Nearly 80pc of recent Hong Kong travellers planning trips before October, with over half having already booked
- That’s according to an Expedia survey of 1,000 Hongkongers aged between 18 and 45 who had travelled abroad for leisure at least once in the past three years
- About a quarter of respondents said they were prepared to spend more than HK$15,000 (US$1,900) per person on an overseas summer trip
Many Hong Kong travellers are raring to go, according to a recent survey by online travel agency Expedia, with 79 per cent of respondents in the city planning to venture overseas before the end of September.
Fifty-one per cent of respondents said they had already made a booking.
The survey, conducted in June, canvassed 1,000 Hongkongers aged between 18 and 45 who had travelled abroad for leisure at least once in the past three years – an admittedly very select group, given Covid-19 restrictions for most of that period.
Lavinia Rajaram, Asia head of public relations for Expedia, said a similar study conducted by the company in December 2021 had indicated a strong desire for travel and that “our latest findings show that desire has now moved on to travel action”.
That action is most evident in respondents in their late 30s to mid-40s, with 62 per cent in that age group saying they had a trip booked already.
