Mumbai, 26th October 2017: As the festival of lights has come to an end, Booking.com the world leader in booking accommodations online with over 1.4 M choices of incredible places to stay, has revealed the most popular accommodation preferences for Indian travellers during the holiday season in the Diwali month.
A surprising trend showed that hostels have increased in popularity this year, indicating a growing propensity among Indians to travel with friends or solo. While traditional accommodations such as hotels, and resorts continue to top the list of accommodations preferred by the majority of Indian travellers, there has also been an increase in the number of homestays booked during the Diwali period, which enables travellers to experience the local culture of a place.
Lodges, Inns, Apartments and Aparthotels are some of the accommodation preferences that have remained common between 2015, 2016 and 2017.
According to Vikas Bhola, Head for the Indian Sub-Continent, Booking.com, “The travel market in India is growing due to increase in consumer spending and incomes. Increasingly, we are seeing that travellers are opting for varied accommodation options such as hostels and homestays which give them a local flavour and the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds.”
Top accommodation preferences for 2017:
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Top Accommodation Preferences
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Hotel
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Resort
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Guest House
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Hostel
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Homestay
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Bed and Breakfast
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Lodge
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Inn
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Apartment
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10
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ApartHotel
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In addition, during the Diwali month there is a surge of tourists who visit India to experience the beauty of the lights and colours associated with the festival. In 2017, the top nationalities that booked accommodation in India include the British, French and Americans. In 2016 and 2017, there was an increase of bookers from Isreal to India. In 2017, bookers from Russia have waned, who were visiting India in 2015 and 2016.
Top nationalities visiting India in 2017:
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Top Nationalities Visting India
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UK
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France
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Unites States of America
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Germany
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UAE
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Spain
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Australia
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Isreal
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China
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Netherlands
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About Booking.com:
Established in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com B.V. has grown from a small Dutch start-up to one of the largest travel e-commerce companies in the world. Part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), Booking.com now employs more than 15,000 employees in 204 offices in 70 countries worldwide.
With a mission to empower people to experience the world, Booking.com invests in digital technology that helps take the friction out of travel. At Booking.com, we connect travellers with the world’s largest selection of incredible places to stay, including everything from apartments, vacation homes, and family-run B&Bs to 5-star luxury resorts, tree houses and even igloos. The Booking.com website and mobile apps are available in 43 languages, offer over 1.4 million properties, and cover over 96,000 destinations in 227 countries and territories worldwide.
Each day, more than 1,500,000 room nights are reserved on our platform. So whether travelling for business or leisure, customers can instantly book their ideal accommodation quickly and easily with Booking.com, without booking fees and backed up by our promise to price match. Via our customer experience team, customers can reach Booking.com 24/7 for assistance and support in 43 languages, any time of the day or night.