Are you a travel hacker? If you’re not quite sure, try asking yourself: Do you often find yourself booking flights and hotels for a fraction of the cost of those around you? Have you ever chosen a travel destination based simply on finding a great flight deal? Do you know when the best times are to book and travel? If you said yes to any of these, then you’re officially a travel hacker.
But even if you’ve said no, the great news is – you could learn! Great deals and travel hacks are now at your fingertips, with the release of our new Travel Hacker Guide. Based on data from over 1.5 billion travel searches, the guide is full of insights and tips; providing rankings of the most popular and up and coming destinations for Indian travellers, the most affordable cities to fly to, and popular and trending hotels in each destination. The ‘When to Book’ section displays the median airfare you can expect based on selected arrival and departure dates for any holiday, ensuring you can plan and travel smarter in 2018.
A quick glance at the first KAYAK.co.in Travel Hacker Guide reveals:
Bangkok overhauls Dubai as the most popular destination amongst Indian holidaymakers
According to the Top 10 most popular holiday spots ranking, Bangkok has replaced Dubai as the most popular destination amongst Indian travellers, while New York retains its spot at number two on the list. Dubai, last year’s most popular destination, has moved down two places to third. Goa follows closely in fourth place, three spots up from last year.
Srinagar and Port Blair are this year’s most wallet-friendly destinations, recording significant drops in average flight prices
Travel costs for the top-ten wallet-friendly destinations have seen a significant average flight price decrease of 20% year-on-year. Heading the list are Srinagar and Port Blair, both of which recorded average price drops of 24%. Other destinations like Jammu (-23%), Muscat (-22%) and Kochi (-19%) all recorded significant drops in average flight prices in comparison to the previous year, giving Indian travellers even more reason to travel.
In order to help travellers maximise their savings, the Guide also recommends specific timelines for travel to the wallet-friendly destinations. The best month for travel to destinations such as Srinagar, Port Blair and Amritsar is August, whereas November is the least expensive time to travel to Kochi, Madurai and Mangalore.
The Travel Hacker Guide can now be accessed on www.KAYAK.co.in/travelhacker .
Note:
Data collected is based on travel dates from 1/1/2017-31/12/2017 compared to 1/1/2017-31/12/2016 and search dates 1/1/2016-31/12/2016 compared to 1/1/2015-31/12/2016.
The “Biggest Price Drop” ranking shows flight destinations with the highest YoY percentage drop in median airfare. The changes in price percentages are drawn from international median clicked display prices versus previous year.
The “Most popular destinations” ranking is based on the greatest number of searches throughout 2017, with the ranking based on number of searches recorded in previous year, for the same search parameters.
“Best time to book” acts as a reference for purchasing the lowest flight rates in advance for the same search parameters.
