(Kuala Lumpur, 26th) As Malaysian travelers continue to explore new attractions and expand their new horizons, they are more and more concerned about the impact of personal choices.Based on a survey of the digital tourism platform Agoda, 81%of Malaysian tourists attach importance to more sustainable travel.The interviewees pointed out that money rewards, sustainable tourism facilities, and more clear guidance for sustainable tourism practice will help them make more sustainable choices in the next trip.
More than 10,000 interviewees from ten Asian markets voted on the Agoda platform.Among the 10 passengers, 8 people expressed their willingness to make more sustainable travel options. 18%of the respondents said that they would try their best to ensure that the local environmental resources and culture were more complete when traveling, and they could give the tourist area to the tourist area.Residents’ fair development opportunities.However, 22%of passengers still rarely consider sustainability when making travel decisions. Among them, Japanese travelers do not pay attention to (45%) sustainable travel. In contrasttravel.
Money rewards or key factor for the choice of sustainable travel
Agoda’s ECO Deals survey also asked the interviewees what key factors believed that they would help them encourage them to make more sustainable travel options.In all markets, Money Reward ranked first, with an average of 45%of the respondents attached great importance to reward measures, especially Singaporean passengers (58%), Taiwan passengers (54%) and Indonesian travelers (47%).
In addition, the launch of sustainable tourism facilities ranked second. These supporting facilities include providing conservation hiking travel led by tour guides, as well as more interestedLocal activities.Clear guidelines for sustainable tourism practice (#3), education and awakening movement of environmental impact (#4), and related sustainable development policies of local governments (#5) are also included in the top five key factor.
The results of Malaysian passengers are consistent with the overall trend. Money rewards are the primary factor that promotes nearly half of the respondents (46%) to make more sustainable travel choices, while other interviewees pay more attention to the launch of sustainable tourism facilities (21%), and a clearer responsible travel guideline (12%).In addition, increasing the education and awareness of the environmental impact (10%) and the government’s rewards or policies for sustainable tourism (9%) are also the top five drivers for Malaysian tourists to choose more sustainable tourism choices.
“This information is clear and clear,” said ENRIC CASALS, Southeast Asian Assistant Vice President, said, that is, passengers want to make more sustainable development options. The ECO DEALS event of AtalsIt is also very close to the people. Passengers can choose a variety of value -added rooms. Each time you book, Agoda will donate one dollar to the World Nature Foundation [World Wide Fund (WWF)] to support the organization’s conservation projects.The total donation amount is as high as $ 1 million. Atgoda is helping passengers to travel to the world at a more affordable price, and at the same time give them the opportunity to give back to the scenic spots they care about. “
When asking tourists from all over Asia will give priority to which sustainable travel methods during travel, more than a quarter (26%) interviewees choose to support it by purchasing local products or response to some local plans, etc.Local community.
Recycling and reducing abandoned items (20%), such as reuse of towels and sheets, is the second way for all passengers to support sustainable travel.The third place is to participate in activities and tour groups focusing on conservation, with a voting rate of 17%.The fourth and fifth way of ranking is to choose accommodation with sustainable authentication, and to choose more sustainable transportation methods.
