Let’s be real, 2021 wasn’t the return to IRL we thought it would be – a mask was still your most steadfast accessory, and you sought out vaccination appointments like concert tickets. The start of 2022, however, brought new excitement for getting back ‘out there’ with our collective resolve to make up for lost time during quarantine.
Social activities like travel and live events rebounded in record fashion, and dating was no exception. Millions of young adults who started their dating lives in lockdown, showed they were definitely out and ready to mingle IRL, and unlike previous generations, they were dating on their terms and were done playing games.
With 2022 drawing to a close, Tinder has released the ‘Year in Swipe’ report revealing top dating trends. The report also includes travel trends and how millennials and the GenZ is reacting to changing social life and habits.
Revenge travel on rise
After two pandemic-filled trips around the sun, singles were finally able to get back to exploring new horizons with fewer or no restrictions. 18–25-year-olds passported on average 95 times a month with top passport destinations for young singles in India including London, New York City and Los Angeles.
The leading digital travel platform’s most extensive annual travel predictions research to date (across 32 countries, including India) foresees people navigating chaos and embracing contradiction in their travel choices throughout 2023. If 2022 was about the triumphant return of travel, 2023 will be about creatively reimagining it amidst the chaos. Nothing will be off limits, and everything is on the menu as everyone seeks to find the right balance in a world of contradictions.
This year, Melbourne has entered the top 10 Passport destinations for Indian members, knocking Moscow out of the top 10. Interestingly, Hyderabad has been crowned the chattiest city for video chats on Tinder India this year, followed by Chennai and Bangalore, all using the feature to connect with others around the country, and world.
Commenting on the report, Aahana Dhar, Director of Communications, Tinder India “Indian daters are wasting no time in reshaping the dating world in their image, once they could return to IRL dating. We’ve seen singles be incredibly intentional in both who they choose to date and how they choose to date. Moving over icebreakers, young daters have also been looking for casual activities and shared experiences to get to know each other and make their first dates count. As we shift into gear for 2023, the trends of 2022 will definitely guide the way Indian daters navigate the world of dating, friends, connections, and relationships – and we can’t wait to see them continue to embrace situationships, spontaneous trips and sober dates!”
