seeking respite from the scorching heat and high temperatures this summer gurgaonites have booked their tickets to locations up north and other hotspots across the globe while ladakh kashmir and himachal have emerged as the most preferred domestic holiday destinations europe and southeast asia are among the most sought after international locations this summer travel companies claim to have seen a 6070 per cent rise in the holiday bookings in this summer we are witnessing an increase of about 70 in our bookings for this summer domestic travellers want to beat the heat by spending time in cooler places and therefore have been showing a tremendous amount of interest in offbeat destinations like ladakh kailash mansarovar and kathmandu as far as the international travellers are concerned we have added destinations like central europe spain portugal and canada this season and are offering complimentary services like spa packages free cruises to the travellers sharat dhall president of yatracom said based on a survey with their users around 22 of travellers are going to prefer destinations which offer shopping options to them 18 seek relaxation and around 17 of the travellers select their holiday destinations depending upon adventure opportunities available thus it would be safe to say that travelers in the metro cities today and particularly in gurgaon look for offbeat destinations and are more inclined towards these destinations dhall said our summer holiday business has grown by almost 65 percent compared to last year in terms of bookings received during aprilmay mohit gupta chief business officer holidays makemytrip said besides ladakh kashmir himachal offbeat places like bhutan and north east are in great demand too said gupta as per tour operators in the city around 65 of the travelers from gurgaon have opted for europe followed by us kashmir is getting popular as domestic tourist destination compared to previous years a citybased tour operator said also there are a healthy number of travellers who want to try southeast asia locations for their first holiday abroad because of the affordable packages offered by most southeast asian destinations and the promotional air fares by the airline carriers our bookings for southeast asia have witnessed a 35 increase over the same period last year gupta said a week long holiday in thailand including return air fare is now costing rs 23500 per person such packages attract all those travellers who want to experience an international holiday for the first time also many travellers are keen on exploring experiential holidays especially the ones filled with adventures wildlife visits eco tours and sports events like f1 added dhall