More people in Singapore are choosing to travel overseas and to places other than the usual during the upcoming Foreign New Year breaks, according to tour operators.  ,
Super Travels, for example, has seen a 20 per cent leap in orders during the festive time this month compared with last year.  ,
This is likely because the event takes place on Wednesday ( Jan 29 ) and Thursday this year, which lends itself to a long weekend, according to the company’s marketing manager William Huang. In contrast, last month, Chinese New Year fell over a trip, he noted.
For the same purpose, over half of the tour groups are visiting German places like Spain and Portugal, he said.  ,
The longest journey is a 15-day journey to Eastern Europe, he added.  ,
” During this Chinese New Year holiday, it’s the best time, because they can spend less ( annual ) leave to travel ( for ) longer, as compared to other months where … they will have to spend more ( annual ) leave to cover the same period of time”, he said.  ,
He added that at least 80 % of travelers who made reservations during this time are those who celebrate the event.