According to KAYAK, a travel search engine, there has been a significant increase in searches from India for long-haul destinations like Toronto in Canada and Perth in Australia, with a 95 pc and 92 pc year-on-year increase in flight searches, respectively.
While earlier, Indians preferred to stay closer to home due to restrictions and limitations in transport – be it lack of direct flights or the expenses involved, travelling to far off destinations is no longer difficult now and long haul flights are gaining preference.
Other destinations like Boston (US), Paris (France), San Francisco (US) and Melbourne (Australia) have also seen an annual increase of at least a minimum of 21 pc.
“We were scouting for places for an international holiday and initially considered going to neighbouring countries. But then Melbourne seemed like a good option too. It was easy to travel as there were direct flights and we also have relatives there who guided us for our tour,” says Shruti Bakshi, who visited Melbourne last year.
29/06/18 Arachika Kapoor/MiG
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While earlier, Indians preferred to stay closer to home due to restrictions and limitations in transport – be it lack of direct flights or the expenses involved, travelling to far off destinations is no longer difficult now and long haul flights are gaining preference.
Other destinations like Boston (US), Paris (France), San Francisco (US) and Melbourne (Australia) have also seen an annual increase of at least a minimum of 21 pc.
“We were scouting for places for an international holiday and initially considered going to neighbouring countries. But then Melbourne seemed like a good option too. It was easy to travel as there were direct flights and we also have relatives there who guided us for our tour,” says Shruti Bakshi, who visited Melbourne last year.
29/06/18 Arachika Kapoor/MiG
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