Thomas Cook India, SOTC Travel see high demand for Republic Day long weekend, Hospitality News, ET HospitalityWorld

With Republic Day falling on a Thursday, the second last week of January offers an ideal opportunity for an exciting extended weekend getaway. Travel is seeing a brisk demand of over 25 percent from families, young professionals/millennials and couples. To capitalise on this opportunity, Thomas Cook India, India’s leading omni-channel travel services company and its Group Company, SOTC Travel, have introduced a range of exciting holidays with special offers across domestic and international destinations.

Thomas Cook and SOTC’s consumer data reveals growing demand for short holidays/mini-cations – with 63% of respondents displaying a keen interest in the upcoming Republic Day long weekend. Over 70% of the respondents indicated a preference for domestic locales, while 30% were open to short-haul international options.

To tap into the extended weekend demand Thomas Cook India and SOTC have launched an exciting holiday range to favourite Indian locales including Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and the North East; also beach destinations like Goa and Andamans. Closer-to-home and easy visa destinations like South East Asia’s Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia; also Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Maldives and Mauritius are in demand for this extended weekend.

Thomas Cook and SOTC’s extended weekend holidays include a range of ready-to-book and personalised experiences: outdoor and adventure, including safaris, biking, hiking/trekking, camping, river rafting and paragliding; lunch in the midst of an apple orchard and stays in coffee plantations/tea estates; visiting nearby locales, spa-wellness getaways and cruise holidays; also spiritual tours. Additionally, cultural experiences such as Odisha’s Konark Eco Retreat, Varanasi Tent City, Jal Mahotsav in Madhya Pradesh and Rann Utsav in Gujarat.