Bengaluru tops the list with the most number of awarded properties in India
Despite the challenges the past two years have wrought upon the travel industry, our love for travel has never waned as travel optimism and hope for recovery remains high. Drawing upon more than 232 million verified reviews from real travellers, leading digital travel platform Booking.com announces the recipients of its tenth annual Traveller Review Awards 2022.
Booking.com today revealed the Indian cities with the most awarded properties at the Traveller Review Awards. Out of 9062 winning properties, Bengaluru tops the list with the most awarded properties in India followed by Jaipur, New Delhi, Kochi and Manali.
The awards also revealed the top five Most Welcoming Regions in India according to its Traveller Review Awards 2022. Kerala has topped the list once again as the ‘Most Welcoming Region’ in India followed by Goa and Puducherry. Palolem, Agonda, Mararikulam, Thekkady and Varkala are the top five ‘Most Welcoming Cities’ in India. The awards also highlight hotels as the most welcoming accommodation type by Indians followed by homestay, resort, guesthouse and apartments. While South India dominated the most welcoming regions list in India, Himachal Pradesh also made it to the top five ‘Most Welcoming Regions’ in India in 2022.
Another year in a row, hotels take the top spot in the Traveller Review Awards 2022 as the most-awarded property type in India, with 3644 partners being recognized for their efforts. Homestays take the second spot with 1141 properties being honored, followed by resorts, guest houses and apartments.
Ritu Mehrotra, Regional Manager, South Asia at Booking.com said, “As travel dynamics continue to change, it’s encouraging to see the love travellers have expressed for the destinations as recognized by Booking.com’s Traveller Review Awards 2022. We acknowledge their passion and dedication in creating safe and welcoming travel experiences, enabling travellers to have beautiful experiences our world has to offer. As we navigate through the current travel environment, we are looking towards the future with renewed optimism and hope, and with these awards, we recognize the incredible hospitality our partners deliver to travellers each and every day and thank them for their amazing devotion as we continue to rebuild together.”
To be recognized with an award, accommodations had to have an average review score of 8.0 (out of 10) or higher based on at least 3 or 5 reviews respectively, as of 11:59pm (CET) on November 30, 2021. Only customers that have actually stayed at an accommodation can leave a review of their experience on Booking.com. As these reviews are never edited or adjusted in any way, travellers can reference them for an authentic account of what the real traveler experience is like at every place to stay or with every ground transport provider on Booking.com.
*Destinations were sorted by the total share of Traveller Review Awards 2022 recipients when compared to the total amount of eligible properties in that city or region (accommodation only). Destinations also had to have an above-average number of winners to be included on this list (50 award recipients or higher for cities and 500 recipients or higher for regions) and were curated for geographic spread.