25% of Indian Travelers change their travel plan after confirmed booking – A report by Goibibo.com

Aug. 23, 2012 - PRLog -- New Delhi, August 23, 2012: Goibibo.com, the fastest travel web site has tracked the trend of travellers on their frequency of change in their plans. This is based on the insight from its buyers data. According to the report, 25% of travellers change their travel plans after booking and 20% more women change their travel plans compared to men.

According to the research report - The top routes for travel plan changes have been found to be Bangalore-Delhi and vice versa followed by Mumbai-Delhi. The top five reasons for the same are  : ‘Change in business travel plans’, Extension of stay at destination’, ‘Travellers health issues’, ‘Personal or family emergency’ and ‘change in flight timings’ by the airlines. Women have been found to change their travel plans more frequently than men. It has also been seen that Bangalore has the highest number of women travellers followed by Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi.

Ashish Kashyap, Group CEO, ibibo Web said, “At Goibibo.com we are obsessed about data and analytics and thereby leveraging the same to drive a superior user experience. We publish travel insights based on real data that we study every hour of the day.  With the insights of large volume of changes in a travelers plan, Goibibo has enabled the traveler to access the fastest re-scheduling, cancellation and refund processes.

About Goibibo.com: Goibibo.com is one of the leading online travel sites in India that enables travellers to buy air, bus tickets, hotels and holidays. It is a part of the MIH India Group and was launched in September 2009. Within a short span of time, Goibibo has trounced many contemporaries. Goibibo.com has strong technology enabling it to serve its customers fastest in the market. Speed and service are the core value differentiators of Goibibo.com. The platform enables a customer to search and buy in the fastest manner. Goibibo.com also has the fastest process for rescheduling, cancellation and refunds, thereby making it an unmatched consumer experience.