With an extended weekend thanks to the Dasara festival, many have made the best use of it with travel plans. As this is the second long weekend within a month, many are also preferring to have shorter vacations this time. Many hotels across the State have witnessed over 90% occupancy this weekend.
“This time, we are witnessing a significant surge in room occupancy across Bengaluru,” said P.C. Rao, president, Bruhat Bengaluru Hoteliers’ Association. “Hotels are nearly completely booked due to the surge in demand for accommodations. This pattern is widespread throughout Karnataka and is not exclusive to Bengaluru. The Dasara Festival is the main cause of this flood of tourists,” he added.
Many youngsters are also using the long weekend to go on adventure excursions. Nagendra Nayak, who has organised a bike trip with his friends, said, “I’m organising a last-minute bike ride to Gokarna with several friends. It was an unexpected idea given the weekend and the additional holiday on Monday.”
