50% of young travelers book breaks online
The number of young people booking their vacations online has increased to 50 per cent, new figures show.

The study, which was conducted by the World Youth & Student Educational Travel Confederation and surveyed 8,500 young travelers, was released earlier this week.

The average spend per trip has gone up by 40 per cent since 2002 to $1,915 with around €1,140 of this being put aside for destination costs and spending money.

Backpackers chose Thailand, Australia and New Zealand as the most popular destinations to travel to while young travelers opt for the US, France and Australia as well.