On account of May the 4th, HolidayIQ, India’s largest travel community released a list of STAR WARS inspired getaways; detailing travel trends on real time vacations in familiar locations from the fictional film based on the reviews shared by 12 million travellers in the community.
Check out these places in India where you can go to re-live STAR WARS
Tatooine and Rann of Kutch
The white stretches of Rann of Kutch come pretty close to recreating the arid mirage of Luke's home planet Tatooine. Once you are here, you'd be astonished at how easily, just with the right natural light, Kutch can pass off as Tatooine. Even the pink sunset in Kutch seems like a testimony to the Binary sunset at Tatooine.
Felucia and The Sundarbans
The atmosphere of Felucia consisting of colourful flora and vivid carnivorous plants is closely reproduced by the magical setting of the swaps in Sunderbans. The phenomenon of blue ghost lights in some parts of these forests teleports you to another world.
Hoth and Ladakh
The frozen terrain of the icy planet Hoth that was the host to a temporary the Alliance headquarter finds its match in the chilly valleys of Ladakh. The canvas is painted white with perennial snow and strong winds that test character punctuate both these locations.
Naboo and Athirappilly
The lush stretches of the beautiful planet of Naboo laced by waterfalls, with stunning scenery in the backdrop was where Anakin and Padme found love. It is only matched by the picture-perfect ambiance around Athirappilly Falls. Be there to experience it. The resemblance is uncanny to say the least.
Coruscant and Mumbai
The Coruscant is a perfect futuristic city which served as a galactic capital and was identified through the tall skyscrapers and stunningly imaginative architecture. Though not as grand, Mumbai comes pretty close to creating a shadow of Coruscant. What more, it’s even known as the city of dreams.
Speaking on Set-jetting/ Pop Culture Tourism and about the trend in general as it is taking shape in India at the moment; Hari Nair, Founder and CEO, HolidayIQ, said that besides international destinations, a lot of destinations within the country are also attracting greater footfall lately on account of their association with recent or older works of cinematic or literary fiction. He says, “We have found that people in India are travelling more often during the year now, taking several shorter breaks and looking at destinations based on more than just scenic beauty. They are also going for more experiential holidays with greater interest in off-beat destinations, exploring pop culture tourism/set-jetting and other experience-led activities with greater enthusiasm.”
He further said, “While some destinations have been influenced by Bollywood movies and others by books, there are some in particular which we have noticed from the HolidayIQ app that have been receiving a lot of attention of late: the mustard fields near Gurgaon/Gurugram (popular for the shooting of DDLJ); Dona Paula in Goa (Dilwale); The scenes with the prison pit filmed in Rajasthan (The Dark Knight Rises); Ramanagar in Bangalore (Sholay) and many others. We have, in fact, noticed a marked growth in the interest in pop-culture tourism over the last few months.”
About HolidayIQ:
HolidayIQ is India's largest travel community with 12 million travellers across 220+ cities and is also the first holiday planning website in India powered entirely by reviews, photos, videos and other advice generated from these travellers. More than 70% of all vacations planned on HolidayIQ are through mobile devices. HolidayIQ.com is a VC-backed company, invested in by Tiger Global, Accel Partners and Makemytrip.com operationally headquartered in Bangalore, India. HolidayIQ.com lists over 5000 tourism destinations & 75,000+ accommodation options (hotels, resorts, home-stays, jungle camps & serviced apartments) in India. All of which are bookable through over 1600 partnerships with leading online travel agencies like Makemytrip, Yatra and Expedia & offline players such as Thomas Cook, SOTC, etc.
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