Hotel rates, airfares soar ahead of long Independence Day weekend

According to Cleartrip, the top domestic destinations include Pondicherry, where hotel bookings have spiked 760 per cent, followed by Udaipur, which is seeing a 441 per cent spike in hotel bookings

The upcoming Independence Day long weekend is proving to be the perfect opportunity for a mid-year respite, shows data from the industry.

The extended weekend starts from August 15, which falls on Thursday, and goes until Rakshabandhan on August 19—spanning five days—providing the perfect opportunity for a long getaway.