A recent travel survey of over 38,000 members of leading travel social network, Where are you presently (WAYN), has revealed some interesting changes in how its users favor to travel.
The introverts guide to travel The outcomes suggest that travellers increasingly seek solitude when on holiday, with most people – 33% – claiming that they might decide to travel solo. The second one finest travel companions (26%) are friends, in preference to partners or spouses.
Independent Travel vs. Tours Traditional guided tours seem like falling from favour with 49% of travellers opting to make their very own sightseeing plans as opposed to join a particular tour. Travellers appear to trust social media and other web research tools to arm them with enough detail to devise their trips, without the desire of a guide.
Luxury or less WAYN members prefer budget and mid-range accommodation to luxury hotels, with most members claiming that cost will be the only thing that will deter them from visiting the region: crime and disease weren’t considered deterrents.
Setting new standards in South America The survey, which serious about questioning travellers about visiting South America, showed that WAYN members are clearly an adventurous bunch. Brazil was the hottest country within the continent with 49% of respondents saying it might be their first choice in South America, while a perfect break would combine city and beach. 90% said they’d travel widely while on holiday, visiting numerous cities and countries to reap the benefits of having travelled to the continent.
Peter Ward from WAYN said: “We believe the web accounts for these kinds of changes with increased amounts of available and relevant information empowering travellers to travel alone, stay in additional diverse accommodation and plan visits to previously unconsidered destinations. I’m a large advocate of independent travel and our site gives users a chance to make friends at home before they travel so even though they do choose to go solo, they’ve got a virtual friend to explore their destination with.”
WAYN is the brainchild of Jerome Touze and Peter Ward who came up with the concept after getting back from backpacking in 2002. It truly is currently the world’s largest travel and lifestyle social media platform with 21 million members in 193 countries. The focal point of WAYN is to help people with making the foremost out of life by discovering where to move, what to do and who to satisfy.