ACCORDING to data analysis done by travel search engine Kayak, Tokyo, followed by Manila and Seoul top the list of the 15 most searched destinations for outbound travel from Singapore during the Christmas period.
The results are based on travel searches made between January to July 2015 on their website for Christmas period travel from Singapore to destinations abroad.
The Christmas period is defined as December 18, 2015 to January 3, 2016. Searches are based on return flights and prices are based on average costs.
Based on Kayak findings, Singaporeans tend to prepare their Christmas trips well in advance, with flight searches starting in March. July saw a three per cent increase from June, which saw a 33 per cent spike in searches.
While flight prices generally increase by 50 per cent during the season, Kayak has found exceptions for flights to Paris, with an 18 per cent decrease; New York, a one per cent decrease; and Seoul, also a one per cent decrease.
