Indian vacationers favour foreign shores

THE COMPOSITION OF outbound travel underscores the shift.

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Leisure accounted for just 32.8% of overseas trips in 2021. By 2024, the share had risen to 42.5%, over 13 million leisure travellers. In the first half of 2025, leisure rose further to 45.9% in the first quarter and 48.9% in the second, signalling a structural move toward holiday-led international travel.

With discretionary trips driving demand, December has become India's busiest month for foreign departures.