· Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai continued to occupy the top three positions for two consecutive years
· Kochi moved out of the top 10 most popular destinations, making way for Ahmedabad as the new emerging destination preferred by international tourists
· Popular South Asian destinations such as Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket continued to appeal to Indians travelling overseas
Chandigarh, December 22, 2016: Hotels.comTM, the global hotel bookings expert, revealed the top Indians destinations preferred by overseas travellers and a list of top overseas destinations preferred by Indian travellers in its latest Hotel Price Index™ (HPI™). The HPI is regarded as the definitive report on hotel prices paid across the world. According to a recent report, Indian metros continued to dominate the top 10 favourite destinations list amongst international travellers in the first half of 2016.
The capital city of India, New Delhi bagged the number one spot as the most preferred Indian destination for overseas travellers, followed by the metropolitan city of Chennai and the city of dreams, Mumbai respectively. Other popular destinations for travellers included India’s cultural hub - Kolkata, Bengaluru – the garden city, Hyderabad – the city of pearls and India’s IT hub - Pune occupying the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th positions respectively. Goa, the famous beach and leisure destination of India continued to be the 4th most preferred destination among foreign travellers while India’s city of love - Agra secured the 10th spot. Kochi known as God’s own country moved out of the top 10 preferred destinations, making way for the ‘Manchester of the east’ - Ahmedabad as the new emerging destination preferred by international tourists occupying the 9th spot.
Top Indian destinations preferred by overseas travellers in the first half of 2016 by Hotels.com
RANK
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CITY
|
STATE
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1
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NEW DELHI
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DELHI N. C. R
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2
|
CHENNAI
|
TAMIL NADU
|
3
|
MUMBAI
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
4
|
GOA
|
GOA
|
5
|
KOLKATA
|
WEST BENGAL
|
6
|
BENGALURU
|
KARNATAKA
|
7
|
HYDERABAD
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
8
|
PUNE
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
9
|
AHMEDABAD
|
GUJARAT
|
10
|
AGRA
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
Top overseas destinations preferred by Indian travellers in the first half of 2016 by Hotels.com
RANK
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CITY
|
COUNTRY
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1
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BANGKOK
|
THAILAND
|
2
|
NEW YORK
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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3
|
LAS VEGAS
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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4
|
PATTAYA
|
THAILAND
|
5
|
PHUKET
|
THAILAND
|
6
|
BARCELONA
|
SPAIN
|
7
|
GUANGZHOU
|
CHINA
|
8
|
JAKARTA
|
INDONESIA
|
9
|
MADRID
|
SPAIN
|
10
|
CAPE TOWN
|
SOUTH AFRICA
|
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