SINGAPOREAN travellers are one of the world’s most likely to travel internationally to enjoy a beach holiday, coming in second only to Austrians.
According to Expedia’s 2016 Flip Flop Report on the behaviours and preferences of beach vacationers worldwide, 96 per cent of Singaporean beachgoers travelled internationally to do so. This the second highest globally, with Austrians (98 per cent) taking the top spot.
Meanwhile, 82 per cent of Singaporean respondents further indicated that they prefer to ‘do nothing’ while on a beach vacation, compared to a global average of 74 per cent.
This signifies that Singapore travellers may be using beach holidays as an opportunity to wind down from their hectic lives back at home, according to the Expedia study.
Most of them travel with family members (73 per cent) as well, similar to other South-east Asian travellers, with 74 per cent of Malaysians and 79 per cent of Thais also opting to take their family members to the beach.
When asked to rank their top fears at the beach, Singaporeans highlighted theft (38 per cent), bad weather (15 per cent) and drowning (13 per cent) as their top three causes for concern.
Singaporeans are also tops when it comes to Wi-Fi use at the beach, with 68 per cent opting to browse the internet and their social media feeds, compared to the global average of just 48 per cent.
