

Over the last few years, helicopters tourism is receiving high momentum throughout the globe. In the past 5 years, the launch of new tourist destinations has brought about a new era in the global travel and tourism industry. With rise in the number of tourism operators, there has been an increased demand for aerial tours, as well as for number of helicopters. Helicopters have been witnessing significant demand from the commercial customers apart from air ambulance and governmental carriers. In the recent years, the tourism through helicopters is soaring in different cities of developed countries as well as developing nations, which is bolstering the helicopter tourism market growth. Additionally, increase in commercial helicopter manufacturers across the globe has resulted in increase in procurement of civilian helicopters for tourism. Coupling this fact with the increase in demand for aerial tourism is reflecting growth in helicopter tourism market. The reduction in tourism cost per hour in price-sensitive regions is anticipated to facilitate the market players in helicopter tourism market witness growth in their annual sales, thereby, catalyzing the demand for helicopter tourism market.

Helicopter Flight Services, Inc.; Maverick Aviation Group; Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters; Zip Aviation; and Heli Chicago are the five key players in the global helicopter tourism market. The listing of key players is derived by considering multiple factors such as overall revenue, current helicopter tourism solution portfolio, new product launches, market initiatives, investment in technology up-gradation, mergers & acquisitions, and other joint activities. There are various other notable players in the global helicopter tourism market ecosystem, such as Accretion Aviation; Bird's Eye View Helicopters LLC; Liberty helicopter; Cape Town Helicopters; and Lisbon Helicopters. A few of the important market initiatives and product developments from the industry are mentioned below: