STARTUP LEGAL29 Sept 2026
Indian travel demand stays resilient despite global shocks: Booking.com’s Santosh Kumar | Company Business News
Indians kept spending on travel in 2026, even with global tensions. Booking.com saw domestic accommodation searches rise about 20% and flight searches 25% from January to August, against last year. International flight searches grew 24%. This helps hoteliers and villa hosts. The platform added Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and RuPay payments, which cut cancellations by up to 40%. Expect more India-focused marketing.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Domestic accommodation searches on Booking.com rose nearly 20% year-on-year during January to August 2026, compared with the same period in 2025.
- Domestic flight searches increased 25% and international outbound flight searches grew 24% over the same period.
- Properties using Booking.com's payment gateways have seen cancellation rates improve by up to 40%.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you run a hotel, homestay or villa, it may be worth checking whether your listing can accept UPI or RuPay payments, since Booking.com reports better cancellation rates for properties using its payment gateway.
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