Hotel booking website Agoda.com asked more than 7,000 of its users last month to pick their favorite New Year destinations in its latest Travel Smarts study. Bangkok in Thailand topped the list with 13.60% of global votes.
At second place is Hong Kong with 10.77% of votes, followed by Bali in Indonesia (10.62%), Tokyo in Japan (9.45%), Singapore (7.97%), Taipei (7.94%), New York in United States (7.26%), Paris in France (5.35%), London in England (4.11%) and Sydney in Australia (3.99%).
The Philippines’ Boracay Island ranked 13th with 2.49% of votes.
Also included in the list are Amsterdam in The Netherlands, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Barcelona in Spain, Shanghai in China and Rome in Italy, among others.
When asked who they want to spend New Year’s Eve with, 78% of the respondents of the Agoda.com study chose family or significant other, with only 18% opting to celebrate with friends. Four percent of them said they want to be alone on New Year’s Eve.
Meanwhile, many of the respondents preferred low-key celebrations over big parties, with only 27% of respondents saying they want to spend New Year’s Eve at a public event such as Times Square’s ball drop.
Forty-two percent said they want to have a private party with loved ones, 24% said they choose to relax and watch the countdown at home, while 7% would rather be in bed before midnight.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
