With the upcoming festive holidays, lockdown restrictions gradually easing in different parts of the country and activities slowly beginning to normalise, travellers are looking forward to their next trip home to visit and celebrate with friends and family or taking some leisurely time off after being indoors for so long. Booking.com has shared the key booking trends for India this upcoming festive season.
With borders opening up, Indians are taking to the skies with the UAE, France and UK being the top 3 most booked international destinations by Indian travellers between October 1 to November 30, 2021.
Here are some of the top booked international destinations by Indian travellers between October 1 to November 30, 2021:
1) U.A.E
2) France
3) U.K
4) Switzerland
5) Italy
6) Germany
7) Maldives
8) Canada
9) Russia
10) Spain
Travelling within India continues to be on the rise with Indians booking domestic destinations for the upcoming festive season. As per Booking.com data, besides metros like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, leisure destinations such as Goa, Jaipur and Manali are amongst the top 10 most booked domestic destinations for the festive season between October 1 and November 30, 2021 by Indian travellers.
Here are some of the top booked domestic destinations by Indian travellers between October 1 to November 30, 2021:
1) New Delhi
2) Goa
3) Jaipur
4) Mumbai
5) Bengaluru
6) Kolkata
7) Manali
8) Udaipur
9) Darjeeling
10) Rishikesh
Commenting on Indian travel sentiment this festive season, Ritu Mehrotra, Regional Manager, South Asia at Booking.com said, “With the increased pace of vaccination and travel restrictions easing both within India and globally, we are seeing traveller confidence returning. While bookings are largely domestic, we are also seeing demand for international travel back on the agenda”.
