People willing to travel further away, plan longer holidays
The Hindu
After second wave of COVID-19 subsided, travel confidence began to gradually return from June
With festivals and the coming holiday season raising demand for travel to levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic, where people are headed, for how long and what is their means of transport are distinctly different from the early days of the unlockdown across the States.
After the second wave of COVID-19 subsided, and travel confidence began to gradually return from June, the average length of stay was between five to seven nights, with most people preferring destinations located within a driving distance. Now, people are willing to plan a longer break of upto 10 days especially for Christmas and New Year, and take a flight to travel further away, says Daniel D’souza President & Country Head, SOTC Travel.
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