Medical Travel Emerges as Most Expensive Trip Type in India

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A recent study in India found that health and medical trips were the costliest category of travel in both rural and urban areas over a one-year period. The average expenditure for these trips was higher in urban regions compared to rural ones. Pilgrimage travel constituted the largest volume of trips taken during the same period. A significant portion of the cost for medical travel was attributed to accommodation and transportation expenses.

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