A large number of people turned to different parts of the country for the New Year celebration. People chose a best tourist destination for themselves according to their need and desire. In many states, hotels and restaurants were seen full due to the New Year. Many people had to wait a long time to get accommodation. Every year people from every corner of the country choose their favorite tourist spot to celebrate the new year. The travel firm also gets a lot of profit from the arrival of the tourist.
Travel tech firm OYO has informed that more than 4.5 lakh people made room bookings on New Year’s Eve. This figure of room booking in India is the highest in the last 5 years. Oyo’s founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal tweeted that OYO saw the highest number of bookings in Varanasi as compared to Goa. Ritesh told that on the eve of this New Year globally, more than 4.5 lakh people made bookings in Oyo hotels. This figure is 35 percent more than last year.
This city overtook Goa in terms of bookings
He told that we are also seeing the highest daily booking in every hotel for India in the last 5 years. Last year i.e. in 2022, a lot of growth was seen in travel and tourism. A large number of people went to visit holiday destinations. Ritesh said that bookings from Goa are increasing by the hour. However, the surprising thing here is that there is a city which has beaten even the most popular Goa in terms of tourist destination. You will be surprised to know that the city that has beaten Goa in this matter is none other than ‘Varanasi’ of Uttar Pradesh. OYO saw the highest number of bookings in Varanasi as compared to Goa.
Ritesh Agarwal also shared information from OYO’s Annual Travel Trends Index Travelopedia 2022, which shows that maximum number of rooms are being booked in smaller cities and continuous growth is also being seen. According to OYO data, Uttar Pradesh has become the most visited state in 2022. Smaller cities like Hathras, Srinagar, Sasaram, Karaikudi and Tenali in Uttarakhand saw the highest number of bookings in 2022 as compared to 2021.
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