Young travellers in Asia are willing to spend an average of RM9k on holidays


Millennial and Gen Z travellers don’t mind paying about double their monthly income on a holiday trip. — AFP

Millennial and Gen Z travellers in the Asia Pacific region are willing to spend a lot of money on holidays, according to a recent survey by a digital booking platform.

The data by Klook found that 81% of Malaysian travellers are willing to spend an average of RM9,000 on their holidays. This amount is more than double the average monthly income across Asia, which stands at about RM4,800.

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