Mumbai,
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February
2020
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This Valentine’s, Booking.com reveals top romantic destinations endorsed by Indian travelers

Neemrana, Udaipur, Mandrem, Cavelossim and Srinagar among the most romantic destinations for Indians travelling domestically**

Summary
  • Top international destinations endorsed for romance by Indian travellers include Oia, Male City, Venice, Nusa Dua and Bentota**
  • Kolkata, Jodhpur and Manali make the top three trending destinations booked by Indians for the Valentine’s Day weekend*

Booking.com, the digital travel leader connecting travellers with the widest choice of unique places to stay, a range of must-do travel experiences and seamless transport options has today announced the most popular domestic and international destinations for romance as endorsed by Indian travellers, for bookings made on the Valentine’s Day weekend.

Commenting on the data, Ritu Mehrotra, Country Manager, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives at Booking.com said, “We at Booking.com work on providing diversified options to our travellers, and are glad that they can turn to us to take care of their travel needs no matter what the occasion. From destination inspirations to unique accommodation types, we have a perfect holiday for everyone wanting to celebrate this special day of love. Our endorsement feature helps travellers choose the most sought after destinations by their fellow travellers based on the nature of their trip.” 

Celebrating love at popular destinations in 2020: 

From quiet beaches and historic monuments to hill stations and the backwaters, the top five romantic destinations endorsed by Indian travellers domestically for Valentine’s weekend include Neemrana, Udaipur, Mandrem, Cavelossim and Srinagar. While the top romantic destinations endorsed by Indian travellers internationally are all beaches and islands with Oia, Male City, Venice, Nusa Dua and Bentota finding their place in the top five.

The top 10 destinations endorsed by Indian Travellers for Romance

Domestically

Internationally

Neemrana

Oia

Udaipur

Male City

Mandrem

Venice

Cavelossim

Nusa Dua

Srinagar

Bentota

Kodaikanal

Paris

Kumarakom

Luzern

Agonda

Prague

Lonavala

Florence

Chikmagalur

Roma

Relatively trending destinations around Valentine's Day weekend:Kolkata, Jodhpur and Manali are the top three trending destinations booked by Indians for the Valentine’s Day weekend that have witnessed a relative increase this year. *

Methodology:

  • *This data includes trending destinations that saw the largest relative week-on-week increase around the Valentine weekend, compared with the weekend prior. Each destination has been booked a minimum of 50 times to have received an above-average amount of endorsements in the ‘romantic’ category by bookers on Booking.com
  • **Top 10 destinations endorsed for the category ‘Romantic’ by travellers from India and travellers from India travelling internationally
About Booking.com:

Founded in 1996 in Amsterdam, Booking.com has grown from a small Dutch startup to one of the world’s leading digital travel companies. Part of Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), Booking.com’s mission is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. By investing in the technology that helps take the friction out of travel, Booking.com seamlessly connects millions of travellers with memorable experiences, a range of transportation options and incredible places to stay - from homes to hotels and much more. As one of the world’s largest travel marketplaces for both established brands and entrepreneurs of all sizes, Booking.com enables properties all over the world to reach a global audience and grow their businesses. Booking.com is available in 43 languages and offers more than 29 million total reported accommodation listings, including more than 6.2 million listings alone of homes, apartments and other unique places to stay. No matter where you want to go or what you want to do, Booking.com makes it easy and backs it all up with 24/7 customer support.

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