Gen Z Takes Off: Flight Bookings By 15–24-Year-Olds Up 60% Ahead Of Diwali & Bus Bookings Grew 80% – Finds Cleartrip’s Peekaboo Trends Tracker.

New Delhi, Delhi, 22nd of October, 2026 : Festive spending is moving deep into India’s Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets this season. Data curated by Cleartrip PeekABoo travel trends tracker reveals that travel and hotel demand is decentralising rapidly across the country. Indians are officially swapping traditional metro holidays for offbeat getaways and regional hubs.

Booming demand across hotels and flights

Leisure hotel bookings have risen 135% for Diwali so far and 66% for Navratri.  Udaipur’s hotel bookings have more than quadrupled at 316% for Diwali so far, while bookings in major tech and heritage hubs like Bangalore and Jaipur have nearly tripled with increases of 189% and 174%, respectively. 

Flight bookings to Agatti grew 130%, Gaya 98% and Dimapur 80%. Other domestic destinations recording flight growth include Udaipur (59%), Dibrugarh (37%), Gorakhpur (34%), Jabalpur (29%), Imphal (24%) and Dehradun (9%).

Gen Z takes to the skies

Gen Z travellers are driving flight growth. Bookings among travellers aged 15–24 increased 60%, compared with 6% among those aged 25–34. Simultaneously, women’s share of bookings grew 44% over the same period.

Growth across price points, alongside bus travel

The holiday boom is evident across every hotel category. Budget stays are leading with a massive 201% jump in bookings, closely followed by luxury properties at 162%, mid-range accommodations at 148%, and premium hotels at 114%. This shows that travel demand is strong across all income segments this festive season.

Bus travel remains primarily driven by traditional festive migration as people head back to their hometowns.  Bookings grew 80% for Delhi, 76% for Pune, 68% for Nagpur, 63% for Chennai and 57% for Mumbai.

Emerging unusual international destinations

International flight bookings are growing across less conventional destinations. Taipei leads with 146% growth, followed by Cebu at 117%, Dublin at 110%, Phu Quoc at 106%, and Osaka recorded 74% growth. 

This year’s festive season points to a highly active holiday movement, signalling a broader shift in Indian consumer behaviour. There is a clear distribution of travel spending away from traditional hubs and hotel tiers. For many Indians, travel is becoming an increasingly important part of celebrating the festive season.

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