SINGAPORE, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Agoda, one of the world's leading accommodation sites and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), announced today the results of its most recent Travel Smart study, which shows how many days before a stay travelers from different countries book accommodation. Hong Kong travelers are the earliest, booking their accommodation an average of 42 days, or 6 weeks, before check-in.
The study looked at millions of bookings made by Agoda travelers across the globe in 2015 to see how far in advance they were booking accommodation. After Hong Kong-based travelers, Taiwanese, Australian and Russian travelers tied for second place, booking their accommodation an average of 40 days before a trip.
On the other side of the spectrum were travelers from the UAE and Indonesia, who booked accommodation an average of just 12 and 15 days, respectively, in advance of a trip.
Top 5
Hong Kong
42 days
Taiwan
40 days
Australia
40 days
Russia
40 days
Sweden
38 days
Bottom 5
India
20 days
Vietnam
18 days
Saudi Arabia
17 days
Indonesia
15 days
UAE
12 days
"Those early birds may be onto something," says Errol Cooke, Vice President, Partner Services of Agoda. "Travelers who book early tend to have a better selection of properties, and a better selection of room types. There's always a risk that plans could change but many properties have free cancellation now, so travelers likely won't be out of pocket if they have to."
Travelers from the UK book, on average, 34 days in advance, putting them 10 days over the global average of 24 days. Chinese travelers are just behind them at 32 days.
Travelers from Spain and the United States are notable for being average, as they book accommodation 25 days and 23 days in advance of a trip, just shy of the global average for all of Agoda travelers.
Agoda Company Pte Ltd (Agoda) is a leading Asia-based, online accommodation reservations company, which specializes in securing the lowest discount accommodation prices. Agoda is part of The Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN). Agoda's network includes more than 750,000 hotels and other accommodation properties worldwide. The multinational staff of more than 2,000 professionals, located throughout the world, provides a first-rate reservation service that uniquely combines local knowledge and local connections to provide the best accommodation deals to both business and leisure travelers.
A member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Agoda's aim is to promote travel by making it more affordable and more accessible to more people. AGODA® is a registered trademark of AGIP LLC, used under license by Agoda Company Pte. Ltd.
