Thais third most travelled, Agoda survey finds

[snoop1130]

Thais third most travelled, Agoda survey finds

By THE NATION

 

 

Britons lead the way for globetrotting, taking the top spot for the highest number of international countries visited according to the “Well Travelled Survey” commissioned by Agoda, a fast-growing digital platform. The survey showed that the average British traveller has visited 12 countries, followed by Australians who average 10 international destinations.

 

The survey also reveals travel trends based on gender and age for countries in Asia Pacific, the Middle East as well as the UK and US ahead of World Tourism Day on September 27.

 

According to the survey, almost seven out of 10 or 68 per cent of people in the areas surveyed have visited up to 10 countries, with travellers from the United Arab Emirates averaging at 92 per cent and Saudi Arabia 82 per cent, followed by Thailand (76%), Malaysia (75%) and Japan (71%).

 

The UK has the largest proportion of travellers who have visited more than 31 destinations (5%), followed by Australia (4%), Thailand (3%) and the United States (2%).

 

In Agoda’s home market of Asia Pacific, Malaysians are most likely to have travelled to more than 10 countries (11%), followed by Thais (8%), Indonesians (2%), and Vietnamese (1%).

 

“Whether it’s looking to find yourself or just the need for a relaxing break in the sun after working hard throughout the year, it’s clear people everywhere – regardless of age or gender – love to travel,” said Timothy Hughes, vice president of corporate development at Agoda. “And with so many ways and reasons to travel, and bustling cities, breath-taking beaches or rich arts and cultural centres to explore, it’s no wonder that the number of people visiting up to 10 countries is so high.”

 

Meanwhile, the survey also found that 18 per cent of people have never travelled to another country at all, with a surprising 13 per cent of over-55s never having left their contry.

 

Interestingly, among non-Asia Pacific markets (United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia), Americans are the least travelled, with 29 per cent having never been overseas.

 

Gen Z and Millennials are the biggest groups where travel still hasn’t taken off.

 

Globally, 27 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds have never travelled and youngsters in China, Vietnam and Indonesia most likely to never have travelled at 49, 45 and 37 per cent respectively. However, in the 25-34 age group, where the global average is 19 per cent for having never travelled, Vietnam is pushed out of the bottom three by the US.

 

By 45-54 years old, 86 per cent have travelled abroad, while 81 per cent of the 25-34 years age group has already travelled to other countries.

 

“While it seems Gen Z and Millennials are yet to have the opportunity to travel as extensively as other age groups, the gap between those who have never travelled internationally is shrinking fast. It will be exciting to see the potential cultural and socio-economic gains once those from China, Vietnam and Indonesia start travelling more,” Timothy added.

 

Overall, 19 per cent of women have never travelled outside their home country versus 17 per cent of men. Only the United States, Vietnam and Indonesia showed significant differences in percentages of males and females traveling – 66 per cent of women versus 76 per cent of men in the US have travelled internationally at least once, and 67 per cent women compared to 74 per cent men in Vietnam. Indonesia, however, bucks the trend with 72 per cent of women having travelled internationally before, compared to only 65 per cent of men.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/travel/30376723

 

-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-09-25

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[canuckamuck]

I find this very hard to believe.

[HeyHeyHey]

They forgot to say the survey was conducted by Hookerish United

[EricTh]

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

I find this very hard to believe.

I find this hard to believe too. 

 

Most Thais can't even speak any other languages and they are not known to export as many workers as Filipinos.

 

Most Thai are quite inward looking. The only country that most Thai especially from Isaan have been is Laos where there is not much language barrier.

 

For the southern part, the ethnic Malay of Thai nationality would go to Malaysia and again it's because they can speak the same language.

 

Edited September 25, 2019 by EricTh

[White Christmas13]

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[Isaanbiker]

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[White Christmas13]

can some one explain to me how Thais get a visa to travel? My lady friend tried to get a tourist visa

to Australia she has a house business land money in the bank 2 children back home

and can't get a visa

[NCC1701A]

I am Merican and I have been to 19 countries so I say BS on this.

 

21 if you count communist countries like California and East Germany.

Edited September 25, 2019 by NCC1701A

[Isaanbiker]

24 minutes ago, EricTh said:

I find this hard to believe too. 

 

Most Thais can't even speak any other languages and they are not known to export as many workers as Filipinos.

 

Most Thai are quite inward looking. The only country that most Thai especially from Isaan have been is Laos where there is not much language barrier.

 

For the southern part, the ethnic Malay of Thai nationality would go to Malaysia and again it's because they can speak the same language.

 

"Most Thais can't even speak any other languages, and they are not known to export as many workers as Filipinos." - 

 

   Sorry to disagree on that/..... Thais speak Thai, their local slang, or dialect, many speak English, and a lot even speak a third language.

 

 Then you'll also see foreigners who genuinely believe that everybody must be good at English only. These are the ones who still don't speak any Thai after 20 years. 

