Travel

Airbnb will stop hosts requiring guests to strip beds, do laundry, wash dishes or take out rubbish at checkout, for bookings from November 20, 2026.

Gen Z and young travellers made over 53% of redBus journeys to spiritual destinations in FY26, with Tirupati, Varanasi and Ujjain on top, data showed on October 16, 2026.

Booking.com's 2027 travel survey of 28,000 people, out October 14, 2026, finds 81% would pick trips by mood and 76% of Gen Z would share data for them.

Zostel's Festive Travel Pulse 2026, out October 9, shows Oct-Dec bookings up about 50% and an average two-night stay as young Indians take short trips.

Skyscanner's Travel Trends 2027 for India, reported 9-12 October 2026, finds 53% of travellers seek gyms on holiday and 58% plan more foreign trips next year.

India's first household travel survey, released October 5, 2026, finds walking falls to 22.2% and cycling rises to 21.4% among students aged 15-29.

Eight 16-year-old students drowned off Diveagar beach in Raigad on 1 October 2026, a loss that points to practical safety steps young travellers and trip organisers can follow.