According to a survey conducted by Rakuten Insight on online travel agencies (OTA) in June 2023, 56 percent of respondents from Hong Kong purchased flight, bus, train, or ship tickets or rented vehicles on online travel agencies several months before their trip. This sentiment was also shared by respondents from Hong Kong when it came to booking travel accomodation. Compared to respondents from mainland China, people fom Hong Kong made their travel purchases much longer in advance.
Most common duration before a trip to purchase travel tickets on online travel agencies (OTAs) in Hong Kong as of June 2023
only among those who said they had used an online travel agency to book tickets
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Survey question: "If you had used an online travel agency to book or purchase your travel tickets (flights, bus, train, ship, or vehicle rental), when did you do so? (choose all answers that apply)"
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Rakuten Insight. (August 2, 2023). Most common duration before a trip to purchase travel tickets on online travel agencies (OTAs) in Hong Kong as of June 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201816/hong-kong-time-before-trip-to-purchase-travel-ticket-otas/
Rakuten Insight. "Most common duration before a trip to purchase travel tickets on online travel agencies (OTAs) in Hong Kong as of June 2023." Chart. August 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201816/hong-kong-time-before-trip-to-purchase-travel-ticket-otas/
Rakuten Insight. (2023). Most common duration before a trip to purchase travel tickets on online travel agencies (OTAs) in Hong Kong as of June 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201816/hong-kong-time-before-trip-to-purchase-travel-ticket-otas/
Rakuten Insight. "Most Common Duration before a Trip to Purchase Travel Tickets on Online Travel Agencies (Otas) in Hong Kong as of June 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201816/hong-kong-time-before-trip-to-purchase-travel-ticket-otas/
Rakuten Insight, Most common duration before a trip to purchase travel tickets on online travel agencies (OTAs) in Hong Kong as of June 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201816/hong-kong-time-before-trip-to-purchase-travel-ticket-otas/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Most common duration before a trip to purchase travel tickets on online travel agencies (OTAs) in Hong Kong as of June 2023 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, August 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201816/hong-kong-time-before-trip-to-purchase-travel-ticket-otas/
