The upcoming long weekends for Holi [March 25] and Good Friday [March 29] are seeing a noticeable uptick in travel across India. “Online travel platforms are witnessing a five-fold increase in bookings, highlighting a trend towards planning short vacations and weekend getaways,” says Nishant Pitti, CEO and co-founder of EaseMyTrip, an online travel aggregator (OTA).
According to Prahlad Krishnamurthi, chief business officer at OTA Cleartrip, the domestic flight category has witnessed 16 percent higher bookings as compared to the festive period in 2023. OTA ixigo has registered a 46 percent increase in flight searches…