OYO witnesses record 8 lakh bookings during April 11-17 period

OYO witnesses record 8 lakh bookings during April 11-17 period

IPO-bound travel tech firm OYO on Thursday said more than 8 lakh bookings were made primarily through its app and website over the April 11-17 period, with Manali, Haridwar, Amritsar, Goa and Mysore emerging among the most sought-after leisure destinations. With relaxation of pandemic-related curbs, high vaccination rates, increase in air travel, school holidays, and … Read more

OYO’s Unlocking Travel Report 2021: Indians love long weekends! Mysore, Darjeeling emerge popular destinations

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As per OYO’s travel booking data, the current trend seems to indicate a clear uptick in demand for hill stations, followed by heritage cities and beach destinations. There’s a nip in the air and it has everything to do with festive cheer! As most of you already know, Indians love long festive weekends and plan … Read more

Domestic tourism continues to be the driving factor for travel industry’s recovery: Aviral Gupta, Zostel

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‘Almost half of the bookings are made for destinations located away from the metros – usually a 4–8-hour drive. The other half is for long stays across offbeat destinations close to nature, especially in Himachal and Uttarakhand.’ Just as the second wave of Covid-19 subdued a bit, people started to throng hill stations and other … Read more

The call of the road: Hot travel trend of 2020

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As days passed and confidence rose with road trips, short-distance air travel also picked up in the last quarter of 2020, leading to another post-pandemic travel terminology: flycations. And now, of course, we have vaxications, or post-vaccine vacations. By Reya Mehrotra Fed up of staying at home, Kochi-based travel and event consultant Agney Menon packed … Read more

Mountains calling! Hill stations become tourists’ favourite, Manali, Shimla, Mcleodganj, Dharamshala top the chart: Dharamveer Singh Chouhan, Zostel

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The future plan for Zostel Shangarh would be to unlock more destinations with renewed focus on offbeat locations. Popular hill stations in India: Call of the mountains entices Indian travellers, as does snowfall! Many conversations among people today begin with a complaint about the weather or how the pandemic has changed everything, particularly their travel … Read more