{"id":11345,"date":"2019-12-27T18:19:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T10:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=11345"},"modified":"2019-12-28T17:17:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T09:17:36","slug":"singapore-overseas-spending-report-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/singapore-overseas-spending-report-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Overseas Spending Report 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the year comes to a close, we took a glimpse of your travel and overseas spending habits in 2019 to uncover the popular hunts in your favourite countries!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Whether it’s a short weekend getaway to Johor Bahru<\/span><\/a> for cheaper Eureka Popcorn<\/span><\/a> or stacking annual leave for a longer 4D3N holiday to Taipei<\/span><\/a> for delicious Taiwanese food<\/span><\/a>, Singaporeans just love to travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Travel Trends<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83c\udf0e Total Countries <\/strong>
Throughout 2019, Singaporean YouTroopers covered a total of 161 countries \u2013 that’s 83% of all countries in the world! Whether it’s hot favourites like Malaysia and Japan, or far-flung destinations like Peru and Montenegro, you’ve been travelling. A LOT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd11 Total Currencies <\/strong>
While globetrotting, you’ve spent a total of 112 currencies worldwide too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2708\ufe0f Most Popular Countries <\/strong>
Among all countries you’ve visited in 2019, which were the most popular ones? Here are the top 10 most visited countries, in order of YouTroopers’ visit frequency:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Malaysia \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfe<\/li>
  2. Japan \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5<\/li>
  3. Australia \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa<\/li>
  4. United Kingdom \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/li>
  5. Thailand \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded<\/li>
  6. United States of America \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/li>
  7. Indonesia \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\udde9<\/li>
  8. South Korea \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddf7<\/li>
  9. Hong Kong \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0<\/li>
  10. Germany \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83d\udeb6\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Gen Y vs Gen X <\/strong>
    Gen Y’ers were especially adventurous in their choice of travel destinations, checking in to     Luxembourg, Peru, and Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Gen Y’ers also travelled more, covering a total of 152 countries compared to Gen X’ers who also logged an impressive 128 countries. Gen Y’ers top continent choices were mostly in Central and South America (40%), and Africa (25%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Overseas Spending Habits<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83d\udcb5 Cash Withdrawals <\/strong>
    We’ve noticed that while you were using your YouTrip card overseas, cash withdrawals accounted for 13% of usage. This could be due to merchants being more cash-receptive in certain countries, or you didn’t prepare enough cash in advance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \ud83d\udcb0 Daily Budget <\/strong>
    To help you plan efficiently for your favourite countries, here’s an average daily budgeting list for each country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n