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According to the 2nd edition of Booking.com report, ‘How India Travels 2024 – The Inbound Edit,’ prepared in collaboration with Accenture, 52 per cent of inbound travellers seek India as a standalone destination, while 22 per cent intend to combine their visit with other Asian countries.

As the countdown to August’s long weekends begins, Indian travellers embark on exciting mini-adventures. Sharing insights, Booking.com revealed that Bengaluru, Mumbai & Delhi continue topping the list, as travellers look at returning home to enjoy the long weekend. Udaipur, Jaipur, Varanasi & Puri also witness a surge in searches. While Dubai tops the list of the most popular international destinations.

Booking.com’s Travel Trends for 2024 revealed that to make the most of monsoon, Indians are looking at exploring the mountains, the beaches and soaking in some natural beauty. Besides metros, leisure destinations such as Lonavala, Udaipur, Jaipur, Ooty and Mussoorie are among the most searched destinations this rainy season.

Santosh Kumar, Country Manager, India, Booking.com, said, “Indian travellers are increasingly seeking unique experiences while travelling. One such experience is shopping, which is more than just an activity, but a gateway to the destination’s heritage and culture enabling travellers to make authentic connections with the places they visit and bring those memories back home. According to the company’s Travel Trends data for 2024, 43 per cent of Indian travellers stated that shopping had an impact on their destination decisions.”

Gathering insights from more than 31,000 travellers across 34 countries and territories, Booking.com in its releases its 9th Sustainable Travel Report 2024, stated that 95 per cent of Indian travellers confirm that sustainable travel is important to them, with 93 per cent saying that they want to travel more sustainability over the next 12 months.

Booking.com’s Travel Predictions 2024 reveals, 55% travellers prefer to embark on their journeys without set plans, while 69% opt for loose itineraries, allowing them to adapt as they go. With this, AI is set to become a mainstream feature of travel next year. 48% of travellers now trust AI to plan their trips.

How India Travels 2023 report by Booking.com reveals that around 29% of Indians travelled for more than 25 days in 2022 for leisure, which is highest than large markets like China (25%), Australia & UK (24%),  France & Germany (23%), followed by USA & Brazil (15%).

’How India Travels’ report by Booking.com claims that projections show travel expenditure among Indians to go up from $150 bn in 2019 to $410 bn by 2030. The report also mentions that Indian travellers to complete aggregate of 5 bn trips annually.

According to the research from Booking.com, 2023 will see 53 per cent millennials planning more last-minute trips whilst older generations will take comfort in planning ahead as the best opportunity to get a good deal. 

Indian travellers are more likely to pick sustainable travel alternatives that cause the least damage to the environment, revealed a recent report by booking.com. According to the report, 91% of Indian travellers desire to travel sustainably over the next 12 months. Further, 88% of the travellers also expressed that they were much more likely to pick a sustainable travel option when it was presented to them, even if they weren’t actively looking for one.