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Table 3 Travelers and visitors survey

From: Exploring the booming tea tourist industry and unconventional tourism through the ritual of drinking tea in India

Survey outcomes

Frequency

Percentage

Traveling experience of people

Purpose oriented

10

5

Some purpose

55

27.5

Personal or official oriented

135

67.5

Destination preferred to visit

Wildlife

11

5.5

Architectural sites

11

5.5

Hill station

117

58.5

Sea beaches

54

27

Others

7

3.5

Preference for tea while traveling

Consume tea as their beverage of choice

20

10

People like tea

157

78.5

People don't like tea

23

11.5

Favorite types of tea

Decaffeinated (herbal or fruit tea)

6

3

Flavored tea

24

12

Pureth

1

0.5

Oolong

13

6.5

Black

73

36.5

Yellow

7

3.5

Green

43

21.5

white

16

8

Other

17

8.5

Preferred place for drinking tea

Coffee shop

5

2.5

Tea specialty shop

16

8

At work

52

26

At home

124

62

Other

3

1.5

Tea leaves based on their preference and origin

Europe

2

1

Japan

4

2

India

171

85.5

China

3

1.5

No preference

20

10

Samples based on Indian tea preferences

Darjeeling tea

141

70.5

Assam tea

37

18.5

Nilgiri tea

6

3

Others

16

8

Samples based on the exploration of tea culture

People who learn more about tea culture

158

79

People who were curious about tea culture

32

16

People who were not curious about tea culture

10

4.5