Almost with 15 long week ends this 2018 has proven to be beneficiary for both the tourism business operators and the travellers simultaneously. The growing trend of holiday making helps the tourism market in all promising manner. Moreover the Christmas week is just around.
As pointed by the market specialists the tourism industry of India is making an annual growth of 15 percent to 20 percent in the long-end of the week segment.Furthermore there has been an expansion in self-drive events as well.
Garish Oberoi, the former president of the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) said, “the bookings in recreation inns without a doubt shoots up amid the long ends of the week since the Double Income No Kids (DINK) class — are currently preferring expensive lodgings for their trips. Prior, it was the best deal, and now it is considered as the best property.”
Report says BigBreak.com, an online travel company in 2017,solely sold around 400 long ends of the week including domestic and short-pull goals, like, Thailand, Dubai and Malaysia .In 2018 it has sold 1000 long weekend packages till date.
The company CMD Mr. Kapil Goswamy commenting on the factors those are responsible for this has said, “better network and added number of flights has brought about more choices for the travellers ; in addition foreign nations are likewise thinking of innovative holiday-offers for Indians. For example, coming December there will be no visa-on-landing charges for Indians venturing out to Thailand.”
Peter Kerkar, Group CEO, Cox and Kings Ltd said on this context, “near 50 percent of them, settle on vacation goals which are around 150-200 km from the metros. For instance, those from Mumbai would think about Alibaug, Lonavala, Khandala, Nashik. Likewise, those from Chennai would pick Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Kadalur, Tirupati
