Hyderabad: Towards Diwali, people are busy making plans to get out of town and spend quality time with their loved ones.
Many professionals work package their bags to travel to their original places.
“I have taken a holiday on Friday and will go to Nalgonda District on Wednesday night to celebrate the festival with my wife and son,” said Srivatsav A, a Techie who worked in a multinational company in the city.
Other residents, Lalitha M, who will go to Kewali with their families say, “All of our large families are in Bhadrachalam.
We will go to the village and will stay there for four days.” Getaways and Staycations nearby are also popular with hotels and resorts on In and around the city that fills up quickly.
“I asked with a resort, a few hours from the city, and was surprised to find that it was filled.
So, I decided to order myself to one of the top hotels in the city this weekend,” Rahul V, a private employee.
Staycations seem to be the preferred choice especially among those who try to avoid traveling during a pandemic.
For residents who are trying to travel small, after spending most of their time in the room in recent years, data from GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd shows that popular domestic purposes include Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru among metro cities; and Vizag, Patna and Raipur among level II cities.
Tirupati and Shirdi are preferred the purpose of the pilgrimage travelers while Goa, Jodhpur and Port Blair are popular among tourist destinations, data shows.
“I haven’t vacationed since the pandemic starts two years ago.
With many who talked about the third wave to come, I decided to vacation this week and will go to Goa with friends,” said K Sai Kumar, a technician.