The long Holi weekend is driving up travel searches and room rates in the last month of the fiscal year. Rooms at the Westin Resort & Spa Himalayas and Leela Palace Udaipur could set you back by over ₹45,000 on March 14, as per Booking.com. According to RateGain, a global provider of AI-powered travel and hospitality software solutions, hotel bookings for Holi are up 105% compared with last year, as Indians plan long weekend getaways around the festival.
“Online searches are up 30% versus last year for Holi and the extended weekend,” said SD Nandakumar, president and country head for holidays and corporate tours at SOTC Travel. “What is interesting is that despite a marginal increase in airfares of 5-8% to popular Holi hubs like…
