SUMMER TRAVEL IS strong even in the face of high airfares and room rates, with online travel agencies, airlines, and hotels seeing a healthy demand this time of the year.
Despite airfares as high as 60-70% as compared to preCovid levels, there is an upward trend in bookings for domestic and international holidays, shared Aloke Bajpai, group CEO & co-founder, ixigo. He said, "People are willing to spend more on flights and hotels. Even February and March, which are weak months for travel, have seen unprecedented demand due to festive travel, and we expect even higher traffic for the summer season."
Domestic and short-haul destinations are popular, with growth in demand 50-60% month-on-month, said Daniel D'Souza, president & country head, holidays, SOTC Travel. "Tier 2-3 cities are popular for short getaways, domestic cruises, and spiritual travel to Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Leh-Ladakh, North-East, Andamans, Goa, and Kerala," he said.
Rajeev Kale, president & country head, holidays, MICE, visa, Thomas Cook (India), added, "Despite the increasing overall costs by over 10% for travel, customers are willing to increase spends for longer stays and unique accommodations like private villas, havelis, tea estates and forts."
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