TripAdvisor announces results of its annual survey on Indian summer travel trends

TripAdvisor recently announced the results of its annual survey on Indian summer travel trends. As per the survey, Indian travellers prefer hill stations, with 71 per cent planning a trip there followed by beaches with 51 per cent. However, Goa has been the most preferred destination other than popular hill stations – Shimla and Ooty. Singapore emerged as top international destination to United States of America. The Indian traveller has also accepted air travel as a preferred mode of travel and ‘green’ remains the motto even when on holidays as more travellers choose environmentally hotels to stay in.

Holidays this summer
As per the survey, nearly 97 per cent planned a leisure trip while over 80 per cent planned to take more than one vacation this summer. Amongst the holiday destinations nearly 50 per cent decided to travel within in India, ten per cent only abroad and 40 per cent India and abroad. Also 61 per cent of the travellers planned their travel with their partners while only nine per cent planned to travel alone.