New Delhi: Airlines are resisting the temptation to raise last-minute ticket prices and hotels are keeping rates more or less unchanged due to greater supply, resulting in a bustling holiday season.
Indian travellers don’t mind braving the winter chill, going by data from travel companies and hotels that indicate a rising preference for colder destinations. Bookings for Europe have surged and demand within India is for snowclad destinations such as Manali, Sonmarg, Patnitop, Kufri and Auli. These destinations didn’t have much pickup last year due to the late arrival of snow.
“This year these destinations are seeing a surge in bookings by at least 15 to 20%. Hotel tariffs have not gone up significantly due to increase in supply, and traditional destinations such as Goa, Dubai, Kerala and Rajasthan also continue to be top favourites,” said Karan Anand, head of relationships at Cox & Kings.
The hill stations around Delhi NCR are also gaining in popularity, said Sharat Dhall, chief operating officer, B2C, Yatra.com. “Snow is aspirational for a lot of people. Shimla has already seen its first snowfall. There is an uptick in bookings for hill stations and Europe in the winters is also getting popular,” he said.
25/12/18 Anumeha Chaturvedi/Economic Times
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Indian travellers don’t mind braving the winter chill, going by data from travel companies and hotels that indicate a rising preference for colder destinations. Bookings for Europe have surged and demand within India is for snowclad destinations such as Manali, Sonmarg, Patnitop, Kufri and Auli. These destinations didn’t have much pickup last year due to the late arrival of snow.
“This year these destinations are seeing a surge in bookings by at least 15 to 20%. Hotel tariffs have not gone up significantly due to increase in supply, and traditional destinations such as Goa, Dubai, Kerala and Rajasthan also continue to be top favourites,” said Karan Anand, head of relationships at Cox & Kings.
The hill stations around Delhi NCR are also gaining in popularity, said Sharat Dhall, chief operating officer, B2C, Yatra.com. “Snow is aspirational for a lot of people. Shimla has already seen its first snowfall. There is an uptick in bookings for hill stations and Europe in the winters is also getting popular,” he said.
25/12/18 Anumeha Chaturvedi/Economic Times
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