 "Travelling in the digital age")
TECH SAVVY
* 18% Indian travellers among the respondents use and own a smartwatch, the highest globally
* 6% Own Google Glass, making them the second highest in this category after South Korea
* 86% Have and use a smartphone
HOOKED TO GADGETS
* 95% Indian travellers say that their smartphone is of critical importance to them, 90% say the same about laptops and 66% consider their tablets as critically important
TRAVELLING WITHOUT GADGETS? NO WAY!
* 88% Indian travellers have at least one mobile device, saying they always travel with their smartphone on leisure trips, and 38% say they always travel with a tablet, making them 5th in the among global travellers who always bring their smartphone with them on leisure trips
* 47% Carry laptops with them on leisure trips, the second highest globally after UAE (48%)
* 74% Carry a laptop on work trips, second highest in the world after Mexico (79%)
MOBILE DEVICES - FOR FOOD, TRAVEL, ENTERTAINMENT…
* 61% Indian travellers say they use their mobile devices for navigation when travelling, which is the highest number in the world
* 35% Use their mobile device for entertainment (games, music, movies, TV shows) when travelling, putting them in the top four in this category after UAE (42%), Thailand (41%) and Brazil (39%)
* 31% Use their mobile device for travel assistance, translation, currency conversion, travel guides when travelling, ranking them third in the world after Singapore (33%) and Hong Kong (32%)
* 22% Travellers from UAE, Ireland, Mexico and India read e-books/ magazines on their mobile devices when travelling, far higher than travellers from other regions
THE HORRIFYING THOUGHT OF LOSING DEVICES
* 34% Indian travellers say that they would be most anxious about losing their mobile device, more anxious than travellers from other countries
* 43% Say they would feel insecure, isolated or ship-wrecked if their mobile device was lost or stolen while travelling, a feeling surpassed only by travellers in South Korea (47%)
* 35% Indian travellers, after Brazil (41%), are most likely to say losing their mobile while on vacation would make them feel anxious because all their apps and social networks are on it
PREPARED FOR POWER FAILURE
* 28% Indian travellers, keep a power cord with them at all times to be used in case of dead battery. They come a close second to UAE (29%)
INDIANS LOVE FREE THINGS, INCLUDING WI-FI
* 62% Indian travellers say, Wi-Fi availability or pricing (like free Wi-Fi versus not having to pay for Wi-Fi) impacts their purchase decisions when searching for and booking flights or hotels
* 43% Say complimentary Wi-Fi in guest rooms and public areas is very important when they book a hotel for personal travel
INFORMATION INDIANS WANT FROM TRAVEL APPS WHEN ON BUSINESS TRIPS
* 63% Indian travellers feel it is most essential for a travel app to provide maps and directions
* 61% Say that for a travel app to make the cut, it should automatically update their itinerary
* 39% Place importance on automatic updates to travel manager, more than travellers from other countries
* 52% Need the ability to check into a flight through the app
* 52% Can't do without location of local services / amenities in a travel app
* 18% Indian travellers among the respondents use and own a smartwatch, the highest globally
* 6% Own Google Glass, making them the second highest in this category after South Korea
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* 85% Currently have and use a laptop - the fourth highest in the world after Denmark (89%), Austria (86%) and Norway (86%)
* 86% Have and use a smartphone
HOOKED TO GADGETS
* 95% Indian travellers say that their smartphone is of critical importance to them, 90% say the same about laptops and 66% consider their tablets as critically important
TRAVELLING WITHOUT GADGETS? NO WAY!
* 88% Indian travellers have at least one mobile device, saying they always travel with their smartphone on leisure trips, and 38% say they always travel with a tablet, making them 5th in the among global travellers who always bring their smartphone with them on leisure trips
* 47% Carry laptops with them on leisure trips, the second highest globally after UAE (48%)
* 74% Carry a laptop on work trips, second highest in the world after Mexico (79%)
MOBILE DEVICES - FOR FOOD, TRAVEL, ENTERTAINMENT…
* 61% Indian travellers say they use their mobile devices for navigation when travelling, which is the highest number in the world
* 35% Use their mobile device for entertainment (games, music, movies, TV shows) when travelling, putting them in the top four in this category after UAE (42%), Thailand (41%) and Brazil (39%)
* 31% Use their mobile device for travel assistance, translation, currency conversion, travel guides when travelling, ranking them third in the world after Singapore (33%) and Hong Kong (32%)
* 22% Travellers from UAE, Ireland, Mexico and India read e-books/ magazines on their mobile devices when travelling, far higher than travellers from other regions
THE HORRIFYING THOUGHT OF LOSING DEVICES
* 34% Indian travellers say that they would be most anxious about losing their mobile device, more anxious than travellers from other countries
* 43% Say they would feel insecure, isolated or ship-wrecked if their mobile device was lost or stolen while travelling, a feeling surpassed only by travellers in South Korea (47%)
* 35% Indian travellers, after Brazil (41%), are most likely to say losing their mobile while on vacation would make them feel anxious because all their apps and social networks are on it
PREPARED FOR POWER FAILURE
* 28% Indian travellers, keep a power cord with them at all times to be used in case of dead battery. They come a close second to UAE (29%)
INDIANS LOVE FREE THINGS, INCLUDING WI-FI
* 62% Indian travellers say, Wi-Fi availability or pricing (like free Wi-Fi versus not having to pay for Wi-Fi) impacts their purchase decisions when searching for and booking flights or hotels
* 43% Say complimentary Wi-Fi in guest rooms and public areas is very important when they book a hotel for personal travel
INFORMATION INDIANS WANT FROM TRAVEL APPS WHEN ON BUSINESS TRIPS
* 63% Indian travellers feel it is most essential for a travel app to provide maps and directions
* 61% Say that for a travel app to make the cut, it should automatically update their itinerary
* 39% Place importance on automatic updates to travel manager, more than travellers from other countries
* 52% Need the ability to check into a flight through the app
* 52% Can't do without location of local services / amenities in a travel app