Chennai: A recently concluded online survey titled ‘How India will travel once vaccinated’ indicates that more than 65 per cent of Indian travellers are actively searching and planning a vacation within the next two months.
Till date, more than 70 per cent of the respondents have taken a trip since Phase 1 of Unlock – with nearly 40 per cent of the travellers undertaking one or two mini vacations and 18 per cent taking more than three trips during the pandemic.
According to the survey by MakeMyTrip, once vaccinated, 81 per cent of the respondents will be seen travelling for leisure, 55 per cent will travel to visit friends and relatives (VFR), and 46 per cent will return to travelling for business or work.
In the months following the unlock, while people preferred travelling with family and spouse, post vaccination – travellers are looking forward to firm up travel plans with their friends (48 per cent), colleagues (20 per cent) and finding solace in solo travel (23 per cent). What’s also interesting is that over 65 per cent of the respondents are comfortable with booking group tours post taking the jab.