Owing to travel restrictions and the fear of contracting Covid-19, the global travel and tourism industry is yet to recover from the pandemic’s setback. Data from leading travel booking platforms, however, shows that Valentine’s Day has proven to be a major stir for the industry with travel bookings rapidly picking up around the day of love.
According to the Goibibo platform, more than 70 percent of the bookings for the weekend starting February 13 have been made for couple-friendly hotels. A study of hotel booking behaviors and preferences on Goibibo indicates that close to 70 percent of the bookings for couple-friendly hotels are finalized a day before the date of travel or on the day of check-in — a trend that continues to…