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Indians voted as the ‘Second Most Confident Travellers in Asia-Pacific’
Indians have been voted as the ‘Second Most Confident Travellers’. The first on the list is Hong Kong.The survey is conducted by the gobal online travel firm, Booking.com. They did a survey of APAC (Asia Pacific) Travel Confidence Index (TCI) where The report talks about the mindsets of APAC travellers. The firm did this survey in 11 APAC markets. The Chinese secured the third position followed by Singapore and Taiwan.
Where do Indian travellers stand in the survey?
The survey also revealed that 86% of travellers in India think about their future travel plans, while 61% have no intention of postponing their travel plans in the next 12 months, which is remarkable. Also 59% of these travellers plan to maintain, if not increase, the number of their travels while 68% have intentions to boost their travel budget for the year ahead.
Santosh Kumar, firm’s country manager for India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Indonesia, said, “The survey clearly demonstrated that despite the ongoing global and economic hurdles, there is a prevailing sense of positivity and enthusiasm among travellers. A significant 84% of respondents are actively planning their next trip within the upcoming 12 months." Indians showed a distinct behaviour that stands out when it comes to travel. About 57% travellers prefer a planned itinerary and do pre-bookings.
Another amazing thing that was discovered was that about 43% Indian travellers have a stronger inclination to explore their own country. Nearly 71% wish to explore North India, 60% South India, 41% West India, 37% North East India, 16% East India and 13% Central India.
Talking about travel experiences, 67% Indian travellers showed an inclination towards natural locations followed by beaches (63%) and food and dining (57%). This only shows how very well-organised India travellers are.
Source: Times Travel
