Independence Day is across the nook, and fortuitously, Indian travellers will get an extended weekend to take pleasure in a much-needed getaway. Flight search knowledge from the world’s main journey search engine KAYAK, reveals the highest trending locations for this era, in addition to noteworthy flight search tendencies in comparison with final yr.

For journey over the Independence Day lengthy weekend, the present common return financial system flight domestically is ₹11,584 a 4% lower in comparison with final yr, nice information for Indian travellers. The typical return worldwide flight value is sitting at ₹77,431 on common an 11% improve in comparison with 2022*.

Tarun Tahiliani, India Nation Supervisor at KAYAK, stated, “Our knowledge reveals that Indian travellers are eager to immerse themselves in new experiences in locations like Madurai, Varanasi, and Bhubaneswar. Many Indians are additionally taking a look at abroad sojourns to Colombo, Auckland, Jeddah, and Toronto. A number of the high trending locations, each home and worldwide, have seen a substantial drop in costs, additional attractive Indian travellers. The Independence Day lengthy weekend goes to be action-packed for Indian holidaymakers, and KAYAK is all set to assist them with helpful ideas and instruments to assist all these hoping to journey for the vacation at an awesome value!”

Curiously, home travellers may very well be choosing spiritually enriching journeys, because the listing of high trending locations options offbeat locales greater than fashionable vacationer locations. Varanasi, a non secular capital of India, has seen a considerable 102% improve in flight searches regardless of a 7% rise in flight costs as in comparison with 2022. The culturally vital, historic metropolis of Madurai has additionally witnessed a 97% improve in flight searches even with a 22% value improve in comparison with final yr*.

Aside from these, the highest home locations that noticed the most important improve in flight searches as in comparison with the earlier yr embody Bhubaneswar (90%), Thiruvananthapuram (71%), and Kochi (51%).* Given these tendencies, it seems that Indians are utilizing this lengthy weekend to expertise the nation’s numerous and alluring cultural choices.

Colombo and Auckland have captured the highest 2 spots on the listing of high trending locations as per flight searches, with a outstanding upswing of 5 occasions and 4 occasions respectively, as in comparison with 2022,.  This improve in traveller searches could also be attributed to a drop in common flight costs in comparison with final yr: Colombo in Sri Lanka has seen a ten% lower in common flight costs since 2022, whereas the typical flight value for Auckland in New Zealand has decreased by 16% compared to final yr.

Essentially the most searched worldwide vacation spot for summer season journey is Bangkok adopted by Toronto, Bali, and Dubai*. Additional, Goa was essentially the most searched home vacation spot, adopted by New Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Kochi*.

For Indians desperate to journey over Independence Day, costs decreased by round  4% for worldwide resorts however elevated by round 22% for home resorts. The typical value for a home lodge is INR 6,686, and INR 14,885 for worldwide resorts over  the lengthy weekend.

KAYAK journey ideas 

• Use a journey search engine: KAYAK has the instruments and filters that can assist you discover nice offers, together with the Discover function, which reveals locations by value. Earlier than planning your journey, test the newest journey restrictions in your vacation spot.
• Set a value alert: As one in every of KAYAK’s hottest options, value alerts assist travellers get monetary savings by alerting them when costs change for a flight or lodge they need. If a flight you’re eyeing drops in value, KAYAK will warn you to allow them to lock in that new value, serving to you save each money and time.
• Handle and keep updated along with your journey: KAYAK has constructed the journeys function on its app and web site, that enables customers to plan, construct and handle their itineraries for journey of any size, in any location. The platform permits customers to get real-time updates on any cancellations, keep knowledgeable about surprising modifications, delays or gate modifications that will come up and even discover their baggage on the appropriate conveyor belt after touchdown on the airport.