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A number of factors played spoilsport for holidaymakers this year, of which inflation, high airfares and lack of leave were primary, the annual travel roundup 2012 and holiday forecast for 2013 by TripAdvisor said. Apart from these, holiday plans clashing with official or personal commitments was another big reason that made holidayers cancel their trips.
The portal, which conducted its second annual India Travel Trends Survey for 2013 among its online respondents, found that those gone for 'international vacation' were 50 per cent this year compared to last year's 64 per cent. "Rising airfares, high hotel room costs and persistent inflation appear to be the main issues daunting holiday goers this year and travellers have expressed their concern about these trends continuing in the coming year," said Nikhil Ganju, country manager of TripAdvisor India.
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