The earthquake in Indonesia has thrown the vacation plans of Indian travellers into a tizzy with the travel agents 25 per cent cancellations in the bookings to Indonesia and nearby locations like Singapore, Malaysia, etc.

Travel agents are trying to address the concerns of those visiting Indonesia and surrounding coastal areas. While several have deferred their plan, many have decided to wait and watch how the situation builds up in the coming days.

Tour Operators are also waiting to see if the governments concerned would put out any travel advisory on the quake-hit destinations. Depending on that, they could advise customers to wait and accordingly tweak their plans.

According to travel experts, since a large number of travellers take low-cost airlines to the far-east destinations, which may not be covered under insurance and tickets are usually non-refundable, most prefer to defer than cancel the plan altogether.