Tour And Travel Companies Reveal Demand Trends For Eid Holiday Packages

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Tour And Travel Companies Reveal Demand Trends For Eid Holiday Packages

Friday, 14 Mar 2025

Golden Rama Tour & Travel revealed that the demand for booking travel packages during the 2025 Eid holiday period increased by 15.7 percent compared to the same period the previous year in group tour bookings.

"One of the successes of Extra 2025 is the increasing demand for booking travel packages, especially for the Eid holiday period," said General Manager of Communications and CRM Golden Rama Tours & Travel Ricky Hilton in Jakarta, Tuesday.

He added that the new tourism trend that is also in demand is Chongqing, China, which contributed 33 percent of total retail tour sales during the exhibition.

In addition, he said, Porta Sancta, Italy is also a preferred destination with a contribution of 6 percent to travel exhibition transactions held from February 28 to March 2, 2025.

His party also noted that the demand for cruise ship travel is still experiencing significant growth, cruise sales have increased by 22 percent compared to the previous period.

One of the attractions of cruises is the Disney Cruise Line which is able to attract 39 percent of total product orders.

During the event, it was able to record requests covering several travel categories, namely airline tickets, hotels and tour packages.

"We are very pleased to see a positive response to new leading destinations such as Chongqing and Porta Sancta," said Ricky.

Previously, his party predicted that 2025 would be the momentum for the revival of the tourism sector driven by the increasing interest of tourists to explore destinations and more personal trips.

He revealed several tourism trends including experience-based and authentic tourism. "Tourists are now looking for exploration of local culture, culinary tourism and direct interaction with local communities," he said.