MUMBAI: Uber on Tuesday released its annual travel index ‘Riding with Intercity’, encapsulating key trends linked to outstation travel in India. It showed that Indians made the most of their weekends by taking to travel – as most Intercity trips were booked on Saturdays, followed by Sundays and Fridays, signaling a clear trend highlighting weekend outstation travel.
While riders from Mumbai loved visiting Pune and the wine country of Nashik to get away from the city, those in Delhi frequented the historical architecture hotspots of Agra and Jaipur the most.Those from Bangalore chose Mysore and Nandi Hills as their favourite getaway spots.
Mumbai to Pune was among the top 3 intercity routes in India, the study showed. The Top 5 intercity weekend travel months were July, September, October, November and December, it stated.
The top uses for intercity travel, going by the number of trips booked in 2023, were for family visits, business travel and meetings and for tourists, which included both leisure and religious tourism, the study showed.
Among the most popular getaways from Mumbai were Lonavala and Alibaug.
While riders from Mumbai loved visiting Pune and the wine country of Nashik to get away from the city, those in Delhi frequented the historical architecture hotspots of Agra and Jaipur the most.Those from Bangalore chose Mysore and Nandi Hills as their favourite getaway spots.
Mumbai to Pune was among the top 3 intercity routes in India, the study showed. The Top 5 intercity weekend travel months were July, September, October, November and December, it stated.
The top uses for intercity travel, going by the number of trips booked in 2023, were for family visits, business travel and meetings and for tourists, which included both leisure and religious tourism, the study showed.
Among the most popular getaways from Mumbai were Lonavala and Alibaug.
