Domestic flights, hotels, and homestays all repriced sharply post-2022. The cause is structural, not transient.

A Bengaluru-Goa flight that cost ₹3,500 in 2022 routinely sells at ₹7,000-9,000 in 2026. Hotels in domestic tourist destinations have repriced 60-80% higher. Homestays on Airbnb in popular zones cost 2x what they did three years ago. The cause is structural: airline consolidation (Vistara into Air India), Indian middle-class travel demand explosion, and limited supply growth. For budget travellers, the playbook has shifted. Off-season travel (rainy-season Goa, monsoon Munnar) now costs what peak travel cost a few years back. Tier-2 destinations (Coorg, Wayanad, Hampi) remain reasonably priced. The Bali-Bangkok arbitrage where international is cheaper than domestic is now common for premium destinations.