Patna, Varanasi feature in most searched travel destinations; still Goa tops chart.

India's love for travel is evident with Delhi and Mumbai ranking among the world's top 50 busiest airports. Apart from that, the pace at other major hubs like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Kolkata (rank among the world's top 50 busiest airports) reflects the nation's enthusiasm for exploration. However, to understand where Indians are travelling or which are the favorite travel destinations, Wowtickets.com, a UK based platform for booking affordable flight tickets that recently launched in India, conducted a survey that show - apart from popular places like Goa and Srinagar, many Indians are traveling to tier two cities like Pune, Patna. The spiritual tourism trend is also growing as many people are traveling to such destinations, like Varanasi. Top 15 most searched Indians destinations that Indians want to travel nationally Goa, Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Srinagar, Pune, Patna, Kolkata, Leh, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Guwahati, Bagdogra. The top 15 destinations Chennai travelers searched nationally Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Port,Blair, Goa, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Pune, Kochi, Guwahati, Madurai, Patna, Srinagar Total searches were 90.5 lakh. The top 15 destinations Kolkata travelers searched Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Guwahati, Bagdogra, PortBlair, Goa, Hyderabad, Chennai, Srinagar, Ahmedabad, Agartala, Jaipur, Bhubaneswar Total searches were 10.97 lakh. Dmitrijus Konovalovas, Director & CEO of wowtickets.com, said “Predictions indicate that by 2023, the global tourism market will reach a value of $16.9 trillion, with India's tourism sector making substantial contributions. This is largely driven by the enthusiastic travel aspirations of India's youth, who prioritize exploration and adventure. " Total searches were 3.6 crores.