16% of Australians plan to travel in the next three months.
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Key takeaways
The 2022 Travel Index showed 16.3% of Australians planned travel in Q2, though trends now differ.
In 2022 Q2, more Australian men (23.1%) planned travel than women (13.4%).
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Travel sentiments in Australia
Interest in travel among Aussies is on the rise compared to last quarter. Finder’s May 2022 Travel Index reveals that 16.3% of Aussies say they plan to travel in the next three months, up from 15.6% in February 2022.
Interest in domestic travel is falling compared to the previous survey, with Aussies planning a vacation in the coming three months going from 11.9% when asked during the February survey and now sits at 11.6% following the results of the May survey.
% of Australians travelling domestically
% of Australians travelling domestically
Survey month
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Mar 21
8.5
Apr 21
4.1
May 21
2.5
June 21
9.5
July 21
3.3
Aug 21
2.3
Sept 21
6.7
Oct 21
3.6
Nov 21
3.9
Dec 21
10.1
Jan 22
4.1
Feb 22
2.6
Mar 22
7.3
Apr 22
4.1
May 22
3.2
June 22
7.2
July 22
4.2
Aug 22
2.7
International
In May, 6% of Aussie adults said they have plans to travel abroad in the coming three months, up from 5% when asked in February.
% of Australians travelling internationally
% of Australians travelling internationally
Survey month
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Mar 21
1.1
Apr 21
1.9
May 21
2.2
June 21
3
July 21
1.2
Aug 21
2.6
Sept 21
2.2
Oct 21
1.7
Nov 21
2.6
Dec 21
3
Jan 22
2.1
Feb 22
3.1
Mar 22
1.6
Apr 22
2
May 22
2.6
June 22
2.7
July 22
1.9
Aug 22
2.5
More Aussie men than women plan to travel
More Aussie men than women say they plan to travel in the coming three months, with 23.1% of men saying they plan to travel compared to 13.4% of women.
% of Australian men travelling domestically by month
% of Australian men travelling domestically by month
Survey month
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Mar 21
8.8
Apr 21
4.2
May 21
2.3
June 21
9.5
July 21
4
Aug 21
2.7
Sept 21
7.6
Oct 21
4.5
Nov 21
5.5
Dec 21
9.9
Jan 22
3.8
Feb 22
3.8
Mar 22
10.6
Apr 22
3.9
May 22
3.2
June 22
10.8
July 22
6.6
Aug 22
2.7
Women domestic travel
% of Australian women travelling domestically by month
% of Australian women travelling domestically by month
Survey month
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Mar 21
7.9
Apr 21
3.7
May 21
2.1
June 21
8.3
July 21
2.4
Aug 21
2.1
Sept 21
4.6
Oct 21
3.4
Nov 21
3.0
Dec 21
9.0
Jan 22
5.5
Feb 22
1.2
Mar 22
4.7
Apr 22
4.0
May 22
2.7
June 22
6.0
July 22
3.2
Aug 22
2.4
Men international travel
% of men travelling internationally by month
% of men travelling internationally by month
Survey month
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Mar 21
1.6
Apr 21
1.3
May 21
2.6
June 21
4
July 21
1.7
Aug 21
4
Sept 21
2.9
Oct 21
2.6
Nov 21
3.9
Dec 21
3.3
Jan 22
2.3
Feb 22
3
Mar 22
1.7
Apr 22
2.2
May 22
4.4
June 22
4.5
July 22
3.3
Aug 22
3.9
Women international travel
% of women travelling internationally by month
% of women travelling internationally by month
Survey month
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Mar 21
0.5
Apr 21
1.6
May 21
1.6
June 21
2.1
July 21
1
Aug 21
0.7
Sept 21
0.8
Oct 21
0.4
Nov 21
0.8
Dec 21
2.7
Jan 22
1.6
Feb 22
2.7
Mar 22
0.9
Apr 22
1.8
May 22
1.1
June 22
1.8
July 22
1.2
Aug 22
1.7
How the rest of the world compares to Australia
The results from the survey conducted in May 2022 show that 44.5% of Indians surveyed said they will travel either domestically or internationally in June, July or August. This is down from the 46.1% who said they had travel plans in the three months (March, April and May) following the February 2022 survey. When asked in November 2021, 38.8% of Indians said they had travel plans.
