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Within India, travel-related inquiries for spiritual destinations like Ayodhya, Ujjain, and Badrinath have soared, according to the MakeMyTrip India Travel Trends Report
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According to a report, Indians are traveling abroad far more frequently and are becoming more interested in seeing lesser-known destinations.
Indians are becoming more interested in more recent travel destinations, such as Hong Kong (China), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Paro (Bhutan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Da Nang (Vietnam), and Tbilisi (Georgia), according to the MakeMyTrip India Travel Trends Report. According to the report, there was a notable increase in interest in each of these locations in 2023.
Even though these locations are now well-known tourist destinations, Singapore, Bangkok, and Dubai (UAE) continue to be the most popular travel choices. New York, Toronto, and London are the most popular destinations for lengthy trips.
The report studies travel behaviours based on insights from travel and hospitality giant MakeMyTrip’s base of over 100 million active annual users.
Since 2019, there has been a 25% increase in the number of people taking more than three trips a year, according to the report.
Within India, travel-related inquiries for spiritual destinations like Ayodhya, Ujjain, and Badrinath have soared, according to the report, which further said that spiritual tourism-related searches saw a 97% surge in 2023 compared to 2021. Such a surge is particularly visible in tier-2 and -3 cities.
Among the spiritual centres, searches for Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh soared by 585% in 2023 compared to 2022. In Hinduism, the city is considered to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, an incarnation of God Vishnu.
