Thursday 16 December 2021

ANNUAL REPORT: Australia's outlook on travel for 2022

After a long couple of years for the industry, we're excited to share with you Luxury Escapes' annual report, Travel Trends, for 2022. 

This year the findings cover off five areas:
SPENDING
  • Despite a financially challenging two years for Australians, 36% plan to spend more on travel next year than they did pre-pandemic 

  • 62% have still been saving for travel since COVID began

  • Over half (55%) of Australians plan to treat themselves more on their first international trip than they usually would 

TRAVEL + WELLBEING
  • 90% of Australians say travel positively impacts their mental health 

  • 72% of Australians think travel will be more important for general wellbeing than ever before 

  • 82% of Australians know someone who has missed out on a once-in-a-lifetime trip — like their gap year, retirement trip or honeymoon

OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
  • 9 in 10 respondents have booked, or plan to book, international travel in 2022 

  • 84% of Australians are optimistic about international travel in 2022

  • Over three quarters (76%) of Australians are optimistic that once international travel opens up, it will stay that way 

WORKING FROM ANYWHERE
  • 72% of Australians believe workplaces should offer more flexibility when it comes to travelling and working together

  • Over half (52%) of respondents say they’d be more inclined to accept a job that allows them to ‘work from anywhere’

  • 33% of respondents saying they plan to take a longer international trip than usual in 2022

DESTINATIONS
  • At the top of Australia’s list of international destinations is Fiji 

  • Fiji (18%)

  • New Zealand (13%) 

  • United Kingdom (7%) 

  • USA (7%)

  • Indonesia (6%)

  • Following the Bula Bubble announcement, Luxury Escapes saw Fiji sales increase by 488% on the previous month

Adam Schwab, Co-Founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes is available for interview, covering: 
  • The report findings 
  • Travel predictions for 2022 
  • LE sales / consumer trends 
  • Omicron variant 
Please also find below commentary from industry experts including Tourism Australia and Tourism Fiji
The full report and media release are linked for reference — do let me know if you need anything further. 

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