Tourism: Indians Prefer Asian Countries than Mauritius

10 years, 6 months ago - October 08, 2013

Tumble for Mauritius. While the island was included in the top three of the most popular destinations for Indian travelers, it has lost its place in favor of Asian countries such as Singapore, Thailand and Dubai. At issue: the depreciation of the Indian rupee and the price of the ticket rising steadily, among others.

The Mauritius, the United States and Australia island less appealing Indian travelers. The Top 3 most popular destinations so far gives way to Singapore, Thailand and Dubai.
This is what reveals the ICICI Lombard Travel Insights 2013, conducted by the Indian insurance company ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd (Editor's note, one of the largest private insurance companies in India).
Made public on September 26 in Mumbai, the study focuses, among other things, the popular destinations for Indian tourists when traveling abroad. According to the report, factors such as the depreciation of the Indian rupee, budget travel very expensive and prices constantly rising airfare explain this trend to Asian destinations.
A sample of 1043 participants from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Indore has been selected for this study.

Text by lexpress.mu

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