Chennai: Short international holidays during extended weekends are becoming popular from Chennai. Around 60% seats on Flights to South East Asian destinations and to the Middle East have been booked for extended weekends coming up in August and September.
Three extended weekends are coming up, one in August because of Independence Day holiday and two in September because of Ganesh Chaturthi on the first week while Bakrid and Onam on the second week. As August 15th is on Monday, travelers get three days holiday.
Airlines have seen an increase in bookings to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Colombo.
Yatra.com president Sharat Dhall said, "Yatra has witnessed a tremendous pick up in hotel bookings and packages for the upcoming long weekend from all major cities. During this time period we notice an increase in bookings across all categories. We have found that people not just from metros but also from tier two and three destinations are looking to travel during the Independence Day weekend." He also said, "Many airlines are also offering aggressive discounts to customers for travel during these weekends."
09/07/16 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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Three extended weekends are coming up, one in August because of Independence Day holiday and two in September because of Ganesh Chaturthi on the first week while Bakrid and Onam on the second week. As August 15th is on Monday, travelers get three days holiday.
Airlines have seen an increase in bookings to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Colombo.
Yatra.com president Sharat Dhall said, "Yatra has witnessed a tremendous pick up in hotel bookings and packages for the upcoming long weekend from all major cities. During this time period we notice an increase in bookings across all categories. We have found that people not just from metros but also from tier two and three destinations are looking to travel during the Independence Day weekend." He also said, "Many airlines are also offering aggressive discounts to customers for travel during these weekends."
09/07/16 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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