new delhi over half of indias leisure travellers going overseas head to five countries dubai thailand france singapore and malaysia and in terms of overall outbound travellers from india the largest markets are dubai saudi arabia bahrain us and thailand the traffic to the us is primarily for business with only 18 leisure trips the majority of the top 10 leisure destinations are within 56 hours flight of india france was the leading longhaul leisure destination followed by the us and switzerlandthese are the findings of a joint report by expedia group the worlds largest online travel company and capa india leading aviation advisory titled the inflection point for india outbound travel on the indian outbound leisure market according to it india contributes to only 48 lakh leisure outbound tripsindian outbound leisure market is estimated to be 48 lakh trips representing just 30 of total departures the leisure share is significantly lower than the global average of 53 in 2016 there were 22 crore departures by indian nationals according to the indian ministry of tourism this includes travel for all purposes eg business leisure education visiting friends and relatives vfr and others by both resident and nonresident travellers these travellers spent 164 billion in 2016 business travel accounted for 26 of outbound trips while visiting friends and relatives employment education pilgrimage and others accounted for the balance 44 it saysby 2025 there will be estimated 14 crore leisure departures generating 19 crore indian visitor arrivals overseas a cagr of 122 traffic from tierii indian cities is expected to contribute significantly to the next phase of growth in outbound travel it addsamong the top 10 destinations for leisure indian travellers are sri lanka hong kong indonesia primarily bali the us and switzerland outbound leisure travel from india is highly concentrated in a handful of popular destinations with the top 10 accounting for 70 of indian leisure arrivals amongst the 10 leading leisure destinations india was the largest source market for dubai and sri lanka and fourth for singapore the report saysfor an average short haul outbound leisure holiday indians spend about 857 per trip per person while for an average longhaul leisure holiday indians spend roughly 1687 per trip per person accommodation usually accounts for 35 to 50 of total vacation spendthe report lists says several areas as emerging travel segments these include special interest travel destination weddings and resort travel over the last five years cruising market is estimated to have tripled in size from 50000 to 150000 cruise passengers from india however this still only represents around 3 of the outbound leisure market singapore is the most popular embarkation port with almost 100000 passengers in 2016 which ade indians the largest foreign nationality boarding ships from the singapore cruise centre the mediterranean and alaska are the two most popular destinations outside of southeast asia however due to their higher cost they tend to appeal more to baby boomers rather than family groups it saysit also lists constraints to