Expedia survey ranks Emiratis as top leisure travelers
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A recent local survey conducted across UAE by Expedia.com revealed that Emiratis travel for leisure more frequently than other nationalities.
However, in terms of business travel, Westerners lead in frequency closely followed by Emiratis. The survey was conducted with more than 1,000 UAE residents.
As per the survey, majority of UAE residents (53%) take at least one business trip per year. On average, UAE residents take two business trips annually and spend roughly eight days on each trip.
In terms of frequency, Westerners travel most often for business, taking on average 2.7 business trips per year. This is closely followed by Emiratis, who travel on average 2.5 times per year for business. Asian respondents travel least frequently for business; averaging 1.7 trips per year.
In terms of length of stay, 47% of business trips are less than four days, 33% last between four to seven days, and remaining 20% of business trips last more than a week. The age of respondents also influenced length of trips. Respondents aged between 30 and 39 take the longest business trips, lasting on average nine days, while those aged between 18 and 29 years take the shortest trips, averaging six days.
UAE residents are also accustomed to frequent travel, whether on holiday or visit family members. 86% of all UAE residents report traveling for leisure at least once per year. The average number of leisure trips for UAE residents is approximately three per year and average length of holidays for UAE residents is 15 days.
Across all nationalities, Emiratis take the highest number of leisure holidays per year (average of four), followed by Westerners and Arab Expats who take three trips a year, followed by Asians, who take on average two trips per year.
Family structure was also a factor influencing leisure travel. Comparatively, married couples with children take on average two holiday trips annually, married couples without children take the most holidays annually (four trips), followed by singles (three trips).
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