Puri, Varanasi, Haridwar top spiritual destinations in 2024, Hyderabad most-booked city: OYO report

New Delhi: Puri, Varanasi and Haridwar are essentially the most travelled non secular locations whereas Hyderabad is India’s top-booked metropolis this yr, in line with OYO‘s ‘Travelopedia 2024’ annual report unveiled on Tuesday. The report delves into journey patterns and traits, with its findings based mostly on the reserving knowledge of the journey tech main for all the yr. “In India, non secular tourism continued to be a key focus, with Puri, Varanasi, and Haridwar dominating the pilgrimage sector. Nonetheless, a major development emerged with Deoghar, Palani, and Govardhan experiencing substantial development, indicating a shift in the direction of much less explored non secular locations…”OYO acknowledged.

Following Hyderabad, cities like Bengaluru, Delhi, and Kolkata rounded out the highest spots for bookings, with Uttar Pradesh sustaining its place as the most well-liked state for journey.

Excessive quantity of bookings had been reported from Maharashtra, Telangana, and Karnataka, which proceed to be dominant journey contributors. Smaller cities like Patna, Rajahmundry, and Hubli have proven large development, with bookings growing by as a lot as 48 per cent year-on-year.

“The yr additionally noticed a surge in leisure journey, with Jaipur persevering with to be a high vacationer magnet, adopted by perennial favourites Goa, Pondicherry, and Mysore. Apparently, Mumbai noticed a drop in bookings, with travellers preferring close by areas for leisure,” OYO acknowledged.

Shreerang Godbole, World Chief Service Officer, OYO stated, “2024 has marked a yr of transformation within the international journey panorama. We have seen how travellers are embracing flexibility and flexibility, whether or not for enterprise or leisure. As distant work traits proceed to form how folks strategy journey, the demand for each fast getaways and lengthy stays has been a major driver of bookings this yr”. The fourth of July weekend noticed the best variety of bookings, aligning with nationwide celebrations, whereas the Christmas season was additionally notable for a pointy spike in journey.