This year, more Singaporeans are opting to travel abroad for the Chinese New Year holidays, with many choosing less conventional destinations. Tour operators attribute this trend to the long weekend created by the holiday falling on a Wednesday and Thursday.
More people in Singapore are choosing to spend the upcoming Chinese New Year public holidays abroad, and in destinations further from the usual, tour operators said. Super Travel s, for instance, has seen a 20 percent jump in bookings during the festive period this year compared with last year. This is likely because the occasion falls on Wednesday (Jan 29) and Thursday this year, lending itself to a long weekend, said the firm’s marketing manager William Huang.
In comparison, last year, Chinese New Year fell over a weekend, he noted. For the same reason, over half of the tour groups are visiting European destinations like Spain and Portugal, he said.'During this Chinese New Year holiday, it's the best time, because they can spend less (annual) leave to travel (for) longer, as compared to other months where … they will have to spend more (annual) leave to cover the same period of time,” he said. At least 80 percent of the people who booked trips around this period are those who celebrate the festival, he added.Travel agency EU Holidays has also seen about three-quarters of its bookings to countries like Italy, Switzerland and Paris during this period. However, it has seen a slight dip in bookings, which it attributes to many having already gone for their holidays last month. Asian places where Chinese New Year is more widely celebrated like China and Taiwan are less popular than usual, said the firm’s managing director Ong Hanjie. “The restaurants are going to be more expensive. There'll be overcrowding at the places of interest. There will be traffic jams,” he said, explaining why people are opting for other destinations.every year, as millions of people travel back to their hometowns to reunite with their families.There’s no need to feel guilty about ‘wasting’ your leave just because you’re not travelling overseasHowever, other agencies’ experiences have been differen
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