Domestic travels will increase

More travellers are showing willingness to undertake their domestic travel across some Southeast Asian nations, according to findings in a Milieu Insight study released on Wednesday.

Milieu Insight, a Southeast Asian consumer research and analytics firm, released findings* of domestic travel plans for summer vacation across the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand as Covid-19 restrictions ease.

Respondents from the Philippines and Indonesia show the highest willingness to embark on domestic travel as restrictions across Asia are being lifted. But the study suggests that 80% of domestic travellers in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam indicated they would likely use travel agencies to expedite their domestic travel and vacation plans. If so, that bucks a long-term trend that has seen travellers deserting travel agency services to manage their own travel plans, particularly in the domestic travel market.

Travellers from Indonesia (89%), Vietnam (83%) and Thailand (79%) have expressed the least concern for themselves when it comes to domestic travel. This willingness to travel is also reflected in the domestic travel policies of these countries, as there are minimal restrictions involved in their inter-state/inter-provincial travel protocols. In February 2022, Vietnam recorded 9.6 million domestic travellers.

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