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Survey on women finds that Koreans were most frequent overseas travelers

Published: 11 Mar. 2026, 19:56

A passerby looks at the arrivals information board filled with flights headed to Japan at Incheon International Airport's Terminal 1 on Nov. 19, 2024. [NEWS1]

Korean women were the most frequent overseas travelers in 2025, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

Trip.com Group surveyed 3,500 women from Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8 every year.

Nearby cities, such as Shanghai and Qingdao, were popular overseas destinations for Korean women last year.

Women aged 25 to 34 accounted for the largest share of solo travelers across all countries.

The survey also found that older women, regardless of nationality, are “choosing to splurge more on their solo trips, a trend observed across flights and hotels.”

The travel platform added that women often cited safety — including how comfortable they feel arriving in a country late at night or navigating cities — as the most important factor for choosing a travel destination, though it did not provide specific data.

Women also played a major role in planning family trips and showed a higher level of willingness to pay for family-friendly travel options, such as family seating on a plane, all-inclusive family packages and larger family suites or connecting rooms, according to Trip.com Group.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY HAN YOUNG-HYE [[email protected]]