Over 60 pct of Indian travelers make holiday related searches at work

With most Indians being travel enthusiasts, a report has found that 63 percent of travelers make holiday-related searches at their office, which peaks just after lunch hour, according to a survey.

Travel search engine Kayak analyzed the travel search data on its platform and found that 63 percent of travel searches are made during working hours, from 9 am 6 pm, which is regular work hours.

The data is based on searches made for economy return flights on Kayak during January 2017 to July 2018 for travel dates during January 2018 - December 2018, compared with the corresponding period in the previous year.

During the work day, travel searches reach their peak in the hours during and just after lunch, with a significant 19 percent of searches being made between 1 pm - 3 pm when many employees are just returning to the office from their midday lunch breaks, the report said.

For searches made during working hours, many of the top destinations Dubai, one of the all-time favorites, is the most popular destination, with an over 94 percent year-on-year increase in searches, it said.

Dubai was followed by searches for Bangkok, with over 92 percent looking for the destination, Singapore over 80 percent, Bali, Indonesia over 69 percent and Goa over 37 percent.

There were also searches for San Francisco in the US that was over 19 percent, Delhi over 12 percent, Mumbai over 12 percent, London over 2 percent and New York over 2 percent.

"Work can get hectic and stressful sometimes for everyone. But as a country of travel enthusiasts, we've found that many Indians use holiday planning as a way to de-stress and unwind at work, by planning their trips during working hours," Kayak director of India and Middle East Abhijit Mishra said.

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