INDIA, December 13, 2023: As the year comes to an end and holiday festivities fill the air with joy, Indians are looking forward to making the most of the festive period and creating some holiday season memories with their loved ones. Booking.com, one of the world’s leading online travel agencies, today released its latest data on where Indian travellers are travelling to celebrate this festive period. Whether it’s visiting a Christmas market, enjoying a relaxing staycation at a city hotel or just lounging at a sunny beach, travellers are eagerly planning their getaways to embrace the holiday spirit.
Santosh Kumar, Country Manager for India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia at Booking.com said, “As per our Travel Predictions 2024 research, 85% of Indian travellers revealed that they feel more alive when they are on vacation and we are pleased to see travellers embrace this travel spirit as the holiday season approaches. As Indians plan their travel, we want to ensure we offer them a connected trip experience where they can easily book different aspects of their trip including accommodation, flights, taxis and attractions easily and conveniently on our platform. As always, Booking.com is committed to making it easier for everyone to experience the world no matter what the travel preference or destination.”
Top searched destinations by Indians travelling domestically from 23-12-2023 to 02-01-2024 (with rank changes as compared to the same time last year in 2022):
- Puducherry (ranked 3rd in 2022) 6. Mumbai (ranked 6th in 2022)
- Puri (ranked 7th in 2022) 7. Manali (ranked 1st in 2022)
- Udaipur (ranked 2nd in 2022) 8. Ooty (ranked 11th in 2022)
- Goa (ranked 4th in 2022) 9. Munnar (ranked 10th in 2022)
- Jaipur (ranked 5th in 2022) 10. Bengaluru (ranked 9th in 2022)
While hotels continue to be the most popular accommodation type for Indian travellers, they are also exploring alternative accommodations while on holiday. Hotels, followed by resorts, guest house, villas and apartments are the top 5 most searched accommodation types for festive travel between December 23, 2023 and January 2, 2024
Top searched destinations by international travellers visiting India from 23-12-2023 to 02-01-2024 (with rank changes as compared to the same time last year in 2022):
- Mumbai (ranked 1st in 2022) 6. Kochi (ranked 5th in 2022)
- New Delhi (ranked 2nd in 2022) 7. Hyderabad (ranked 7th in 2022)
- Bengaluru (ranked 3rd in 2022) 8. Udaipur (ranked 8th in 2022)
- Chennai (ranked 4th in 2022) 9. Kolkata (ranked 10th in 2022)
- Jaipur (ranked 6th in 2022) 10. Goa (ranked 11th in 2022)
Top nationalities searching destinations in India from 23-12-2023 to 02-01-2024 (with rank changes as compared to the same time last year in 2022):
- United Kingdom (ranked 1st in 2022)
- United States of America (ranked 2nd in 2022)
- Australia (ranked 3rd in 2022)
- United Arab Emirates (ranked 4th in 2022)
- Germany (ranked 7th in 2022)
Methodology
The data scientists at Booking looked at the most popular locations in India (searched domestic and international users) and nationalities of travellers searching for destinations in India based on booking data by all travellers for check-in dates between 2023-12-23 and 2024-01-02.
