Press Note on Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey July 2025 to June 2026

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the findings of the Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) during July 2025 to June 2026 under the NSS 80th round, titled 'Domestic Tourism in India'. The survey captures details on domestic overnight and same-day trips, including trip duration, mode of transport, stay types, and expenses. Key findings indicate that 'pilgrimage & religious' purposes formed the highest share of overnight trips over the last 365 days, whereas 'social' purposes dominated 30-day overnight trips. Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest share of main destination visitor-trips. Furthermore, health and medical trips recorded the highest average expenditure for overnight travel, while shopping dominated same-day trip expenditures.