The tourism industry to see a hike this summer 2021

Summer is coming together for domestic travel and tourism.

The Covid-19 vaccination process is in full swing throughout the country as well as in all major countries of the world.

 According to industry sources, this has boosted the confidence of tourists, and demand for domestic and foreign tourist destinations has jumped.

 Compared to last summer, the prices of travel and hotels available this time are attracting more tourists.

Overall, experts say this summer is a great time for the domestic travel and tourism industry.

Generally, 2 to 3 crore Indians travel abroad every year. All of them have been confined to their homes for the past year in the wake of the Covid‌-19 outbreak and travel restrictions.

Vipul Prakash, Chief Operating Officer, MakeMy Trip, and Goibibo, said that the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination has boosted the confidence of tourists, they are getting ready to travel once again.

which has led to a trend towards tourist destinations.

Hotels and travel businesses, which were hit hard last year in the wake of the corona pandemic, are hoping to pick up more demand from domestic travelers this summer.

He said the trend was somewhat favorable to the tourism and hospitality sector.

 To alleviate the summer heatwave, he said, those who have been confined to their homes for a year are planning to travel abroad with their families during the summer holidays between April and June to places such as hill stations, beaches, and resorts.

This has led to an increase in ticket bookings and online searches for tourist destinations. Vipul Prakash said bookings per day on the Make My Trip for the upcoming Summer Holidays have increased by 70 percent compared to last year.

Inquiries and bookings with online travel agents (OTAs) and hotels have increased for the summer season compared to last summer’s bookings as people were under isolation.

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OTA and hotel managers are optimistic that the search will definitely turn into bookings. The hotel industry says there will be better bookings than the December quarter of the 2019 fiscal year.

Vibhas Prasad, Director, Leisure Hotels Group, said that hotels and travel companies located in leisure locations, such as the Dehradun-based Leisure Hotels Group, would benefit the most.

He said 90 percent of the properties owned by leisure hotels are in tourist and leisure areas. He said the occupancy of the respective properties would reach 85-95 percent in June this year as compared to the 2019 financial year.

Demand for this specialty has grown significantly, he said.

Prasad also added that leisure travelers are becoming more passionate about domestic travel instead of overseas. With this, the domestic travel and tourism sector will be revived.

Sarovar Hotels & Resorts MD Ajay Bhakaya said travel and tourism occupancy prices would be lower this summer compared to the summer of 2019, which would increase occupancy by 80-90 percent.

Rajiv Subramanian, vice-president, Cleartrip.com, said bookings would increase this summer compared to last winter. He said the demand would continue until there were no travel restrictions. Advance bookings for Leisure Travels have increased in the wake of Holi and Good Friday on Clear Trip.

Domestic tourist destinations like Goa and Srinagar are among the top destination bookings.

Bookings on both sides from major metro cities in the country rose by 40 percent. Currently, domestic leisure travel has reached 60-65 percent of the pre-Covid-19 level.

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