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Mon, 01/26/2015 - 12:53
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Singaporeans The Most-Travelled People -- MasterCard Survey

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, Jan 26 (Bernama) -- The most travelled people hailed from Singapore, with 82 per cent having travelled internationally in the past 12 months followed by Malaysia at 67 per cent and Thailand at 65 per cent. The strong travel appetite of respondents coincided with an upbeat consumer outlook, according to the MasterCard Consumer Purchasing Priorities survey. "In South-East Asia, Singaporeans display the most desire to travel internationally in the next 12 months, with 87 per cent of respondents intending to travel the same or more. "This is followed by Malaysia (84 per cent) and Myanmar (80 per cent)," it said. The survey showed that 80 per cent of South-East Asian travellers who went overseas last year, planned to holiday abroad the same or more this year. It said Singapore has emerged as a hot favourite among South-East Asian travellers, with survey respondents consistently listing it within their top three most-desired destinations globally for 2015. "Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam ranked Singapore as the top global destination for travel, favouring the neighbouring country over far locations such as London, Paris and Tokyo," it said. Asked to choose a destination in the APMEA region (Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa) for an all-expenses paid holiday, Singapore emerged once again as the top choice. "Malaysians prefer to visit Dubai, while Singapore and Thailand holiday-makers want to visit Tokyo," it said. The top international travel spenders from South-East Asia in 2014 came from Thailand (approximately US$2,100), Singapore (approximately US$1,800) and Myanmar (approximately US$1,750), it said. -- BERNAMA

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