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Indians are inherent foodies and 59 per cent of Indian travellers have booked a destination purely based on a restaurant they want to visit Indian travellers really just want to visit the realm of sleep in 2024 Trends show that while being conscious of costs, Indian travellers are still willing to splurge on comforts

The move follows the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Emergency Use Listing for Covaxin, which is the second most used formulation in India. Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, was added to the UK's approved list last month.

In addition to the UAE, the countries which have made the cut are the United States, Thailand, Singapore, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia.

The survey concluded that finding a hotel in the right location is one of the most challenging aspects of planning their trips.   

The study also highlights that around 49 per cent of Indian travellers are planning to take a dedicated food tourism trip in 2018.  

The online travel agency on Thursday released the results of the 2018 Flight and Hotel Etiquette study, an annual survey on flight and hotel behaviour of travellers across 23 countries.  

Self-driving is India's new immersive travel experience. 

In India, they prefer to go to Havelock and Kasol. 

In a survey, conducted by online accommodation booking website Hotels.com, Indian travellers voted for their most desired celebrity travel buddies. 

Travellers are now taking short breaks through the year and not limiting themselves one or two big holidays as in the past, which experts believe will help the travel and tourism industry as it ensures that demand is well spread out.

In a setback to India, the Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indian travellers

According to the survey, crunching numbers from over 50 million users every month, New Zealand emerged as a favourite among Indian travellers, witnessing a growth of 52 percent in travel searches from last year. 

The island nation of Taiwan has something of interest for everyone -- scenic, lush-green mountains, lakes, hot springs, culture, cable cars, high-speed trains, museums, malls, amusement parks, beaches and a world class aquarium.

Monaco Tourism was the centre of attention for Indian fashion industry and corporate bigwigs who were enthralled by the charming mix of history, culture, arts, luxury and fashion that Monaco offers.

About 39 per cent Indians tip the porter at the hotel whereas 24 per cent tip the valet, it found.

Based on interaction with a sample size of 500 customers, online bus booking platform Travelyaari took a survey that sheds light on traveller's behaviour and preferences with regard to road travel. 

One of the leading bus booking platform of India Travelyaari has published a significant study on World Tourism Day, which maps the travel preferences of Indians.

For the survey Worldpay polled 2,000 travellers and it revealed that around 78 per cent of Indians selected their travel destinations because of availability of cheap flights and holidays. 

For Indian travellers, Mumbai has been ranked the most expensive city in the country, but second least expensive in the world, according to a report.

The global study of 9,200 travellers across 31 countries, reveals that while away on a holiday, the travellers turn into social media show offs, use mobile to search for the next meal and have Facebook face-offs with travel companions.