New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- India's holiday-home market is expanding rapidly, with homestays, villas and holiday apartments emerging as a growing source of accommodation as travel demand outpaces hotel-room supply.

The country had more than 200,000 digitally listed alternative-accommodation units in FY26, up 26% from a year earlier, with most offering one or two bedrooms. Their combined room capacity is estimated at roughly double India's branded hotel room inventory, per a report jointly published by Booking.com and Videc Consultants.

The segment will grow to 285,000 by FY28, said the report titled How India Travels 2026: The Homes Edit.

India had more than 213,000 branded hotel rooms across star hotel categories as of February 2026, accord...