Singaporeans travel most to Bangkok during Lunar New Year

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TRAVEL search engine Kayak.sg has found that 49 per cent of all searches for February departures are for travel on February 5 and 6, the start of the Lunar New Year weekend, with most flights heading to the Thai capital of Bangkok.

It is the most searched shorthaul destination with an average return flight cost of S$306 (US$214) per person, followed by Kuala Lumpur with an average flight cost of S$167. Penang is positioned third on the list with flights costing S$310 on average. Phuket and Taipei come next with average flight costs of S$339 and S$497 respectively.

Meanwhile, Dubai tops the list of longhaul destinations for the Lunar New Year weekend with an average cost of S$713 per return flight. Gold Coast and Darwin follows with flights costing S$719 and S$512 respectively on average. Lastly, Abu Dhabi and Cairns is positioned fourth and fifth with an average flight cost of S$932 and S$807 each.

Travellers who wish to avoid the airport crowd are advised to travel on February 4 as only nine per cent of searches are for departures on that day.

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