(VOVWORLD) -Commissioned by leading online travel company Booking.com, the Travel Confidence Index released on Wednesday shows that Vietnam has emerged as the second most confident in the Asia-Pacific region for traveling, with 85% of local travelers stating they intend to travel in the next 12 months.
 Tourists join An Bang Beach Food & Music Festival in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam (Photo: nhandan.vn) |
First place in the index went to India with 86%, whilst second position was awarded to China with 79%.
Booking.com polled 11,000 travelers from 11 countries and territories throughout Asia and Oceania between April and May.
This indicates that among Asia-Pacific travelers, those from Vietnam were one of the most willing travelers to put up with or overlook key travel deterrents in order to go on holiday. This includes enduring disruptions and travel costs, as well as confidence in their home country in receiving inbound travelers.
According to the polls, 62% of Vietnamese travelers plan to book between one and two trips this year. Overall, 45% of respondents stated that they plan to take regional trips of between three to eight hours to popular holiday destinations closer to home, as opposed to shorter trips of less than three hours or long haul flights of over eight hours of travel time.
Most notably, 82% of Vietnamese respondents are comfortable with the country opening its borders once again, whilst 75% are confident with welcoming international travelers.
When it comes to their motivation for travel, the need for a mental wellness retreat emerged as the top motivator, with 55% of Vietnamese consumers stating this is their main motivation after two years of lockdowns and a rapidly evolving travel landscape.
The most interesting aspect of this research is that 45% of respondents want to realise their pre-pandemic travel plans, and with restrictions eased it’s time now to go on holiday.