Mumbai: Monday blues giving tourism industry a boost

Monday morning blues, it seems, are good for the tourism industry. A recent survey by a leading travel portal has revealed that a large number of people think about, or plan, their next trip on the first day of the week, to take a break from work.

Examining the data of 12 months of search behaviour on travel portal Wego, the researchers came to the conclusion that Monday was the most common travel-planning and flight-booking day in India, while accommodation options were most sought after on a Wednesday.

"It seems Monday-itis is a human condition we all suffer from, and the most common day we search for flights," shared Ashwin Jayasankar, general manager, Wego India. "Indians' thoughts turn to travel planning most often at the start of a new working week."

The study was done to understand a traveller's thinking and state of mind. It was also found that most travellers planned their trip less than a week before the intended date of journey.

The study claims that people are affected by work-related stress and, therefore, experience a great deal of inertia, meaning they find it hard to get started and are reluctant to return to work on Monday.

Taking cue from a study by Flinders University in Adelaide, the analysis by the travel portal pointed out that the change in sleeping patterns, either less or more on weekends, can also result in Monday morning fatigue, increasing chances of people getting angry quickly, which may affect their heart, or may make them less focussed at work.