Raksha Bandhan To I-day 2025: Travel Price Surge Report – Actowiz

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Executive Summary
August 2025 witnessed an extraordinary convergence of two major Indian holidays — Raksha Bandhan (Aug 10) and Independence Day (Aug 15) — creating a 10-day travel window that drove massive price surges across OTA platforms. Actowiz Solutions conducted a comprehensive web scraping based study across major travel websites and APIs to understand how airfares and hotel prices reacted to this surge in demand.
This report offers scraped pricing insights, route-wise flight cost trends, hotel booking surges, and strategic insights for OTAs, travel startups, and airline operators to prepare better for high-demand windows.
Research Objective
To analyze dynamic flight and hotel pricing behavior across India during Raksha Bandhan & Independence Day 2025.
To track booking window patterns, price surge timing, and OTA listing changes.
To benchmark airfare trends across top metro routes (Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, etc.).
To evaluate hotel price hikes in Tier-1 and Tier-2 tourist hubs.
To provide actionable insights for OTAs, travel brands, and pricing algorithm teams.
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... Data Collection Method
Scraping Tools Used: Actowiz Real-Time Travel API Suite
Platforms Monitored: Google Flights, Skyscanner, MakeMyTrip, Booking.com, Agoda
Scraping Frequency:
Flights: Hourly snapshots (Aug 1–15, 2025)
Hotels: Daily price tracking (Aug 1–15, 2025)
Data Points Captured:
Departure & return dates
Route
Airline
Base fare, taxes, dynamic pricing
Hotel category, nightly price, city
OTA rank changes, availability changes
Reviews & rating changes for hotels
Platform & Region Scope
Country Analyzed: India
Flight Departure Cities:
Mumbai
Delhi
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Ahmedabad
Kolkata

Hotel Destination Cities:
Goa
Manali
Udaipur
Jaipur
Rishikesh
Lonavala

Platforms Covered:
Google Flights
Skyscanner
MakeMyTrip (MMT)
Booking.com
Agoda
Travel Period Analyzed: August 1 to August 15, 2025
Charts & Tables
1. Top 5 Flight Routes: Price Trend (Aug 1–15)
Mumbai → Delhi
Avg. Price (Aug 1–5): ₹5,600
Avg. Price (Aug 10–12): ₹9,200
Surge: +64%

Bengaluru → Goa
Avg. Price (Aug 1–5): ₹3,100
Avg. Price (Aug 10–12): ₹5,900
Surge: +90%

Delhi → Srinagar
Avg. Price (Aug 1–5): ₹6,200
Avg. Price (Aug 10–12): ₹10,500
Surge: +69%

Hyderabad → Jaipur
Avg. Price (Aug 1–5): ₹4,000
Avg. Price (Aug 10–12): ₹6,800
Surge: +70%

Chennai → Kochi
Avg. Price (Aug 1–5): ₹3,400

Avg. Price (Aug 10–12): ₹5,200
Surge: +53%
2. Hotel Nightly Rate Comparison: Aug 1–15
Goa
Avg. Weekday Price: ₹2,800
Avg. Price (Aug 9–15): ₹5,200
Surge: +85%

Udaipur
Avg. Weekday Price: ₹3,500
Avg. Price (Aug 9–15): ₹6,100
Surge: +74%

Manali
Avg. Weekday Price: ₹2,600
Avg. Price (Aug 9–15): ₹4,300
Surge: +65%

Jaipur
Avg. Weekday Price: ₹3,000
Avg. Price (Aug 9–15): ₹4,700
Surge: +56%

Rishikesh
Avg. Weekday Price: ₹2,200
Avg. Price (Aug 9–15): ₹3,700
Surge: +68%
3. Booking Window Insights (Flights)
40% of last-minute bookings (> https://www.actowizsolutions.com/india-travel-pricing-raksha-bandhan-independence-day.php

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