Survey: Solo travel tops emerging trend in Vietnam

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Tourism has always been among the economic sectors whose trends and improvements are constantly refreshed over time with the development of modern technology.

Solo travel in recent years has been becoming the world’s most-mentioned travel trend, with a growing number of solo travelers have been reported.

A sociological survey conducted by Outbo Consulting and Traveloka Vietnam over 1,047 Vietnamese reveals: 47 percent of attendants have embarked on more than four trips in the past year, 19.8 percent chose to travel alone instead of finding some companies. 43 percent told Travel Mag they have arranged, or will continue to travel alone, 33 percent said they were planning to set off on a solo tour next year.

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Vietnamese solo travelers’ favorite destinations

Domestic tourist sites are more favored by Vietnamese solo travelers than foreign destinations. According to the survey, language differences, visas, risk awareness are among the most popular barriers influencing travelers’ decision on not to embark on an outbound solo tour. Finance, in addition, is also taken into consideration by Vietnamese solo travelers as 53.5 percent of the participants said they do not want to share room, transporting vehicles, meals with other tourists.

Solo travel for Vietnamese is quite a spontaneous thing, with 29 percent of the surveyed individuals only need one week to plan out their trip, while 37 percent need from 2-4 weeks, according to Travel Mag.

Youngsters (Millennials, from 21-34 years olds) take up the largest proportion of Vietnamese solo travelers. What’s more surprising is, the number of females traveling alone is twice that of males, with 60.4 percent and 33.8 percent respectively. 52.3 percent of the Vietnamese solo travelers are university graduates working as blue-collar workers, 15.5 percent working as freelancers. 13.1 percent are self-employed and 10 percent are students.

There are many Vietnamese choose to plan and do everything on their own before and during the trip though, many consult travel agencies for suitable products and services.

Solo Travel Statistics and Trends in the world

This is a selection of solo travel statistics drawn from a variety of travel industry studies, reported by Solo Travelers.

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