New research from online booker Webjet shows that 48 per cent of Aussies surveyed are planning to travel solo in the next two years — with another 25 per cent hoping to go it alone “soon”. A Webjet spokesperson says: “Older Australians are becoming the new face of solo travel.” Forty-eight per cent of the baby boomer generation are taking solo trips to build new social connections in retirement.
+ 43 per cent of solo travellers are planning to visit three or more destinations in one trip. + 50 per cent are aiming to travel for three weeks or more. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
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but new BIG4 Holiday Parks research reveals how families are being hit by the cost-of-living crisis, which is affecting school holiday travel plans. Financial pressure is the biggest constraint for 76 per cent of Australians surveyed and 38 per cent say they feel they need to work while on holidays to keep their jobs. A BIG4 insider points out that its holiday parks still have powered sites for less than $50 a night.
big4.com.au The Parmelia Hilton Perth has a new Family Stay and Play package, offering a school holiday “staycation”.
Aimed at young families, it offers a “home base” for city adventures and includes a five-star overnight stay, buffet breakfast, dining at Samuels on Mill, in-room movies, valet parking . . .
and gifts for kids. The package is from $319. General manager Anthony Mauro says the idea benefits not jus.
