Udaipur, Goa hot favourites for Indian tourists

Indians continue to give top preference to Udaipur when it comes to vacationing and have also shown their likings for Colva in Goa as a tourist destination this summer, according to a report.

"Every summer season brings with it a new and fresh travel experience, catapulted by the latest travel trends. This year, within India, Udaipur continues to be the most preferred destination. Colva in Goa is the emerging destination for Indian travellers this year," according to a summer trends report by Hotels.com.

The report is based on searches on Hotels.com from January 1-March 31 for bookings for April and May.

When it comes to travelling international, Indians love to bathe in the sun and clear blue water while travelling to Pattaya in Bangkok or the tropical Maldives, and to go shopping in effervescent Singapore. Patong in Bangkok is the emerging destination that has captured the interest of Indians this year, it added. Paris (France), New York (US), Seychelles, and Bahamas are the other non-Asian popular destinations.

The report revealed that Indian travellers want to forge deeper connections to the people, traditions and customs of the places they are visiting, and these experiences add a meaningful and memorable component to a vacation.

"This summer should see an increased number of people travelling to new and unexplored destinations, especially in Europe and the US," Hotels.com Senior Marketing manager, India, Amit Agarwal told PTI here.

The die-hard travellers are hungry for vacations to places where not many people have charted before, he added.