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NEW DELHI : India's travel and tourism sector is seeing robust growth, propelled by an increasing appetite for frequent and shorter trips, said Laura Houldsworth, Asia Pacific managing director for Booking.com..
"We're expecting Indians to want to travel more frequently and take a lot of shorter trips as well, unlike the one to two trips we saw in the past," Houldsworth said..
The trend towards more frequent and shorter trips represents a significant departure from the past, with emerging travel destinations like Varanasi, Kochi, and Mysore gaining popularity among travelers from metropolitan areas, she said..
This summer, 40% of Indians are traveling within the Asia Pacific region, 20% to the Middle East, and 40% to London, New York and European countries..
Asia continues to hold immense charm with cities like Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo and Bali high on Indians' summer travel wishlist, according to the company..
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