- Private bus operators in Mumbai and across Maharashtra are seeing a 31% increase in travel bookings for the extended Independence Day – Raksha Bandhan weekend.
- Operators are preparing to offer 4,571 bus services, a significant rise from last year’s Independence Day weekend.
- redBus has reported a surge in reservations from August 17 to 19, with popular inter-state routes including Mumbai-Indore, Pune-Indore, Pune-Bangalore, and Pune-Hyderabad.
- For intra-state travel, favored routes are Mumbai-Mahabaleshwar, Mumbai-Kolhapur, Pune-Nagpur, Nagpur-Pune, and Mahabaleshwar-Mumbai.
- Operators are working diligently to ensure enough vehicles are available to meet the increased demand.
- The uptick in bookings reflects a trend of people planning leisure trips and visiting hometowns during festive occasions.
- The rise in bus travel bookings highlights increased mobility during festive periods, with more individuals opting for travel to celebrate Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan.
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