Singaporeans also have an appetite for travel, with 42% saying they have travel plans in the coming three months. When asked in February, 40.1% said they were travelling in the coming three months and 31.2% when asked in November.
A great number of Irish people are also planning a trip in the coming three months, with 32.3% saying they plan to travel in the coming three months, compared to 28.2% in February and 33.7% in November.
At the other end of the spectrum are Australians who have the lowest number of people planning trips, with only 16.3% planning travel in the coming June, July or August, following 15.6% in February and 20.5% in November.
% planning to travel in the next 3 months
% planning to travel in the next 3 months
Country
Nov Travel
India
44.5
Singapore
42.0
Ireland
32.3
The Philippines
30.8
Malaysia
30.6
Hong Kong, SAR
28.0
Average
27.4
United Kingdom
24.0
South Africa
22.8
New Zealand
20.5
Canada
19.1
United States of America
17.9
Australia
16.3
% of population planning travel in next three months
Rank
Country
Feb 2022
1
India
44.5%
2
Singapore
42.0%
3
Ireland
32.3%
4
The Philippines
30.8%
5
Malaysia
30.6%
6
Hong Kong, SAR
28.0%
7
United Kingdom
24.0%
8
South Africa
22.8%
9
New Zealand
20.5%
10
Canada
19.1%
11
United States of America
17.9%
12
Australia
16.3%
Average
27.4%
% of men and women planning travel in the next three months
As far as the sexes go, the highest percentage of men planning travel in the coming three months is in India (49.8%), with the highest percentage of women booking travel also in India (36.3%).
% of men and women planning travel in the next three months
Country
Men
Women
India
49.77%
36.35%
Singapore
49.64%
29.84%
Ireland
36.66%
30.28%
Malaysia
33.55%
27.57%
the Philippines
33.21%
29.22%
Hong Kong, SAR
32.11%
25.61%
United Kingdom
28.55%
20.80%
Australia
23.1%
13.4%
Canada
21.96%
18.37%
New Zealand
21.6%
19.7%
United States of America
20.51%
16.53%
South Africa
18.85%
15.92%
Domestic travel in the next three months
Many Indians have plans to see their homeland, with 33.9% of residents saying they plan to travel in the coming three months following the February 2022 survey, down from the 36.2% who said the same in our February survey.
% planning to travel in the next 3 months domestically
% planning to travel in the next 3 months domestically
Country
Oct Travel
India
33.9
Singapore
30.2
The Philippines
22.7
Malaysia
22.6
Average
18.7
South Africa
16.9
Hong Kong, SAR
16.9
Ireland
16.2
United Kingdom
14.1
United States of America
13.3
New Zealand
13.3
Canada
13.3
Australia
11.6
% planning to travel domestically in the next 3 months
Rank
Country
Oct Travel
1
India
33.9%
2
Singapore
30.2%
3
Malaysia
22.6%
4
The Philippines
22.7%
5
United States of America
13.3%
6
South Africa
16.9%
7
Hong Kong, SAR
16.9%
8
Ireland
16.2%
9
United Kingdom
14.1%
10
Australia
11.6%
11
New Zealand
13.3%
12
Canada
13.3%
Average
18.7%
Domestic travel is the top choice for respondents in all countries, with the exception of Ireland where 16% of those surveyed said they had upcoming domestic travel plans compared to 21% heading abroad.
% planning to travel domestically by survey month
Country
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
India
27%
26%
25%
28.8%
36.2%
33.9%
Singapore
10%
13%
11%
14%
30.1%
30.2%
The Philippines
26%
26%
25%
24%
20.9%
22.7%
Malaysia
26%
27%
24%
29%
24.0%
22.6%
Average
15%
19%
17%
18.51%
18.6%
18.7%
South Africa
12%
14%
15%
25%
17.3%
16.9%
Hong Kong, SAR
16%
16%
16%
15%
16.0%
16.9%
Ireland
9%
21%
18%
15%
14.1%
16.2%
United Kingdom
7%
19%
16%
12%
12.2%
14.1%
United States of America
14%
24%
19%
18%
18%
13.3%
New Zealand
16%
15%
15%
16%
11.4%
13.3%
Canada
9%
12%
14%
12%
10.1%
13.3%
Australia
14%
13%
12%
14%
11.9%
11.6%
International travel in the next three months
Irish people lead the way as far as international travel is concerned, with 21.3% saying they plan to travel abroad, followed by Singaporeans (19.1%) and Indians (16.7%).
