Tens of thousands of people hold forth equally diverse habits when it comes to travelling. Have you ever thought about it from such an angle? Well, this is something extremely intriguing and can open up many insightful ideas about people from all over the world, too. And Tour Companies undertake surveys to understand the travel habits of people worldwide which help them to cater to unique tastes and requirements better. Here are compilations of some of the most interesting travel habit surveys. The British travelling habits as analyzed from various surveys from numerous travel Companies are given below.

How many calories do you burn at the airport?

    You burn about 550 calories carrying luggage, running through the airport gate and walking around inside it. Yet, while waiting to board your flight, you consume over 2,700 calories from food, snacks, and alcohol.

How is your knowledge of Geography like?

    Most travellers are unaware of the exact location of their destination on the world map. According to the Bolsover Cruise survey, 80% did not know the location of Morocco and Kazakhstan on the world map. Over 60% of tourists were unaware of the locations of Peru and Japan. The Bolsover Cruise survey discovered the British were ignorant about the local currency used. The British did not know about Croatia (Kuna), Dubai (Dirham), Iceland (Krna), Norway (Krone) and Puerto Rico (Dollar). Yet, the same people knew about Canada (Dollar), Sweden (Krna), Mexico (Peso), Netherlands (Euro), and China (Yuan Renminbi).

What are the most popular cities for short breaks around New Years?

    Around New Years, Progressive Money published the top 5 European destinations. Order of popularity from highest to lowest includes Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, and Prague.

When are most summer holidays booked?

    The Vouchercloud survey shows 30% of office employees book their summer vacations from the workplace especially during winter. The most expensive holidays are booked on Tuesdays while the cheapest ones are booked on Saturdays.  

What age do you get the most out of your holiday?

  Holidaymakers aged 31 make the most from their vacation. Virgin Holidays that manages holiday preferences of all ages has reported as follows. Considering the age range of 18-29 years, one-third of them is carefree and enjoy sun-bathing. Around 29% of them crave nightlife, one-fourth of them want independence and 25% of them prefer adventurous holidays. Considering those who are over 30 years, 25% of them are happy reading a book while 27% of them do nothing. Considering those who are over 40 years, one-fifth of them are interested in drinking wine, cocktails and city breaks. Considering those who are over 50 years, 27% of them go out to learn something new during their holidays and 30% enjoy cultural holidays. Considering those over 60 years, 3 out of 10 are interested in meeting people and they join tour groups, cruises and visit several places.

Who organizes holidays better?

Most women think they are better holiday organizer than their partners. According to Airport Parking and Hotels, women tend to make the best last-minute purchases of holiday essentials. Meanwhile, their partners are experts in packing cars and sorting airport transport.    

What are modern tourists most concerned with during their holiday?

    Modern tourists are concerned about getting free access to Wi-Fi while they are on their holidays. According to VoucherCodesPro, the British wanted unlimited free Wi-Fi for sharing their holiday over social media. Some of them preferred staying near the airport and eating lots of English food. According to the VoucherCodesPro survey, 3/4 British exercised during holidays whereas only one in five regularly exercised at home.  

What are the most popular photos on the social media?

  People share an intense moment of the sun rising and setting over the horizon at various places on Earth. People use popular Instagram and Social media. On the Go Tour survey shows maximum #tags on sunrise at , Berlin, Chicago, Munich and Cork and sunset at Florence, Milan, and Naples in Italy. Other popular sunsets include New York, Indonesia (Denpasar, Teluknarat), UAE, and Barcelona.

Who are worlds well-known skiers?

    According to Alpine resorts survey, the Dutch and the Germans are big and heavy skiers in the world. The French skiers have the lowest body mass index (BMI). Yet, the British are famous for returning damaged equipment.

How many times do you holiday with your partner?

    According to Sunshine's new research, couples holidaying together have improved relationship. This has been reported by 81% of holidaymakers. About 72% who do not ever go for holidays with their partners tend to argue more. As per TripBarometer, Global Travel Economy report, here are some of the interesting travelling habits of tourists. This report was made after taking results from online surveys using Ipsos. Over 44,000 responses were received from travellers and hoteliers worldwide.

The Optimists:

    Thai travellers show the highest increase in holiday spending regularly on a yearly basis. The holiday budgets for holidays are rising to 35%.  

The Big Spenders:

  Swiss travellers spend on an average on their annual holiday budget of $12,100 (11,500 Swiss Francs).  

The Ones Inspired By Movie:

  1 in 4 Indonesians travellers visits a destination within a year after watching it on television or movie.  

Curious Sightseers:

  While on vacation, the Chinese travellers always spend money on sightseeing considering it a special treat.  

Down under dream:

  Number one dream destination for most global trotters is Australia. Yet, amongst the retired the most popular location in Italy.  

The Foodies:

  1 in 2 British travellers says they like to spend on a special meal while they are out on vacation.  

Keen on Station:

  1 in 6 Indian travellers plans on taking at least 7 domestic vacations more than any other nationality.  

One's Going, Solo:

  1 in 5 Chinese travellers likes to travel alone.  

Getting Trim:

  1 in 10 global travellers mentions they are waiting to be physically fit before they are ready to travel to the destination of their dream.

Learning the Lingo:

1 in 5 Brazilian travellers learns the local language before going out on their trip.     So here are some of the keenest observations about the varied travel habits that people are seen to possess. These have been collected from various surveys made by eminent tour and travel Companies from all over the world.