Subscribe and turn on notifications🔔 : https://buff.ly/3F6ZiLt | New data has revealed that more Aussies are ditching their European getaways for surprising destinations “closer to home”.
According to Booking.com, 22 of the top 30 spots that Aussies are considering visiting this July are in the Asia Pacific.
Indonesian cities featured nine times in the top-30 list, while Japan, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand also ranked highly—with London and Paris making up the only European cities to feature in the top 10.
Travel expert from consumer group Finder Angus Kidman told Yahoo Lifestyle (Australia), “People are worried after the Middle Eastern crisis… [fearing] that if they book on an airline to fly through that area, it could all just disappear at short notice.”
“That’s really what’s behind driving down the interest in Europe.”
He added, “All of these concerns mean it just starts making sense to look at other places closer to home, and that naturally brings Southeast Asia into play.”
Angus also warned Aussies that last-minute deals for overseas trips no longer exist, and that if you’re wanting to travel over Christmas, “You should be locking that in, because if you haven’t locked that in, it’s going to get hard.”
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