kolkata are city vacationers beginning to prefer saving up for future over travelling a latest report by a major travel agency hints towards this with saving for future and saving for current use ranking higher than holidays nationally 96 of those surveyed believe that holidays are important showing the travel sector is on comfortable grounds according to the india holiday report 2015 of kuonisotc 89 of people in kolkata prefer to travel with their regional community on group holidays interestingly it is the duration and not the destination that is key for deciding on vacation said the study conducted by nielsen across six cities mumbai delhi ahmedabad kolkata bangalore and chennai in the age group of 25 to 60 years duration of holidays 83 plays the most important role while planning a holiday among people of kolkata it is followed by destination or location 81 the report said vishal suri ceo tour operating kuoni india said the research for kuonisotc holiday report for 2015 was carried out with an objective to understand and obtain insights of the indian leisure traveler and their travel behaviour the report took a detailed look into the financial trends among vacationersthe indian traveler wants value for money another trait that sets many indian travelers apart is their staunch preference for indian cuisines with group holidays meeting both these criteria it is not surprising that such packages have many takers about 81 of respondents chose group holidays because of their cost effectiveness about 68 respondents choose group holidays for thanks to their inclination towards home food while 87 of respondents in delhi and 73 in ahmedabad selected indian food as the decisive factor for opting for group holidays 89 of people in kolkata preferred to travel with their regional community on group holidays it said box kolkata trends in kolkata people rate savings for future mean score 30 current use 25 as more important than holidays 16 holidays are 3rd on the list at par with cities like delhi bengaluru 89 of people in kolkata prefer to travel with their regional community on group holidays duration of holidays 83 plays the most important role while planning a holiday amongst people of kolkata it is followed by destinationlocation 81 81 of respondents finance their holidays through bank savings spend on domestic holidays account for 13 of the annual income 64 respondents from kolkata holiday once a year while 13 holiday once every 2 years 59 respondents spent 7 to 10 days on their last holiday while 32 spent 10 to 15 days while 66 respondents are offered 1 to 20 days of leaves annually 90 respondents end up taking 1 to 20 days of leaves personal health work commitments and negative influence from others are top reasons to cancel a holiday