Rajesh Magow

Co-founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip

“As we approach the long weekends of Holi and Good Friday, we’re seeing a significant uptick in leisure bookings. Goa remains the premier domestic flight destination, followed by Srinagar, Guwahati, Port Blair, and Bagdogra.  

Udaipur and Jaipur in Rajasthan, as well as Puri and Varanasi, are witnessing the highest hotel bookings after Goa. Srinagar, Katra, Coorg, and Ooty are also emerging as popular destinations, exhibiting significant year-on-year growth. While mid-category rooms remain the most booked, the share of premium bookings is higher than usual by close to 10%.

Internationally, short-haul favorites include UAE, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia, while top long-haul destinations are the UK, USA, Australia, Japan, and Germany. We’re also seeing emerging popularity for destinations like Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and South Korea during this period.

Hotel bookings for religious destinations such as Puri, Varanasi, and Amritsar have doubled since last year, emerging as the second most preferred category after beaches.  Similarly, in terms of flight bookings Amritsar, Prayagraj, and Bhubaneshwar show a growth of about 20% as compared to last year.”