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If you're looking for some inspiration on how to spend the upcoming holiday season, it's time to take cues from fellow Indians. A recent study by American Express has highlighted that a staggering 97% of Indians have their travel plans set for the forthcoming festive season, and more than 30% have already made their bookings. What's more, around 93% won't shy away from spending a few extra bucks if it means making their trip more comfortable and fun. A recent <keyword id="23687478" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Skyscanner-report" source="keywords">Skyscanner report</keyword> titled Travel Trends 2025 also underlined this growing preference for <keyword id="23687479" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="comfortable-travel" source="keywords">comfortable travel</keyword> among Indians. Per the report, 57% of Indians were okay spending a little extra to get a good quality in-flight meal. For 47%, good seats and hence, seat selection was a priority, and 42% of surveyed Indians preferred comfort right from the trip's start-valuing access to airport lounges. Per the <keyword id="23687477" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="American-Express-study" source="keywords">American Express study</keyword>, while most people (63%) just want to let their hair down and relax, 54% want to don their explorer hats and see new places. About 27% just want to get away from the chaos of their daily lives and spend time with their near and dear ones. Most of us (around 88%) just have Bharat Darshan on our itinerary, while 61% felt like the world was calling us, which is why they plan to travel internationally. Irrespective of destinations, a staggering 91% of Indian travelers believe holidays can help build resilience and strength, so they’re better able to handle the stresses of everyday life. But even amidst all this traveling, Indians do not forget to be budget-conscious, which explains why 73% of Indians won't shy away from generously using their <keyword id="23687480" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="credit-card-points" source="keywords">credit card points</keyword>, <keyword id="23687481" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="airline-miles" source="keywords">airline miles</keyword>, or loyalty rewards. Soak in the festivities and experience The American Express study, which spanned Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, apart from India, only reinforced that pretty much everyone across the world is in a mood to travel and relax. Globally, 58% of respondents from these countries had plans to visit their family and friends. For those few who had no travel plans but rather wanted to lounge and laze in their homes, 40% had family or friends visiting them. But quality time with loved ones was not the only thing on the list, with 55% also taking trips outside of visiting family. Also, buying gifts during the season is seemingly passe. Every 1 in 3 respondents chose gifting their loved ones an experience rather than a material gift. Atop this gift list are entertainment-related experiences, preferred by 59% of respondents. Travel-related experiences come next, chosen by 54% of those surveyed, followed by food and drink-related experiences, which were opted for by 49% of respondents. The Skyscanner also highlighted that 66% of Indian travelers plan to travel more in 2025. As to the deciding factors for choosing the next travel destination, food, culture, and weather played a crucial role for 63%, 58%, and 57% of respondents, respectively. Skyscanner's report also highlighted this trend, noting that people were increasingly looking forward to having unique experiences. 53% of Indians surveyed wanted to travel to watch a live game or sporting event in 2025. At 54%, this number was slightly higher amongst the 25-34 age cohort.

Travel, Eat, and Have Fun: How Indians plan to spend their holidays

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/black-friday-deals">holiday shopping season</a> continues to start earlier in the year, thanks largely to Amazon.</li><li>Amazon's 48-hour deals event is underway, along with competing sales by the major retailers.</li></ul>Nevermind Black Friday, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/october-becoming-new-black-friday-amazon-walmart-target-sales-2024-9">Green October is in full swing</a>.The holiday shopping season is underway earlier than ever, thanks largely to Amazon moving up its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/best-prime-day-deals-big-deal-days-2024-10">Prime Day</a> deals event.Faced with what would ordinarily be a shorter stretch of discounting (Thanksgiving and Christmas are closer together on the calendar than usual), the e-commerce juggernaut is pulling the start of the spending spree into early October.And in modern retail, many competitors look to follow what Amazon does to stay competitive.As Amazon has inched its 48-hour event earlier — from October 11 and 12 in 2022, to October 10 and 11 in 2023, and now to October 8 and 9 this year — competing promos by major retailers are also stepping up to win shoppers' dollars.Target kicked off the sequence early on Sunday with its Circle Week, while Walmart's Deals event gets underway online on Tuesday and in stores on Wednesday.The quasi-gravitational influence of all this promotional activity has even roped Costco into the mix with a Member Savings Event that started on Monday. Costco isn't typically a trend-chasing company, so it's notable that it's on the pre-holiday deals bandwagon during this particular week in October ahead of its formal start to holiday savings in November.Even if the traditional interval between Thanksgiving and Christmas was on the longer side, it would make sense for this further encroachment into pre-Halloween deals to occur.As inflation has eased off, the big lesson for retailers over the past year is that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-budget-era-value-retail-walmart-target-tj-maxx-2024-8">customers are still willing to spend</a> — if the price is right. US shoppers also splurged for celebrations and special occasions.What better way for retailers to tap into those trends than to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-amazon-prime-day-impact-on-retail-industry2023-7">invent a holiday that celebrates deals</a> and kicks off a whole season of festivities?