% planning to travel internationally in the next 3 months
% planning to travel internationally in the next 3 months
Country
Nov Travel
Ireland
21.3
Singapore
19.1
India
16.7
Hong Kong, SAR
14.7
Malaysia
12.6
United Kingdom
12.3
The Philippines
11.6
South Africa
9.2
New Zealand
9.2
Canada
7.5
United States of America
6.3
Australia
6.0
Average
12.2
% planning to travel internationally in the next three months
Rank
Country
Nov Travel
1
Ireland
21.3%
2
Singapore
19.1%
3
India
16.7%
4
Hong Kong, SAR
14.7%
5
Malaysia
12.6%
6
United Kingdom
12.3%
7
The Philippines
11.6%
8
South Africa
9.2%
9
New Zealand
9.2%
10
Canada
7.5%
11
United States of America
6.3%
12
Australia
6.0%
Average
12.2%
International travel still lags across the board with most countries with only an average of 11.4% planning trips abroad compared to an average of 18.6% saying they'll be travelling domestically.
% planning to travel internationally by survey month
Country
2021 Q1
2021 Q2
2021 Q3
2021 Q4
2022 Q1
2022 Q2
Ireland
7%
11%
17%
22%
18.2%
21.3%
Singapore
8%
11%
10%
21%
18.9%
19.1%
India
14%
15%
12%
14%
16.9%
16.7%
Hong Kong, SAR
11%
14%
14%
13%
11.0%
14.7%
Malaysia
16%
14%
15%
13%
13.6%
12.6%
United Kingdom
5%
9%
9%
10%
9.5%
12.3%
Average
9%
10%
11%
12.7%
11.4%
12.2%
The Philippines
18%
15%
14%
12%
12.5%
11.6%
South Africa
10%
10%
9%
13%
9.0%
9.2%
New Zealand
6%
7%
7%
7%
4.6%
9.2%
Canada
5%
6%
10%
12%
8.5%
7.5%
United States of America
4%
5%
5%
6.5%
9.6%
6.3%
Australia
5%
6%
5%
7%
5.0%
6.0%
Finder's Travel Index is an ongoing survey, which has so far gathered responses from 281,096 people using Google Surveys. The survey originally ran in 19 countries, which was cut to 12 in June 2021. The frequency of the survey also changed in 2022, moving from a monthly cadence in 2021 to a quarterly survey (Q1 = Jan, Feb and March, Q2 = April, May and June, etc), with the first survey run being conducted in February 2022.
The survey for Australia was nationally representative
The survey for New Zealand was convenience sampling
The survey for Canada was nationally representative
The survey for Ireland was convenience sampling
The survey for Singapore was convenience sampling
The survey for Hong Kong was convenience sampling
The survey for South Africa was convenience sampling
The survey for India was convenience sampling
The survey for the UK was nationally representative
The survey for the US was nationally representative
The survey for the Philippines was convenience sampling
The survey for Malaysia was convenience sampling
Discontinued: The survey for France was nationally representative
Discontinued: The survey for Italy was convenience sampling
Discontinued: The survey for Brazil was nationally representative
Discontinued: The survey for Russia was convenience sampling
Discontinued: The survey for Germany was nationally representative
Discontinued: The survey for the Netherlands was convenience sampling
Discontinued: The survey for Spain was nationally representative
Richard Laycock is Finder’s insights editor after spending the last five years writing and editing articles about insurance. His musings can be found across the web including on MoneyMag, Yahoo Finance and Travel Weekly. Richard studied Media at Macquarie University and The Missouri School of Journalism and has a Tier 1 Certification in General Advice for Life Insurance.
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