Thailand has emerged as probably the most booked worldwide vacation spot for Indian travellers through the year-end and New Yr vacation interval, overtaking the United Arab Emirates, in line with reserving knowledge launched by MakeMyTrip.

Citing consumer bookings for journey between December 20, 2025 and January 5, 2026, the NASDAQ-listed on-line journey company mentioned the information factors to sustained outbound demand, led largely by short-haul worldwide locations and better spending on lodging. Southeast Asian markets with simpler visa or visa-free entry continued to see sturdy traction.

Vietnam recorded the sharpest rise in rankings, climbing to fourth place this 12 months from seventh throughout the identical interval in 2024. Different locations that includes within the prime 10 included Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the UK, the US and Hong Kong.

As compared, final 12 months’s listing was led by the UAE, adopted by Thailand and Sri Lanka, with Australia additionally that includes among the many prime locations.

MakeMyTrip mentioned short-haul worldwide journey continued to account for a big share of outbound bookings, with Southeast Asia and elements of the Center East benefiting from easier entry necessities. The platform additionally noticed a shift in lodging preferences.

Whereas bookings within the Rs 2,500-5,000 per night time phase noticed some moderation, the Rs 5,000-7,500 class gained share, indicating a rising choice for premium stays amongst travellers.

“Thailand emerged because the main worldwide vacation spot for the New Yr interval and has moved to the #1 place, overtaking the UAE. Vietnam stood out this 12 months, ranked seventh throughout the identical interval in 2024 and has now risen sharply to change into one of many 4 most booked New Yr worldwide locations,” MakeMyTrip mentioned.

Home journey additionally remained sturdy through the vacation interval. Goa, Jaipur and Udaipur emerged as the highest three home leisure locations based mostly on year-on-year reserving developments. The corporate mentioned demand continued throughout each leisure and pilgrimage journey, with travellers more and more combining holidays with spiritually oriented journeys.

“Brief-haul worldwide journey continues to see momentum, led by acquainted areas whilst newer locations start to achieve traction. The impression of simpler visa and visa-free entry is taking part in out persistently, reinforcing India’s rising urge for food for outbound journey,” mentioned Rajesh Magow.