Monsoon travel surge lifts IHCL, Radisson bookings as hill-station demand jumps up to 10x

Off-season monsoon tourism is powering hotel and travel demand across India. IHCL reports 15-17% booking growth across its 38 Goa properties; Munnar and Mussoorie see ~10x hotel bookings, Coorg/Wayanad/Ooty ~7x. ixigo's Goa hotel searches rose 40% in July, Radisson bookings up 10% YoY, and Himachal flight bookings up 13%.

— Filed Sat, 11 Jul, 2026, 05:41 IST · Source ET Small Business · Updated

Monsoon tourism is driving strong hotel and travel bookings across India, benefiting hospitality players like Tata-backed IHCL, Radisson and Leisure Hotels, plus travel platforms Scapia, Cleartrip and ixigo, with F&B promotions and resilient pricing.

Why this matters

Follows IHCL's pivot from signings to execution as investors track opening timelines. Monsoon demand shows resilient footfall even as listed hotel stocks slid 15-35% amid travel shocks in FY26.

Footfall theme steady with 339 signals in the last 90 days.