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Informist, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026

NEW DELHI – For overnight trips undertaken during the year ended June, Indians spent the highest share of their expenditure on transporation, according to a survey. Around 48% of domestic overnight trips were recorded for pilgrimage and religious purposes, the statistics ministry said in a report Wednesday.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the 'Domestic Tourism in India' report based on a survey on domestic tourism expenditure from July 2025 to June 2026. The survey captures details of domestic overnight trips such as duration of trip, mode of transport, type of stay availed, and trip expenses. 

Bus was the dominant mode of travel for rural households, with 32% share of the visitor-trips completed during last 365 days. This was followed by rental or hired transport with 30%, the report said. For urban households, train was the most availed mode for travelling with 35.1% share for such trips, followed by bus with 25.1%.

Overall, 47.7% of overnight trips were undertaken for 'pilgrimage and religious' purposes, the report said. The second-largest share of 38.4% overnight trips was for 'health and medical' purposes in rural areas. 'Holidaying, leisure and recreation' had the second-largest share of 36.4% for urban areas. "Among 100 overnight trips completed during last 30 days, 89 trips were performed for 'social' purpose," the ministry said.

The survey also found that 'business trips' recorded the maximum average expenditure per trip of INR 5,949 by households for overnight trips made during the last 30 days. Shopping accounted for the highest expenditure share for same-day trips in both rural and urban areas. 

Combining visitors from both within the state and from other states, Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest share in total visitor trips with 15.7%, followed by Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan with 13.4% and 8.0% share, respectively.  End

Reported by Shweta

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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