Surge in Cheap Holiday Packages as Long Weekend Beginning Today

It is a perfect time to head to forest; hills and beaches as a four day long weekend are beginning today.

Due to the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti and Easter followed by another long weekend on April 14 on account of Ambedkar Jayanti, people truly get the good time in hand to refresh and rejuvenate in the pleasing holiday destinations in India.

This long weekend is letting urban professionals of metros and tire 1 cities to plan a quick getaway with Cheap Holiday Packages to be away from the busy and hectic scheduled work life.

"Given the increased stress levels and work pressure, working professionals often seek a quick getaway to relax and rejuvenate." The voice of Vishal Suri, CEO, tour operating, Kuoni India.

"During any long weekend compared to a regular weekend, we see at least 2 x increases in bookings. Yogendra Vasupal, founder and CEO, Stayzilla.com, an online accommodation booking portal.

People are in search of great holiday for a distance within 300 km. During this long weekend, the online accommodation has seen a 70% surge booking and operators are expecting last minute bookings can go up by 90% this week as today is the first day of the long weekend.

The great discounts and special domestic air tickets delivered by the airlines for April that is a lean season also fuelling the holiday plans.

“There a significant increase has been noticed in weekend holiday bookings. Increased smart phone usage and mobile penetration also surge multiple of bookings through the mobile app from last year that is continuing to show an upward trend”, according to The online travel portal, Goibibo.com.

Ooty, Nainital, Lansdowne, Corbett are the top hill town where travellers are heading in double numbers.

Goa and Kerala are also the preferred destination for those people staying in Mumbai. Andamans, Kashmir, Shimla, Darjeeling and Bhutan are other domestic destinations where people planning to head this long weekend.

With myriad of traveling destinations in India as well as availability of professional tour advisors and agents, people earning good don’t hesitate to spend some chunks of hard earned money for rejoicing holiday.