“We are observing some early positive trends in leisure travel ahead of the upcoming holiday season.

Flights and Accommodation

On the international front, while long-haul destinations, including Europe, are generating a lot of interest, short-haul destinations such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Maldives, and UAE make it to the top five. India’s rainbow offering of diverse cultures and landscapes, offering varied destinations to travellers, is coming to the fore in our booking mix. Goa, Kochi, Srinagar, Dehradun, and Leh are the most sought-after domestic flight destinations. From an accommodation lens, the top ten most booked destinations remain consistent, led by Goa. Leading metropolitan cities, such as Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai, take the next five slots. Jaipur, followed by Kolkata and Pune, complete the top ten list. We have also seen strong traction for pilgrimage destinations such as Puri, Varanasi, Rishikesh, and Vrindavan and hill destinations such as Ooty and Darjeeling.

Holiday packages

The preference for relaxed itineraries continues, with the average room night per booking for April -June quarter increasing for domestic and outbound holiday packages. The average nights booked for outbound packages for the summer quarter is 27% higher than last year’s corresponding period; and almost 85% higher than the pre-pandemic average. In domestic packages, too, we have seen a 54% increase in average room nights booked this year over the corresponding period in 2019. The preference for relaxed itineraries has positively impacted average per-passenger spend. Travellers are seeking experience-led travel, resulting in more bookings with pre-booked activities.”

Rajesh Magow, Co-Founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip

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