HYDERABAD: A dip within the maha sangam appears to be in fashion for the town youth. Reports from tourism companies counsel a decision of spirituality coupled with high-octane journey sports is attracting Generation Y to the Kumbh Mela.
This a part of the population is opting for quick, affordable and out-of-the-box programs, say commute firms within the town adding that a minimum of 40% of all tour programs are booked through the kids. Apart from exploring the mela, the youth are also opting for local sightseeing that comes with forts, temples and museums. But the icing at the cake for them is a hurry of adrenaline from journey sports on the venue.
“There has been a significant alternate within the development of travellers this year as the majority of Kumbh Mela package requests came from the operating youth within the town,” stated Neeraj Singh, senior vice president and head of e-Commerce for commute company Thomas Cook (India).
Tourism firms attributed the growing call for among Gen Y to be a part of the Kumbh to social media and to the introduction of journey sports on the venue.
“Social media has promoted the vibrant culture of the Kumbh with the use of vivid images,” Singh stated, enumerating journey sports like parasailing, paramotoring, wall mountaineering, ball zorbing on land or the Yamuna river and hot air balloons that have taken guests through typhoon.
Another tourism company published the type of accommodation tourists are opting on the Kumbh Mela, pronouncing that tented camps on the mela are of high call for. Ritu Mehrotra, country manager, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives for Booking.com, then again, added that Indian tourists are nonetheless opting for lodges over tents whilst opting for a package. She added that lots of the Kumbh bookings are from India, USA, China, France, and the United Kingdom.
“Kumbh is an enjoy that receives a large number of guests now not best from the country but in addition from continents throughout. With travellers prioritising life-time studies over anything else, the craze is not limited to the youth by myself however stands true for adults throughout all age groups,” Mehrotra pointed out.
This a part of the population is opting for quick, affordable and out-of-the-box programs, say commute firms within the town adding that a minimum of 40% of all tour programs are booked through the kids. Apart from exploring the mela, the youth are also opting for local sightseeing that comes with forts, temples and museums. But the icing at the cake for them is a hurry of adrenaline from journey sports on the venue.
“There has been a significant alternate within the development of travellers this year as the majority of Kumbh Mela package requests came from the operating youth within the town,” stated Neeraj Singh, senior vice president and head of e-Commerce for commute company Thomas Cook (India).
Tourism firms attributed the growing call for among Gen Y to be a part of the Kumbh to social media and to the introduction of journey sports on the venue.
“Social media has promoted the vibrant culture of the Kumbh with the use of vivid images,” Singh stated, enumerating journey sports like parasailing, paramotoring, wall mountaineering, ball zorbing on land or the Yamuna river and hot air balloons that have taken guests through typhoon.
Another tourism company published the type of accommodation tourists are opting on the Kumbh Mela, pronouncing that tented camps on the mela are of high call for. Ritu Mehrotra, country manager, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives for Booking.com, then again, added that Indian tourists are nonetheless opting for lodges over tents whilst opting for a package. She added that lots of the Kumbh bookings are from India, USA, China, France, and the United Kingdom.
“Kumbh is an enjoy that receives a large number of guests now not best from the country but in addition from continents throughout. With travellers prioritising life-time studies over anything else, the craze is not limited to the youth by myself however stands true for adults throughout all age groups,” Mehrotra pointed out.
Adventure sports pull Gen Y to Kumbh
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February 25, 2019
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