Inflation and the energy crisis will not keep Germans from traveling in 2023 either. As a Skyscanner survey of 2,000 people showed, almost half of Germans – 48 percent – want to go on vacation in 2023 as often as this year, 34 percent even more.
75 percent of German travelers want to spend as much or more money on their vacation. In order to be able to afford this despite all the crises, 30 percent have decided to prioritize vacation next year over other major projects or purchases.
The online travel company’s top family searches are in the city of Izmir in Turkey, Paphos in Cyprus and Alexandria in Egypt. Couples, on the other hand, are drawn to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, Tirana in Albania or Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Skyscanner also sees a trend towards solo travel: According to this, 35 percent want to embark on an adventure alone next year.
By the way, most of the travel planning itself happens during dinner and on the cell phone. Those who love to travel prefer to rely on inspiration from friends and family. For many, holidays are also about nature: When it comes to travel activities, hiking, diving and animal watching are among the top 5.
The site also has some specific tips: According to this, Amman in Jordan should be one of the insider tips among travelers in 2023. This shows an increase of 195 percent in search queries – while the Instagram hype according to hashtags is still missing.
Incidentally, if you are not set on a travel destination, but above all want to save, you should find out about air travel, which has fallen the most in price compared to before the pandemic. According to Skyscanner, these go to Zagreb in Croatia, Oslo in Norway or Sofia in Bulgaria.
Those who, like 15 percent of those surveyed, would like to combine their vacation as a digital nomad with work can not only extend their vacation as a workation, but also save on living expenses. Compared to Germany (using Berlin as an example), these are particularly cheap in certain months. According to the calculations, they should be 38 percent cheaper in Mexico City than at home, 27 percent in Zagreb and 21 percent in Madrid.
