coimbatore the economic slowdown doesnt seem to have stopped globetrotters from heading to exotic locations of their choice travel agents said they were doing well at flight ticketing and tour business as large groups of vacationers from the region were heading to destinations in middle east southeast asia and north india for the upcoming christmas and new year holidays according to them theres a high demand for beach destinations which also offer some sightseeing options among the travellersmany city residents and people from neighbouring tirupur erode and ooty said they were packing their bags for getaways within the country and abroad to make the best use of christmas and new year holidaysb selvaraj managing director of ss travels said the business is good this holiday season since its winter in europe most tourists are heading to middle east countries such as dubai and abu dhabi there are also takers for tour packages to singapore malaysia thailand and other southeast asian countrieswith the city getting easily connected to southeast asian countries via redeye flights to singapore they seem to provide affordable holidays for families and youngsters alikeanother travel agent aadhav raj said people usually prefer beach destinations such as thailand langkawi and bali among others during this season they also enjoy destinations that boast of beaches resorts and some cultural places for sightseeingtravel agents said there was an increase in group business travellers as well bharathi krishnasamy of jai sun tourism said we have exclusive groups of women senior citizens and friends seasoned travellers usually book their tickets through us and get visas processed but they sometimes prefer booking accommodation themselves some travellers book tickets themselves and approach us for stay and tour arrangements as they want a lot of customisationmany domestic holiday destinations such as corbett national park and rajasthan are also popular among the travellers this season with ticket prices remaining moderate we are getting ticketing business to destinations such as corbett jodhpur and jaipur krishnasamy said