Independence Day long weekend sets new trend for THESE tourist destinations
long Independence weekend is here: August 12 (Saturday), August 13 (Sunday), August 15 Independence Day (Tuesday), and August 16: Parsi New Year (Restricted Holiday) (Wednesday). You just need to take an off from your work on August 14, Monday, to explore different tourist places.
According to travel agents, Independence Day long weekend has set a travel trend in August as compared to the previous one in May with high demand for various tourist destinations including Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Leh, Andaman and Nicobar islands, etc. Speaking to LiveMint, Rajeev Kale, President and Country Head, Holidays, MICE, Visa - Thomas Cook (India) Limited said, “We are witnessing brisk demand of over 3x compared to the previous long weekend in May – for both domestic and closer to home locales." “Long weekends provide the much-needed short break opportunity and our customers have booked popular destinations like Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Leh and Kerala; Goa and Andamans are popular beach destinations; also Nepal and Bhutan in the Indian subcontinent," he said.
Kale said that families and young professionals are also looking at drivecations or medications to nearby offbeat destinations such as Nainital, Dehradun, Mussoorie, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar, Coorg, Ooty, Munnar, Wayanad and more. “What is noteworthy is the trend of taking multiple holidays in a year - Indians are taking multiple short-duration holidays to short-haul and easy visa destinations.
For the upcoming weekend, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Dubai-Abu Dhabi are witnessing a surge with island destinations like Mauritius and Maldives continuing to see momentum," Kale added. Apart from these places, cruises are also in high demand
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