This summer, more Indians will be travelling to Europe, with the UK and Switzerland emerging as top destination choices. South-east Asia, the hot vacation spot of last year, has dropped to number two position.
Among in-bound travellers, Kashmir scores high and Indians are willing to use the Internet to avail of services like purchasing airline tickets.
The findings are part of a survey conducted between March 22 and May 3, by JourneyMart.com, the online travel portal. It found that 35 per cent of the respondents said they\'d be travelling to Europe while another 27 per cent said that they would be vacationing in south-east Asia, with Singapore scoring over Thailand and Malaysia.
\"This year, among leisure travellers, there seems to be greater attraction for Europe than for North America,\" says Gautam Chadha, chief executive of JourneyMart.com.
The survey noted that the falling dollar rate coupled with reduced airfares is influencing Indians to travel more this year. Of the 1,700 people who participated in the online survey, 52 per cent said that they were planning to travel overseas.