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'Rather than visiting famous monuments, travellers now prefer "experiential activities" such as biking, trekking/hiking, camping, river rafting, yachting, parasailing and zip lining; safaris and jungle adventures; and wellness holidays to rejuvenate themselves.'
A significant 69% respondents indicated keen interest to travel in 2021 post ease in restrictions with 18% ready to travel immediately post unlock and 51% within 3-6 months.
Indians are becoming much more spendy and discerning travellers and look for places that can offer them a 'new' kind of experience.
'Consumers are willing to increase travel spends by 20-30 per cent versus pre-pandemic.'
After years of being sequestered by the pandemic, some intrepid travellers are planning to settle their score with the novel coronavirus. With fewer or no travel curbs, they are eager to get back on the road, again. Hotels and tour operators, too, are eager to shed excess Covid baggage. And this year's Diwali promises to add that extra layer sparkle with the introduction of new flights.
Online travel portals and airlines say the demand from companies is being led by essential services sectors like pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and power.
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India's largest carrier IndiGo will cut 20 per cent of its flights due to lower demand as a rapidly spreading coronavirus upends the recovery of air travel. The airline was operating around 1,200 flights as on Saturday. Other airlines are being forced to cancel flights as states tighten restrictions to combat the spread of the virus, and people are dropping last-minute travel plans. Airlines carried 2,518 passengers on 260,251 flights on Saturday, compared to 2,794 passengers on 358,856 flights the day before.
The rupee depreciation will work in favour of students who are currently studying in the US and plan to secure a job that pays in dollars.
Indian tourists are increasingly settling for other destinations such as Southeast Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand.
The demand is the highest for the India-Pakistan match at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16 and also for the final at Lords on July 14.
Travel companies are expecting a heavy rush to the US following the withdrawal of curbs on fully vaccinated travellers from select countries, including India, on November 8. The move will benefit those holding long-term tourist, business, and work visas. Also, new and extra flights by Air India and American Airlines are expected to provide better travel options.
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Packages for this season are 30-40% cheaper than peak season and are for value-conscious travellers.
In an online chat, Anoop D'Souza, education tours expert, Thomas Cook and Kimberly Dixit, study in the US expert answered reader queries related to pursuing higher education abroad.
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Business executives are finally dusting off their long-unused suitcases to resume travel, thanks to a good vaccination rate, a drop in fresh cases, and an easing of travel restrictions. It comes as a huge relief for the ravaged aviation, travel and hospitality sectors. "We are witnessing a 40 per cent recovery on pre-covid volumes from our business travellers, signalling the return of corporate confidence in air travel," said Indiver Rastogi, president & group head, Global Business Travel, Thomas Cook (India) & SOTC.
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It is Mumbai's favourite festival and is celebrated each year with fervour and frenzy. But when the city welcomes "Ganpati Bappa" this Friday, the celebrations will be low key. With a cap on the size of idols, ban on processions and restrictions on devotees visiting pandals, celebrations are toned down for the second year in a row. Festival budgets have shrunk and as a result, corporate sponsorships have dried out.
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Airline and hotel rates and car rentals may all rise during the course of the year, taking the cost per trip for a corporate traveller up by nine to 11 per cent, it predicts.
Aimed at helping golf shed the tag of being an 'elitist' sport, the second edition of the Thomas Cook Indian Golf League -- open to both new and existing players -- will tee off on December 10 at the Golden Greens Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon.
Travel companies are reducing the number of days from packages to make it more affordable for globe trotters.
Online travel portals have seen a surge in bookings aided by several rounds of discount offers and a strong demand over the festival weekend.
Even as the outbound tourism sector is feeling slowdown jitters, cruise tourism is becoming popular with Indians. Bookings for April went by 20 per cent.
On an average, booking cruise holidays overseas witness 40% growth rate
Vacationers are showing a preference for areas that are near to their cities and preferably, can be reached by car. The areas in demand are hill stations or beaches four-five hours away from a city. For hotels in the vicinity, this is the right time to rake in the moolah. For instance, room rentals at some of the vacation spots near Mumbai have gone up by as much as 30-150 per cent.
Indian traveller is no longer satisfied with a single annual vacation, but is increasingly demanding multiple holidays and festive breaks offer an ideal opportunity.
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