‘Mussoorie, Nainital remain best tourist destinations for N Indians

This New Year, majority of Delhiites plan to take a shorter holiday trip nearer to their home and likely to reduce their budget by 40 per cent than last year due to inflation, as per the quick survey undertaken by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)-Social Development Foundation. 

The survey reveals that Mussoorie and Nainital will remain the best tourist destinations for North Indians as tourists can enjoy sight seeing and also visit religious centres in Haridwar and Rishikesh nearer to Mussoorie and Nanda Devi which is nearer to Nainital.

According to the ASSOCHAM survey, about 62 per cent of the respondents have planned to go on a vacation to destinations like Jaipur, Agra, Mussoorie, Shimla and Nanital though increased cost is likely to result in shorter trips in locations closer to home, ASSOCHAM secretary general DS Rawat while releasing the survey. He pointed out that last year, over five lakh tourists had visited various tourists destinations like Mussoorie, Nanital, Shimla, Kullu-Manali, Kashmir, Goa, Mysore and Thiruvananthapuram to celebrate their Christmas and New Year eve’s holidays.

“However, Mussoorie and Nanital will remain the best tourist destinations for North Indians as tourists can attain twin objectives — sight seeing and religious tourism. Around 82 per cent of the respondents

said that Jaipur is their first priority followed by Agra. Mussoorie, Shima and Nanital are third, fourth and fifth respectively on the list of favoured holiday destinations, according to the survey,” he said.

 Approximately 2,500 executives responded in the survey with around 55 per cent of them in the age bracket of 20-29 years, followed by 30-39 years (26 per cent), 40-49 years (16 per cent), 50-59 years (2 per cent) and 60-69 years (1 per cent).

The survey found that majority of families going on a holiday between end of December 2012 and beginning of January 2013 will spend an average of Rs10,000 to Rs15,000 on the trip which is about 40 per cent less than last year’s budget. Rawat also said that even the duration of the holiday planned is down to an average two nights this season from three to five nights last year. While nearly 52 per cent families have planned their trips this year along with children, the rest 48 per cent will go along their friends, highlights the survey.

courtesy- Daily pioneer