{"id":5413,"date":"2016-04-20T13:44:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T08:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/?p=5413"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T06:12:01","slug":"internet-is-changing-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/internet-is-changing-travel.html","title":{"rendered":"Travel 2.0: How the Internet is Changing Travel in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To understand how the internet has changed the world of travel, we must see how it used to be. 20 years ago, it was mainstream publications and photo journals that decided the narrative about travel destinations. The reliance on physically procuring guides, tickets, and other paraphernalia involved in any kind of journey gave travel a note of seriousness, especially when navigating a country as large as India. The internet has changed and is still changing how people travel to India. Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/internet-is-changing-travel.html\/#Everything_is_Instant\" >Everything is Instant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/internet-is-changing-travel.html\/#The_Mystery_is_%E2%80%9CCool%E2%80%9D\" >The Mystery is \u201cCool\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/internet-is-changing-travel.html\/#Apps_Streamline_Everything_on_the_Internet\" >Apps Streamline Everything on the Internet:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/internet-is-changing-travel.html\/#Women_Travellers\" >Women Travellers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/internet-is-changing-travel.html\/#Independent_Tours_and_Travels\" >Independent Tours and Travels&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everything_is_Instant\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Everything is Instant<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The internet has made everything instant &#8211; you can get information about infrastructure,&nbsp;travel schedules, and health care tips online. If not available on a mainstream site, you can&nbsp;find it through informal social media channels and forums. Help is also seconds away; in the&nbsp;last few months, the Indian Railways Ministry has won praise for helping women fight&nbsp;harassment by deploying the Railway Police Force only on the basis of a single message on&nbsp;Twitter. Instant access to medical help and safety has made today\u2019s \u201cinstant generation\u201d&nbsp;also more eager to travel. The internet also gives travellers a bit of instant native&nbsp;knowledge, telling them the best places to shop, what to haggle over and instantly convert&nbsp;currency.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/travel-around-the-world.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5414 size-full\" title=\"internet-travel-around-the-world\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/travel-around-the-world.jpg\" alt=\"internet-travel-around-the-world\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/travel-around-the-world.jpg 800w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/travel-around-the-world-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Mystery_is_%E2%80%9CCool%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Mystery is \u201cCool\u201d<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today&#8217;s traveller isn&#8217;t looking for a safe trip to well-known destinations or monuments. There&#8217;s an increasing curiosity in finding out the unknown, and bloggers have made careers out of visiting and chronicling the offbeat. This appeals to today&#8217;s younger travelling demographic looking for adventure and travel aspects. When they need any kind of help, there\u2019s always friends, family, or the police only a phone call, email, or tweet away. With increasingly GPS and data connectivity, it is becoming harder to get lost, and easier to find fun and new experiences.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/road-1031108_960_720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5415\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/road-1031108_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"road-internet\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/road-1031108_960_720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/road-1031108_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apps_Streamline_Everything_on_the_Internet\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Apps Streamline Everything on the Internet:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The catchphrase of 2014 was &#8220;there&#8217;s an app for that&#8221;, and it has seeped into our conscious to the point where we casually scroll through apps hunting for deals on pretty much anything &#8211; from ticket bookings to hotels and transportation, and even information about destinations. Apps offer not only real-time data, but also much-needed opinions people\u2019s reviews, ratings, and opinions to help travelers decide where to go, when and what to avoid. Combined with the great deals coming through from a variety of apps, people are willing to \u2018take off\u2019 the moment they find a trip with great value.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/iphone-410311_960_720.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5416\" title=\"apps_stream-everything_on_internet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/iphone-410311_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"apps_stream-everything_on_internet\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/iphone-410311_960_720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/iphone-410311_960_720-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Women_Travellers\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Women Travellers<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a variety of travel services providers who specialize in women\u2019s travel. From&nbsp;facilities to lodging, to fun women-centric activities, these professionals put it all together to&nbsp;enable women to venture out on their own. Women-only tours include affordable room&nbsp;sharing, pre-paid travel arrangements with regard to safety and fun, and enough leisure.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8107134068_3bda32920a_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5417\" title=\"women_travel_internet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8107134068_3bda32920a_b.jpg\" alt=\"women_travel_internet\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8107134068_3bda32920a_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8107134068_3bda32920a_b-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Independent_Tours_and_Travels\"><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Independent Tours and Travels&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Facebook has made it easy for travel communities to blossom and come together. Fuelled&nbsp;by recommendations, great reviews, and happy travel photos, people are willing to look&nbsp;beyond boring travel agencies and instead keep an eye out for group deals on getaways.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/backpackers_krabi_thailand.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5418\" title=\"backpackers_krabi_thailand_internet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/backpackers_krabi_thailand.jpg\" alt=\"backpackers_krabi_thailand_internet\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/backpackers_krabi_thailand.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/backpackers_krabi_thailand-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/backpackers_krabi_thailand-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To understand how the internet has changed the world of travel, we must see how it used to be. 20 years ago, it was mainstream publications and photo journals that decided the narrative about travel destinations. 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