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A 5-year-old Taiwanese boy dressed up as Nvidia's Jensen Huang for Halloween.</li><li>The boy sported Huang's signature black leather jacket and carried a GPU.</li></ul>This Halloween, CEO costumes are in.At least, that's the case for the 5-year-old boy from Taipei who dressed up as Nvidia's Jensen Huang for the holiday.The boy's costume, which features a GPU and Huang's signature black leather jacket look, went viral after an X user posted it online on Wednesday."The Jensen Huang Halloween costumes are here," the user wrote.The boy's mom, Kuo Yuyun, told Business Insider she was inspired to create the costume after seeing the CEO on TV."He always wears classic black leather jackets and visits the most down-to-earth night markets in Taiwan. This contrasting image left a deep impression, so I asked my son to dress up as him this time," she said in Taiwanese Mandarin.The GPU costume took a week to make, said Kuo. She dressed her son up as part of Tianmu's Halloween Festival in Taipei."We also participated in the event last year," she said. "I dressed him up as a typhoon. It was also loved by everyone."<div type="image" title="A young boy dressed up as Jensen Huang holding a GPU in front of a Halloween window display" height="1324" width="993" msid="114815155" hostid="261" sizebytes="166644"></div>Huang, who was born in Taiwan, founded Nvidia in 1993. The AI boom has turned the chipmaker into a $3.42 trillion giant and made Huang the 11th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $122 billion.Today, Nvidia is at the head of the AI revolution. The company reported $30.04 billion in revenue for the second quarter of the year, doubling revenue from the same time last year and beating analyst expectations. The company's stock is up 181% year to date.Huang and Nvidia alike have inspired cult-like followings across the world. Huang's signature leather jacket has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-leather-jacket-brand-nvidia-ceo-2023-9">spawned legions of copycats</a>; Nvidia's second-quarter earnings created an unofficial <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nvidia-earnings-watch-party-bar-nyc-2024-8">watch party</a> at a bar in New York City.On a trip to Taiwan last May, Huang was greeted with a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-30/nvidia-ceo-gets-rockstar-reception-in-taiwan-with-ai-stock-surge">rockstar reception</a> and mobbed with selfie requests. And at a tech event in Taiwan in June, Huang fielded — and fulfilled — <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jensen-huang-signed-womans-chest-tech-conference-nvidia-rockstar-leather-2024-6">fan requests</a> to sign Macbooks, chips, and even one woman's top.Some of that cult status appears to have trickled down to Kuo's 5-year-old son."He just knows that he is dressed as a very remarkable person," Kuo said. "To him, he is like a 'superhero.'"Nvidia's official Instagram page also reposted the photo of the boy, garnering more than 17,000 likes in a day."We spotted mini-Jensen in Taiwan, well-crafted GPUs in hand!" the caption read.Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment from BI for this story.

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Action film "<keyword id="19930293" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bade-Miyan-Chote-Miyan" source="keywords">Bade Miyan Chote Miyan</keyword>", starring <keyword id="19896353" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar" source="keywords">Akshay Kumar</keyword> and <keyword id="19915804" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tiger-Shroff" source="keywords">Tiger Shroff</keyword>, and Ajay Devgn-led "<keyword id="20278357" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maidaan" source="keywords">Maidaan</keyword>" will now release on April 11, the makers have announced. The two films were earlier scheduled to be make their debuts in theatres on April 10 but as the festival of <keyword id="20481267" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Eid" source="keywords">Eid</keyword> will be celebrated on April 11, the makers decided to shift the release. Akshay and Tiger shared the news of their film's new release on their respective Instagram pages on Monday evening. "Bade aur Chote aur poori 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' ki team ki taraf se aap sab ko advance mein Eid Mubarak. Dekhiye #BadeMiyanChoteMiyan on Eid with your entire family, now releasing on 11th April only in cinemas," read the post on Akshay's page. "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan" is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar of "Sultan" and "Bharat" fame, and produced by Pooja Entertainment in association with AAZ. The film, which also stars Prithiviraj Sukumaran, Manushi Chhillar and Alaya F, will see Akshay and Tiger perform death-defying stunts as they play two elite soldiers who embark on a mission to recover a stolen AI weapon. Devgn also announced that "Maidaan", a period sports biopic on Syed Abdul Rahim, will release on April 11. "Mark your calendars! #Maidaan release across cinemas in India on 10th April, with special previews starting 6pm onwards. Full scale release to follow on the <keyword id="743737" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Eid-holiday" source="Orion">Eid holiday</keyword> on 11th April. Reserve your seats now," the actor posted. "Maidaan" is directed by Amit Sharma and produced by Boney Kapoor.

