Solo traveler and all traveler activities on overseas leisure trip worldwide 2015

This statistic shows the activities of solo travelers compared to all survey respondents during their last overseas vacation as of February 2015. During the survey, 19 percent of solo travelers partook in trekking or backpacking during their last overseas leisure trip.

Activities of solo travelers compared to all respondents during their most recent overseas leisure trip worldwide as of February 2015*

Characteristic	Solo travelers	All respondents
Trekked / backpacking	19%	16%
Engaged in water sports	16%	15%
Attended sporting events	14%	9%
Engaged in extreme sports	12%	8%
Engaged in sporting events	11%	7%
Volunteered for not-for-profit organizations	11%	6%

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Release date

May 2015

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January to February 2015

Number of respondents

10,309 (all respondents) 2,485 (Solo travelers).

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

have either travelled in the past 24 months or intend to travel in the next 24 months for business/leisure (non-domestic travel only).

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* A solo traveler is defined as: people who chose to travel by themselves throughout the whole journey in their most recent leisure trip.

Countries included: Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, United States, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom.
Interviews were conducted online, with the exception of Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco and Saudi Arabia where interviews were done face-to-face with the assistance of laptops.

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