Festive Travel Gets More Intentional: Indian Travelers Look Beyond the Traditional Holiday, Agoda Reports
Key Highlights
- ➤Sri Lanka searches rose nearly 262% year over year among top international destinations
- ➤Puri searches surged 318% year over year among domestic destinations
- ➤Japan searches grew 125% year over year among Indian travelers
- ➤Thailand, Vietnam and Japan ranked among the most searched countries
- ➤Bangkok, Phuket and Tokyo topped international city searches; Goa led domestic searches
Expert Statements
Gaurav Malik, Country Director, Indian Subcontinent & Indian Ocean Islands, Agoda
“The festive period has traditionally been when travel and celebration come together, but the destinations people are considering reveal that there are now various ways to spend this time. We are seeing interest span beach holidays, city breaks, cultural destinations and hill station escapes, suggesting that travelers are choosing destinations around the experience they want to have, rather than simply following a conventional itinerary. For Agoda, this also means helping people discover the right stay and experiences around increasingly diverse ways of traveling.”
Festive Travel Gets More Intentional: Indian Travelers Look Beyond the Traditional Holiday, Agoda Reports PR Newswire
SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For Indian travelers, the October to November festive period is increasingly becoming an opportunity to combine celebrations with a change of scene. With Dussehra, Durga Puja and Diwali approaching, accommodation search trends on digital travel platform Agoda show travelers looking at a mix of international experiences and domestic leisure breaks. Based on searches made between August 1 and September 30, 2026, for stays between October 15 and November 30, Bangkok, Phuket and Tokyo emerged as the top three international cities searched by Indian travelers, while Goa, Puri and Udaipur were the most popular domestic destinations.
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