 

 English has become a language that's soon ruled by NNES who teach their kids the so-called " majority English."  They can make their own rules, vocabulary, grammar rules easier, etc...

New words in dictionaries and many other changes included./ 

 

Some of these people who do not speak a second language, even call Thais "stupid" and uneducated.

 

 Westerners have developed a different "Common Sense" as the Thai did. Just because we didn't grow up where it's normal that people, even little students, sit on roofs of pickups, many of us seem to believe believe that it's not normal, doesn't mean that they are less educated. 

 

I've met quite a few very well educated Thais who spoke three and more languages fluently. 

 

   Not thinking about what could happen if like we do, doesn't make Thai people "monkeys' or less intelligent people. 

Edited September 25, 2019 by Isaanbiker

[White Christmas13]

13 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

I am Merican and I have been to 18 countries so I say BS on this. 

Course it is BS how many Thais get a visa to the west?

[Chazar]

1 hour ago, canuckamuck said:

I find this very hard to believe.

i find everything hard to believe here.

[madmitch]

It looks to me that they've only included ten countries in the survey. None outside those in the pictorial are mentioned anywhere in the narrative.

 

In other words, yet another totally meaningless survey that makes the Thai press (if you can call The Nation that these days!).

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

Figures for Thais would probably relate to Asean countries easy travel.

Australians can not travel to any other country by road. So if facts correct not a bad effort for the Aussies.

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[RichardColeman]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thais third most travelled, Agoda survey finds

 

Dear Agoda, travelled does not = tourist for nearly all Thais. It = looking for work in places like Korea........and being rejected most of the time

 

[Time Traveller]

9 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

can some one explain to me how Thais get a visa to travel? My lady friend tried to get a tourist visa

to Australia she has a house business land money in the bank 2 children back home

and can't get a visa

Usually people with their own real business (at least the ones I know), don't have time for overseas vacations. They're too busy working. So things like that could be alarm bells to the people that authorize visas, yes?

 

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by Time Traveller

[Time Traveller]

9 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

I am Merican and I have been to 19 countries so I say BS on this.

 

21 if you count communist countries like California and East Germany.

because every single american is exactly like you, so the survey must be wrong, right?

 

 

 

 

Edited September 26, 2019 by Time Traveller

[cornishcarlos]

9 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

can some one explain to me how Thais get a visa to travel?

 

They go online and fill in the application...

My wife has had 4 visit visas for Oz, when I've been working there.

[PatOngo]

Thais third most travelled

...and returned with all their new found knowledge they can share with their less fortunate, poverty stricken countrymen who will never have the opportunity to travel. Road safety, distribution of wealth etc.

[canuckamuck]

I can't imagine they are ahead of Singapore.

[sunhill]

poor Europeans - apart from the Britons nobody was abroad yet

Edited September 26, 2019 by sunhill

[White Christmas13]

2 hours ago, Time Traveller said:

Usually people with their own real business (at least the ones I know), don't have time for overseas vacations. They're too busy working. So things like that could be alarm bells to the people that authorize visas, yes?

 

 

she is self employed and can get some one to cover while she is away

[White Christmas13]

2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

They go online and fill in the application...

My wife has had 4 visit visas for Oz, when I've been working there.

Well I am not married to her and I have been told from Thailand to Australia

you can't apply on line

[cornishcarlos]

Just now, White Christmas13 said:

Well I am not married to her and I have been told from Thailand to Australia

you can't apply on line

 

The application is done online..

[Chassa]

12 hours ago, EricTh said:

The only country that most Thai especially from Isaan have been is Laos where there is not much language barrier.

 

Wrong!

[White Christmas13]

5 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

The application is done online..

where do you apply?

[Odysseus123]

Having mulled over the OP I do find myself agreeing with some of it.I met quite a number of Thai intrepid travellers (most,but by no means all, being women).In Isaan they certainly spoke Thai and Lao but often spoke English plus whatever home language their foreign husbands spoke as well.

 

On the Australian side of things one must be equally wary if the numbers include "going on a cruise" which means floating around in a marine version of an RSL club for 7-10 days and not what I would really call travel.

 

As for Isaan parochialism one should try Australian towns-the anglo-celts are some of the most boring,insular,ignorant and parochial people on the planet.

Edited September 26, 2019 by Odysseus123

[hobobo]

16 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

I find this very hard to believe.

They (Thais) probably visited Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, and either Singapore or Hong Kong for the fifth country. Boring stuff, and no relevance to real travel.

[Mick501]

So far this year I've been in probably 30 or 40....oh wait, They actually said , "countries."   Just 2 in that case.

[MartiniMan]

Something seems way off with this stat - America's population is much larger than UK how it is even possible to not rank?

I think dual citizenship has a load to do with this!

[rickudon]

On 9/26/2019 at 2:53 PM, MartiniMan said:

Something seems way off with this stat - America's population is much larger than UK how it is even possible to not rank?

I think dual citizenship has a load to do with this!

Rednecks cannot understand the passport form, so don't get one. They just holiday in Florida …….. that's why 50% have never left the country!