While you have been busy planning your holiday trips, the number crunchers at Skyscanner have been analyzing your travel preferences and putting together lists that tell you where you’ve been the last year and where you intend to take off to now! Read on for the top searched countries from India in the year gone by and take a look at the countries that are the flavor of 2019.
Top searched countries from India in 2018
2018 saw a majority of Indians pack their bags for countries both in the neighbourhood as well as far flung destinations in America, Europe and Australia. South East Asia with its usual suspects, pops up on most lists that originate in India – there is Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore that see a lot of tourist traffic. The other side of the map takes you to the cluster of countries that is the United Arab Emirates. The United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have also been popular this year, with Spain and Italy increasing the European flavor on the list. Down south is covered adequately by Australia.
Here is a table with the list and the best times to visit these countries.
| Country name | Best time to visit |
| United States | Year round destination |
| United Arab Emirates | December to March |
| Thailand | November to April |
| United Kingdom | May to September, and December |
| Canada | May to August |
| Australia | December to February |
| Indonesia | May to September |
| Singapore | February to April |
| Italy | April to June, September and October |
| Spain | April to June, September and October |
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The new year with its new beginnings is seeing a shift in countries that appear on the top searched list. Search data for 2019 shows a spike of interest in travel to countries like Serbia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. Turkey and Malta are also near the top of the 2019 interest list. Armenia offers a convenient E-visa and visa on arrival option to Indians, while Azerbaijan offers E-visa and Serbia comes under the visa free travel for Indians list. Turkey, with its unique blend of European and Asian charm, seems to be beckoning the traveler to its sights in 2019; while Malta steeped in its ancient history figures way up on the list as well.
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