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Over three-quarters of Singaporeans have plans to travel this Autumn, despite ongoing inflation and rising fuel costs.
Ahead of the Autumn travel season and September school holidays, online travel company Tripadvisor published its 2022 Fall Travel Index, revealing Singapore’s travel plans.
The study is based on a combination of Tripadvisor’s first-party search and proprietary consumer sentiment data, showing Singaporeans’ appetite for a holiday is far from over despite the summer travel season ending.
“For the majority of Singaporeans, continued rising costs are unsurprisingly prompting consumers to alter their spending habits, inclusive of adjusting their travel plans,” noted Tripadvisor.
“Despite rising costs, however, the survey also showed that a quarter (25 per cent) Singaporeans still intend to travel as planned this Autumn – inflation be damned.”
It appears that a holiday is too precious to give up, and Singaporeans would rather cut back on expenses elsewhere than compromise some much-needed relaxation.
One in three (67 per cent) of Singapore residents said they plan to travel more this Autumn compared to last year, while 65 per cent plan to spend more.
The respondents’ answers matched the site data, which showed that the average value of a trip booked by Singaporean travellers this Autumn was 41 per cent higher than the same period last year.
Regarding the destination, 88 per cent of the respondents said they plan to travel abroad, with Gentling Highlands topping the list of trending destinations.
A five-hour drive from Singapore, Genting Highlands is known for its fresh air and cooler temperatures, with fun activities for the whole family, the site noted.
“Aside from its resort life, visitors flock to the hill station to enjoy mountain scenery, strawberry farms, and a relatively undisturbed, natural rain forest.”
Milan in Italy, Busan in South Korea, Perth in Australia and Barcelona in Spain are listed next.
When it comes to the most exciting components of a trip, the top five picks for Singaporeans are food (74 per cent), scenery (63 per cent), shopping (48 per cent), culture (48 per cent) and activities (46 per cent)./TISG
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