47% of Gyeonggi Residents Say "They Want to Travel Domestically When COVID Ends"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Residents of Gyeonggi Province chose "domestic travel" as the activity they most want to do after the end of COVID-19. Additionally, the leisure activity they spend the most time on since the outbreak of COVID-19 is "watching videos."

The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization conducted a survey titled "How has your daily life changed due to COVID-19, and how are you spending your time these days?" from the 9th to the 15th via social networks, targeting 7,577 people. As a result, 47% of respondents said that domestic travel is the activity they most want to do once COVID-19 ends. This was followed by meeting acquaintances (16.4%), overseas travel (15.6%), watching movies and performances (14.2%), and exercising (6.8%).

Regarding the leisure activities on which they spend the most time since the outbreak, watching videos (47%) and spending time with family (40%) ranked first and second. Reading (7%) and home training (4%) followed.

When asked "If you were to go on a domestic trip, where would you like to go?" natural destinations such as rivers, seas, mountains, and lakes accounted for 39% of all responses. This was followed by parks, arboretums, and recreational forests (19%), and leisure activities such as fishing and camping (13%). In contrast, indoor places like museums, art galleries, and exhibition halls (9%) and famous restaurants (8%) recorded lower response rates.

Regarding important factors in selecting travel destinations, crowd density (28.5%) ranked first, reflecting trends changed by COVID-19. This was followed by the attractiveness of the tourist site (24.7%), hygiene conditions of facilities (19.5%), and whether the location is indoors or outdoors (12.7%).

When asked about the timing of travel, 71% of respondents said they plan to travel within three months after the end of COVID-19.

A representative from the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization explained, "Due to social distancing and refraining from going out, indoor activities such as watching videos have naturally increased. The travel trends revealed through this survey will serve as a reference for travel marketing after COVID-19."

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