Bengaluru, 16 December 2025: Cleartrip, a Flipkart company and one of India’s fastest-growing online travel platforms, today released Cleartrip Unpacked 2025* – A recap of ‘How India flew, stayed, and searched for chutti’ in 2025. The flavour of the year has been the multifold growth in ‘Gen Z travellers’, and ‘Value & Affordability’ as the hero offering, resonating with millions of Indians.
1. Flavour of the Year: Affordability, Value and GenZ!
● Due to the convenience of UPI payments and partnerships with multiple banks, there was a ~6% increase in UPI transactions and an 8% increase in credit card payments.
● Over 65% of the bookings were made for a wide range of budget and mid-range hotels on Cleartrip.
● 65% of all bookings were made on the phone on Cleartrip’s mobile app.
● Gen Z travellers increased by 650% in 2025 They just vibed at multiple spots this year. Most ‘Bussin’ were Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok – #GenZApproved!
2. A Dive into How India Travelled
● Vietnam emerged as the breakout international destination of 2025, recording a 133% jump in traffic.
● A major driver of international confidence was Cleartrip’s Visa Rejection Cover.
● Traffic to Varanasi and the Andaman Islands grew by 20% on average,
● Uttar Pradesh** was the most visited in 2025. Stay searches grew significantly for Prayagraj (3x) and Bareilly (4x).
● Delhi and Bengaluru were the top two solo travel destinations this year — Delhi saw the highest movement to and from Himachal Pradesh, Jaipur and Agra. Similarly, Bengaluru saw Coorg, Ooty and Kodaikanal – Leisure, or IT/Tech parks? Or both!
● Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangkok emerged as the most popular destinations of 2025.
● 2025 saw the emergence of mini trends:
○ When travellers preferred Calm over Kaam, they took a ‘Calmcation’ to Rishikesh, Coorg and Allepey.
○ Workaholics or working remotely? Goa, Pondicherry, and Darjeeling were the top ‘Workation’ spots.
○ Spiti, Andaman and Ladakh were the top choices for a ‘Digital Detox.’
○ All of India’s ‘Adventure Junkies’ flocked to Bir Billing, Lakshadweep and Auli this year.
Quirky, Unhinged Travellers and the Chaos they packed along the way
● Someone booked 361 days in advance for a stay in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. Another booked a stay 350 days in advance in Ribandar, Goa.
● 3,00,000 people booked tickets between 3 AND 4AM. This is enough people to fill a 353 Airbus-380, the largest commercial plane in the world!
● A traveller in Bengaluru stayed 30 days straight in one property. Another in Kolkata stayed for 29 days straight.
● The cheapest flight booked on Cleartrip cost ₹0 (fully redeemed through offers and wallet credits). The cheapest stay was priced at ₹48. These people are now case studies!
● A traveller spent ₹2,40,000 on a Delhi–Guwahati flight, and another shelled out ₹4,43,000 for a Paris–Mumbai flight.
● The costliest hotel stay booked this year touched ₹4,41,000 in the Maldives. We think it’s a forgotten anniversary situation…
● Someone spent ₹65,000 solely on excess baggage on a Ghaziabad–Bengaluru flight.
● 38,00,000 flight bookings were made within 48 hours of departure, signalling India’s growing comfort with impulsive, last-minute travel.
Please find the Cleartrip Unpacked 2025 infographic, animated video and open file here – https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1E8PcBmFaCIpR2mEQ1y2cFDHz6OvBhe-g