India prepares for festive time- long and short haul destinations to travel

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Rajeev Kale, the President and Country Head, Holidays, MICE, Visa at Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. Said that they are witnessing a robust demand of travel of more than 200% for the imminent long weekend of Dussehra and Durga Puja equated to 2022 from families or multi-generational families, young experts or millennials along with couples. With Dussehra happening on Tuesday, their customers are going on a leave on Monday planning their domestic and international trips over the prolonged weekend.

Tourists are exhibiting their curiosity in places like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Dubai-Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Cambodia; island places like Mauritius and Maldives along with South Korea and Japan. Long hauls like Europe, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa endure to be popular.

Well-known local destinations comprise Kashmir, Leh Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Goa, Kerala and the Andamans along with Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan in the Indian subcontinent.

Spiritual tourism is becoming popular and some of the favored destinations comprise Char Dham Yatra and Do Dham Yara, Amarnath Yatra, Vaishno Devi temple, Muktinath in Nepal, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya among others.

Daniel D’Souza, the President and Country Head –Holidays in SOTC Travel said that this festive time presents an ideal scope for extended families to tour together and the reservation trends specify a robust flow of 2.5x for travel in the course of Durga Puja and Navratri contrasted with Ganesh Chaturthi. He said that they are also seeing the commencement of honeymoon or anniversary time with couples looking for special experiences like glamping, African safaris and pursuing the aurora borealis.

Destinations having demand for this happy season comprise short hauls such as Singapore, Vietnam, Dubai, Cambodia, Abu Dhabi, Indonesia, Thailand, Mauritius, the Maldives, Ras Al-Khaimah and Oman; mid hauls like Turkiye, South Korea and Japan and also long hauls such as Australia, France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, the UK, the US and Hungary.

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