{"id":10835,"date":"2019-12-10T10:08:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T02:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=10835"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:11:49","slug":"2020-off-the-beaten-track-travel-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/2020-off-the-beaten-track-travel-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Off the Beaten Track Travel Destinations in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of YouTrip’s Overseas Spending Study, we discovered the travel habits of Singaporeans, including the emerging off the beaten track destinations for 2020!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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While Malaysia, Japan, and Australia remain as the overall top destinations for Singaporean travellers in 2019, Gen Y and Gen X travellers have also ventured to off the beaten track destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Off The Beaten Track in 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Uncommon destinations have been gaining lots of traction in the past year, especially when travellers can now easily access niche currencies via their YouTrip mobile travel wallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among the 161 countries<\/strong> that YouTroopers have visited in 2019, the top 3 uncommon destinations for Gen Y travellers aged 23 to 38 were Luxembourg, Peru, and Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Gen X travellers aged 39 to 54, their off the beaten track choices were Mexico, Slovakia, and Montenegro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Off The Beaten Track in 2020<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As off the beaten track destinations continue to gain more popularity, we’ve found 3 destinations that stood out particularly: Chile<\/strong>, Romania<\/strong>, and Mongolia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Compared to the average 42% growth of other off the beaten track destinations, Chile, Romania, and Mongolia saw an average 76% growth<\/strong> in the number of unique YouTrip visitors. That’s impressive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daily Spending Budget<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you’re looking to explore Chile, Romania, and Mongolia too, here’s how much you’ll need to budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on YouTrip users’ average spend in these destinations, we’ve observed daily spend estimate of SGD $170 in Chile, SGD $76 in Romania, and SGD $85 in Mongolia. These daily costs<\/strong> are mainly for food and transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chile<\/strong><\/td>SGD $107<\/td>SGD $96<\/td>SGD $11<\/td>SGD $3<\/td><\/tr>
Romania<\/strong><\/td>SGD $76<\/td>SGD $54<\/td>SGD $22<\/td>SGD $2<\/td><\/tr>
Mongolia<\/strong><\/td>SGD $85<\/td>SGD $70<\/td>SGD $15<\/td>SGD $3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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No matter which off the beaten track destination you decide to hop on, always remember to bring your YouTrip card<\/span><\/a> to utilise YouTrip\u2019s Wholesale Exchange Rates<\/span><\/a> for favourable currency exchange rates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more travel spending insights, click here for the full YouTrip Singapore Overseas Spending Study 2019<\/span><\/a> infographic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read: 4D3N Taipei Itinerary Guide: Things To Do in Taipei<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read: 34 Best Things To Do In Seoul In 2025: Attractions, Hidden Gems, Local Favourites<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read: Krabi 4D3N Itinerary Guide: Weekend Getaway<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read: 25 Best Things To Do In Ho Chi Minh City (2025)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy a worldwide fees-less travel experience!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where to go for an adventure in 2020?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8119,624],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides-tips","category-travel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}