Overseas travellers increasingly show interest in India as a "desirable" holiday destination, as hotels in the country have been experiencing a large uptake in tourist interest, according to a recent TripAdvisor survey.

"It is encouraging to see significant increase in traveller interest from both emerging and established inbound markets, confirming India's appeal as a desirable holiday destination for travellers from both near and afar," TripAdvisor's Territory Manager for India Deepesh Saxena said in a release here.