{"id":9106,"date":"2024-04-03T10:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=9106"},"modified":"2024-04-03T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:34:27","slug":"japan-ranks-as-top-leisure-travel-destination-for-filipino-travellers-visa-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/japan-ranks-as-top-leisure-travel-destination-for-filipino-travellers-visa-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan ranks as top leisure travel destination for Filipino travellers: Visa study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Visa, a global player in digital payments, has published its most recent Green Shoots Radar study<\/strong>[1]<\/strong><\/sup><\/a>. This quarterly report analyzes consumer sentiments across various sectors, such as financial services, commerce, and travel. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study reveals a surge in travel frequency among Filipino travelers. According to the data, 24% of surveyed Filipino respondents have traveled overseas for leisure or business purposes in the past year. This trend aligns with a broader travel resurgence across Asia Pacific, with 37% of those surveyed reporting overseas travels within the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan emerged as the\ntop leisure destination for Filipino travelers, with 32% visiting in the past\nyear. Singapore (22%) followed by Hong Kong (21%) and Thailand (18%) were the\nnext most popular destinations. For business trips, Singapore led the list with\n25%, followed by Japan (23%), and the United States tied with Hong Kong at 18%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filipino travelers\nprefer to book flight tickets directly from the provider\u2019s website (44%). Among\nthose respondents who booked their accommodations through Online Travel\nAgencies and paid the full amount upon booking, using credit cards is the most\npopular payment mode (41%), followed by mobile\/e-wallets (28%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Navarro, Country Manager for Visa Philippines, said, “As cross-border travel gains\nmomentum in the Philippines and the region, we have a significant opportunity\nto maintain visibility throughout travelers’ journeys. This involves being\npresent during destination searches and bookings, using Visa cards on travel\napps for smoother transactions, and engaging consumers with authentic travel\nand shopping content to create a secure and seamless digital payments\nexperience for everyone, everywhere.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The future of travel\nremains promising, with 65% of Filipino respondents planning overseas leisure\ntravel in the next 12 months. The top three leisure destinations intended in\nthe next 12 months are Japan (38%), followed by South Korea (29%) and Singapore\n(16%). For business travel, Japan (19%), Canada (13%), and South Korea (12%)\nare the most likely destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Visa\u2019s Global Travel\nIntentions 2023 study[2]<\/sup><\/a>, majority (89%) of Filipino\ntravelers used credit (44%) and debit (39%) cards when travelling, for the\nbenefits of cards\u2019 wide acceptance (56%), accepted at ATMs (49%), and ability\nto be used both online and within apps (43%). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visa\u2019s most recent Consumer Payment\nAttitudes 2023 study[3]<\/sup><\/a> data also reflect cards as\nthe preferred mode of payment when travelling, where 25% of surveyed Filipinos\nuse credit or debit cards online and 21% use via swipe or insert when traveling\noverseas.
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[1]<\/a> The Green Shoots Radar\nsurvey was conducted online in 14 markets covering more than 8,000 respondents,\nincluding 500 consumers in the Philippines in January 2024, towards male and\nfemale respondents aged 18-65 with a minimum household income of PHP 12,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> The Global Travel\nIntentions Study is the largest and longest running global consumer insights\nprogram from Visa, which surveys travelers across continents on their travel\njourney and payment behavior. The study was conducted across April-June 2023 to\nmore than 1,000 Filipino respondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3]<\/a> The Visa Consumer Payment\nAttitudes Study was conducted in Oct-Nov 2023 via online interviews with 1.000\nFilipino consumers across the country with a demographic mix of ages (18-65),\ngenders and income levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the data, 24% of surveyed Filipino respondents have traveled overseas for leisure or business purposes in the past year. This trend aligns with a broader travel resurgence across Asia Pacific, with 37% of those surveyed reporting overseas travels within the same period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1227,1908,2060,1820],"class_list":["post-9106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","tag-adventure-travel","tag-business-travel","tag-eco-travel","tag-family-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9108,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9106\/revisions\/9108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}