pune travel enquiries across the city have come to zilch following scrapping of rs500 and rs1000 currency notes in addition industry sources have predicted a sharp dip in the segment of travellers who easily convert black money into white by receiving foreign currency in lieu of indian money to holiday abroadtravellers planning a winter vacation have dropped their plans for the time beingvijay thakkar director of a citybased travel company said they had been receiving a flurry of enquiries for travel in the coming months all enquiries have stopped suddenly moreover cancellations have come in from people who had enquired earlier and were confident about taking a vacation in the coming season said thakkar claiming a 100 drop in enquiries after the demonetization movehe added that most prospective travellers had enquired about international destinations for the vacation periodzelam chaubal director of another citybased travel company said that enquiries have dropped considerably over the past two days diwali vacation just ended followed by the demonetization move though we offer full support to the prime ministers decision there has been a temporary effect on travel enquiries as most people are busy sorting out their financial issues as it is the postdiwali period generally sees a drop in enquiries she saidmehboob shaikh director at another citybased travel firm said that cash transactions have been nil over the past two days enquiries have suddenly dried up as well ticketing has stopped in case of those who would earlier pay in cash while corporate ticketing still continues as the latter takes place through online transactions said shaikhmeanwhile another travel company director said that enquiries have not only been low but travel bookings from a segment of highend customers may witness a sharp dip in the coming time a segment of clients pays unaccounted for money for holidays abroad travelling abroad is an easy way to convert black money into white in such cases indian money is exchanged through hawala channels in return for foreign currency without any documentation such segment of travellers may not look to holidaying abroad at least for the next eight months he said