Restarting India: Will 'revenge travel' accelerate travel and hospitality industry's revival?

Hit the hardest due to COVID-19 and the lockdowns, India’s travel and hospitality industry is pinning its hopes on the festive season to get back on track.

According to data from MakeMyTrip, there has been a spike in flight bookings during the Diwali season, indicating that Indians may be finally ready to take to the skies again. Also, according to the data from the government, over 2 lakh 5 thousand people boarded domestic flights on Sunday; that is around 45,000 more than the passenger tally on the October 25.

So more people are taking to the skies and "revenge travel" is becoming a buzz word. This refers to compulsive travelling by people to beat the boredom brought about by the lockdown.