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Coming together to celebrate a holiday is a special occasion that loved ones cherish year-round. But the joy of togetherness often comes with the pressure of ensuring everything is perfect: food, decorations, activities, and more.Business Insider's "Better Holidays" destination is here to help ease your worries with a mix of first-person stories, expert advice, and personal hacks for smoother, more convenient holiday planning.The features include ideas and tips for gift-shopping on a budget, buying presents for large families, and decorating your space for an unforgettable gathering.Dive into the stories ahead, and get inspired as you plan for a stress-free, festive celebration.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi recently shared her holiday baking tips with Business Insider. </li><li>Tosi said browning the butter in your cookie recipe will give it "soul and depth of character." </li></ul>'Tis the season for holiday parties and cookie swaps, and we've got tips and tricks to help your festive treats impress everyone.And by we, we mean <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/christina-tosi-how-to-upgrade-store-bought-dessert-2023-1">celebrity pastry chef Christina Tosi</a>, who made <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=e04e7631baf22fa9184dfb85ce587a1094df296126f56bfda3a70df61b5e1009&amp;postID=657b37e68d7dad6fbf27e405&amp;postSlug=cookie-holiday-baking-tips-christina-tosi-2023-12&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmilkbarstore.com%2F">Milk Bar</a> a national sensation with the help of her iconic compost cookies.Tosi recently sat down with Business Insider to discuss her new Milk Bar Holiday Mix, made in partnership with <a target="_blank" href="https://ziploc.com/en/Recipes/Sweets-And-Desserts/Ziploc-X-MilkBar-Holiday-Mix">Ziploc</a>, and she was happy to share some of her holiday baking secrets.You don't have to buy fancy ingredients to transform your sweets. According to Tosi, everything you need is already in your fridge and pantry.<div type="image" title="Christina Tosi" height="1331" width="2000" msid="106048587" hostid="261" sizebytes="132002"></div>For starters, a little pinch of salt "always does wonders.""Most people think dessert is all sugar, sugar, sugar because it's supposed to be sweet," Tosi said. "I think most people underestimate that desserts also need seasoning.""A little bit of salt doesn't make something salty, it just helps round out the flavor," she added.One of Tosi's favorite holiday baking hacks is browning the butter you need in your recipe."Put your butter in the pan and brown it until it gets to a nutty-like aroma and state, cool it down, then use it in the recipe," Tosi said. "It gives a soul and a depth of character to things."<div type="image" title="Cookies" height="1333" width="2000" msid="106048589" hostid="261" sizebytes="180736"></div>Tosi said you can achieve a similar effect by swapping some of the granulated sugar in your recipe for light-brown or dark-brown sugar instead."That's just going to give everything some caramelized soulful notes, which I think helps take a classic like chocolate-chip cookies and brings it through the seasons."Cinnamon can also add some festive cheer to any treat."A little pinch of cinnamon can be that little secret weapon that helps give your baked goods the spirit of the holidays," Tosi said."And if all else fails, take some crushed candy canes and throw them into the recipe — no one's ever mad at that," she added.If you're searching for a new holiday recipe this year, Tosi recommends trying her no-bake Milk Bar Holiday Mix, which features white-chocolate chips, cookie butter, Corn Chex cereal, sugar cookie pieces, and sprinkles.<a target="_blank" href="https://ziploc.com/en/Recipes/Sweets-And-Desserts/Ziploc-X-MilkBar-Holiday-Mix">The recipe</a> is available on Ziploc's website, and you can also purchase Tosi's holiday mix at any Milk Bar flagship store.

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