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How Does Vacation Destination Depend On Where You Live?

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">When I think about where I would love to go on vacation&comma; I dream of far off destinations&period; Exotic locations I’ve never been to before&comma; with stunning scenery and a new&comma; exciting culture to experience&period; But when it comes time to actually planning my holiday&comma; I inevitably look for somewhere a little closer to home&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">This mainly comes down to money&comma; but also time&period; As much as I would love to travel somewhere far away&comma; I just don’t have the vacation time or disposable income to do so&period; Am I the only one who feels this way&quest; It would appear not&period; It would seem I’m not the only one who chooses holiday destinations near to home&period; Let’s take a closer look&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-929" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;How-Does-Vacation-Destination-Depend-On-Where-You-Live&period;jpg" alt&equals;"How Does Vacation Destination Depend On Where You Live" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"480" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Australians<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">You will have heard it before&semi; Australians <&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">love<&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> to travel&period; It’s one of the things they’re well known for&period; So&comma; when they go on vacation&comma; where do they go&quest; Well&comma; most<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Australians stay within the country<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; which makes sense given their geographical location and the fact that Australia is already an incredibly appealing holiday destination across the globe&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">However&comma; international travel rates have dramatically increased over the past ten years&period; This is down to a fall in flight prices&comma; a high dollar&comma; and the fact that Australia has enjoyed solid economic growth in recent years&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Those that do travel abroad tend to go to summer destinations&period; The top ten travel destinations for Australians are&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">New <&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Zealand<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Indonesia <&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">USA<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The UK&comma; the Channel Islands and&sol;or Isle of Man<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Thailand<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">It’s no surprise to see New Zealand make it on the list&comma; nor other countries in the Asia-Pacific region and South-East Asia&period; The cost and convenience of traveling to these countries seem to have made them appealing destinations&period; However&comma; smart<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">marketing tactics from New Zealand<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> may have also played a helping hand&period; This just comes to show that there are other factors that influence travel trends&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Americans<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Americans aren’t particularly<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">known for traveling internationally<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; which in part is to do with the fact that they don’t get or use up much of their vacation time&period; In fact&comma; according to a<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">report by Oxford Economics<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; Americans are taking less time off work than at any time in almost 40 years&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In terms of domestic tourist destinations&comma; the top ten projected tourist visits in 2015 were&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">California<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Texas<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Florida<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">New <&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">York<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Pennsylvania<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In recent years&comma; there has been a significant increase in Americans going abroad&period; In 2014&comma;<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">over 68 million Americans traveled abroad<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; up 10&percnt; from the previous year&period; That being said&comma; while there has been an increase in travel&comma; the destinations visited have not experienced much change&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Mexico&comma; Canada&comma; and Europe are still the top three destinations&comma; with 55&percnt; of US travelers only going so far as Mexico and Canada&period; The top two spots are easily rationalized by proximity and convenience&period; The draw to Europe can in part be explained by the fact that Americans<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">do not require a visa<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> to travel to most European nations&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">With the euro experiencing a drop of<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">10 to 15 percent<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> last year&comma; Americans were able to get more euros for their dollars than the previous year&period; This meant that traveling to Europe became more affordable&comma; and this instant discount seemed to attract even more travelers&comma; with Europe experiencing an increase of 4&percnt; from the previous year&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Asians<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Asia Pacific has enjoyed twenty years of rapid economic growth&comma; and its rising affluence is helping to make it an important source market for international tourists&period; So much so&comma; in the case of China&comma; that several countries have taken note by enticing travelers with<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">simplified visa applications<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">This has been key in attracting Chinese tourists&semi; for South Korea&comma; it meant a boost in arrivals to Jeju Island of 260&percnt; from 2008 to 2012&period; Similarly&comma; UK experienced a soar in the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country&comma; up 37&percnt; in 2015&comma; following simplifications with the visa process&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">With more Asians traveling outside the region every year&comma; airlines are finding it difficult to keep up with demand&period; Asia faces a serious<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">shortage of well-trained pilots<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; which has led to the opening of a well-equipped training center in Singapore&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">So&comma; what effect has this had on travel trends in Asia&quest; Regional destinations are the<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">most popular destinations<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; with long-haul destinations taking up the remainder&period; The top ten countries for arrivals from China in 2012 were&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Hong Kong&comma; China<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Macau<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">South <&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Korea<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Thailand<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Taiwan<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">For those making their first overseas trip&comma; Macau and Hong Kong appear to be top choices&period; Again&comma; this appears to be thanks to affordability and proximity&comma; as well as a lack of language barriers&period; Pop culture has also had its impact on tourism trends&comma; with the popularity of Thai soap operas being partly culpable for a growing interest in Thai culture&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Europeans<&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Much like Americans&comma; it would seem that Europeans prefer to vacation in their own country&period; In 2013&comma; 75&period;3&percnt; of all tourism trips for the EU on average were<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">spent in the country of residence<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period; Domestic trips outnumbered destinations abroad in all but four EU member states&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Those that do leave the country tend to<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">visit neighboring or nearby countries<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> as their top destinations and 85&percnt; remained in Europe&period; The top three outbound destinations for Europeans traveling abroad are Spain&comma; France&comma; and Italy&period; Outside of Europe&comma; the top destinations were Asia&comma; Africa&comma; North America&comma; and Central and South America&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">So&comma; for many European countries&comma; the<&sol;span> <span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">most popular holiday destination is Spain<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period; The beaches are most often visited during the summer periods&comma; with the Spanish coasts being particularly appealing to those from the UK&comma; the Netherlands&comma; Sweden&comma; and Italy&period; The most popular region for the British&comma; Italians&comma; and Swedish are the Canary Islands while the French and Germans prefer Catalonia&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The popularity of Spain comes down to several different factors&period; In part&comma; it’s the weather and the beaches&comma; but it’s about much more than that&period; Spain is still considered by many to be an exotic destination thanks to its attractively different lifestyle compared to the rest of Europe&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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