More than 90% of Swiss
adults plan to travel at least once in 2024, and more than half at least three times.
The Associated Press
The Swiss are drawn to travelling abroad, with the vast majority of Switzerland’s population planning at least one holiday this year despite rising costs and inflation.
More than 90% of adults planned to travel at least once in 2024, and over half at least three times, according to a representative survey by comparison website Comparis published on Thursday. This included all private trips with at least one overnight stay, including visits to friends or relatives.
Lower income households more likely to holiday in Switzerland
Almost two-thirds of respondents were planning their main trip to another European country. One in five was even aiming for a non-European destination. Respondents with a higher income were more likely to travel to other continents than those with a lower income, with the latter holidaying in Switzerland more often.
Money was also the most important factor when it came to how often people travelled. Three-quarters of respondents with a gross monthly household income of CHF8,000 ($8,980) travelled three or more times in a year. For people with an income of less than CHF4,000, this figure was only around a third.
Families travelling in summer
Unsurprisingly, summer was the most popular time of year for travelling among the Swiss. Although, while almost 70% of families preferred summer, at least 40% of respondents aged 56 and over travelled in the autumn.
There were also regional differences. Summer tended to be the more popular time to travel in Romansh-speaking Switzerland than in German-speaking Switzerland.
Adapted from German by DeepL/kp
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