The search for emotions and vivid impressions is the main expense of travelers. This is demonstrated by the results of a survey of a tourist audience, during which 5,916 people answered the question: “What do you mainly spend your money on during the trip?”
36% of the respondents answered that a significant part of the finances allocated for the travel period is spent on paying for excursions and other cognitive events. Tourists are ready to actively spend their savings abroad, if only vivid and unforgettable memories remain in their memory.
Second on the list of popular expenses is entertainment. 27% of tourists prefer to spend their money in places of entertainment and nightlife.
24.9% of vacationers allocate most of their monetary means to purchases and acquisition of souvenirs. Women have chosen this variant 3.6 times more than men. As is well known, the representatives of the fairer sex are not only subject to the mania of buying, but, as a rule, they also have to keep in their heads the long list of all the relatives and friends that they have to take with them. some souvenirs from the countries “beyond the sea”.
For some people, a trip to a foreign country is a chance to get acquainted with an unknown culture, one of the brightest features of which is the national cuisine. 9.4% of those surveyed turned out to be sweet tooth, since most of their money during a trip is spent on food. Despite this, during visits to Turkey or Egypt, the most attractive for tourists remains the All Inclusive system, which allows them to forget about the existence of money, at least, on the territory of the hotel.
Instead of ordinary excursions, many enthusiasts prefer to rent a car or buy tickets to move around the country and explore the local sights on their own. 2.8% of tourists, mainly young people, who are between 20 and 25 years old, have answered that most of their economic means during the trip are used for transport.
With the recent decline in the value of the dollar, there are even lists of places where a dollar owner could spend a vacation. These places are also interesting, because they are quite similar in quality to the well-known places, but they are less popular and much cheaper.
Whatever the expenses you are planning for your next vacation, be it an interesting excursion, a trip in a rental car or great delicacies, there is only one piece of advice: do not deprive yourself of the well-deserved pleasure. Money exists to spend it, and during a trip we enjoy spending it more than ever.