Whoever said “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer” was a basic ahead of his/her time, tbh, but it cannot be argued that the unknown walking Pinterest board had a point: getting out of your country and into another one both literally and figuratively broadens your horizons.
And us Aussies? We’re a bloody well-travelled bunch. At any given time, approximately .05% of our population is overseas in a hostel, trying to have a root in private. (This is hearsay but probably true.)
The folks over at Webjet have figured out which are the new hot countries Australians are flocking, based on the increase of Aussies travelling to these destinations in 2015 vs 2014.
#1. Greece
Up 162%.
#2. Spain
Up 107%.
#3. Italy
Up 91%.
#4. Japan
Up 78%.
#5. Switzerland
Up 71%.
#6. Turkey
Up 68%.
#7. Cambodia
Up 59%.
#8. Czech Republic
Up 59%.
#9. Denmark
Up 59%.
#10. Ireland
Up 57%.
#11. Sweden
Up 57%.
Lead image via Instagram.
