New Delhi : TripAdvisor®, the world’s largest travel site, today announced the results of its India Family Travel Survey conducted across 1,400 online respondents, showing no decline in family trips this year. Undeterred by inflation and high interest rates that impacted the household budget in 2012, families look to maintain their holiday calendar with 89% planning at least 2 vacations in 2013.

According to Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager-TripAdvisor India, “The TripAdvisor family travel survey reveals that families will maintain their vacation plans this year even though 50% anticipate they will spend more compared to 2012. While this could imply an increase in family average holiday budget, realistically it is likely to be symptomatic of the prevailing trend of higher airfares, fuel prices, room rates and more recently even train travel.”

He further added, ”An encouraging trend the survey indicates is that parents see travel as part and parcel of holistic learning with as many as 97% respondents saying they consider travel important for their children’s education with 70% among these claiming it to be very important.”

Further strengthening this perception, 67% respondents agreed that holidays should be a balance of recreational and educational experiences/activities for children. This doesn’t however undermine the importance of traditional educational as 55% parents said they always plan family holidays during school breaks so that their children do not miss classes.