Thai travellers highly influenced by reviews

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
Thai travellers highly influenced by reviews

Thai travellers are ranked highest globally (58 per cent) for being highly influenced by other travellers' reviews and opinions in travel review websites, according to a study by global travel site TripAdvisor.

 

The latest study also found that Thai travellers are online and going on social networks even during a trip. They are some of the biggest users globally of social media (52 per cent) when researching and planning their trips, with the most popular being Facebook. During a trip, the top uses of technology for Thai travellers were “uploaded holiday photos to a social network”, “accessed the Internet through a mobile phone” and “using a mobile app to find attractions or activities”.