Filipinos Want to Travel with Health and Safety as Top Priority

A survey commissioned by Airbnb and partnered with global analytics firm YouGov reports that 60% of Filipinos want to reconnect with family over vacation while 5% said they do not want to travel this year.

The top considerations for Filipinos in choosing accommodation are health and safety protocols, and affordability respectively.

The top 5 destinations for Filipinos this year are Boracay, Palawan, Baguio, Siargao Island, and Tagaytay.

Amanpreet Bajaj, Airbnb general manager for Southeast Asia, India, Hongkong, and Taiwan, said “We believe that travel is resilient and will bounce back with time, and we anticipate that unique and family-friendly travel will serve as the impetus for domestic tourist recovery,”

The survey polled 1,067 Filipinos from February 4 to 8 of 2021.

Source: Rappler