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NSO’s 80th Round Report on Domestic Tourism in India
The National Statistical Office (NSO) releases its 80th Round report titled “Domestic Tourism in India”. The report presents findings from a domestic tourism survey conducted during July 2025 to June 2026.
NSO 80th Round Report:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Most expensive domestic travel category | Health and medical travel emerges as the most expensive category of domestic travel. |
| Rural-urban pattern in overnight medical trips | Rural households make more than twice as many overnight medical trips per 100 households compared to urban households. |
| Common mode of medical travel | Hired vehicles are the most common mode of medical travel in both rural and urban areas. |
| Share of overnight trips: Health and medical travel | Health and medical travel accounts for approximately 30% of all overnight trips. |
| Share of overnight trips: Pilgrimage and religious travel | Pilgrimage and religious travel represents about 48% of overnight trips, making it the largest category. |
| Expenditure category ranking | Shopping travel is the second-highest expenditure category. |
| Senior citizens in overnight health and medical trips | Senior citizens aged 60 and above account for 32.3% of overnight health and medical trips. |