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28 March 2024

Travellers turn to laptops for guidance

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Travellers prefer logging on to their personal computers rather than dipping into guidebooks to research holiday destinations, a new survey has found.

While 33 per cent of travellers take their laptops to find a restaurant, learn a phrase, or book accommodation, only 25 per cent of travellers have been using guide books, show results from the survey, conducted by the Australian insurer AAMI.

The survery polled Australian nationals travelling abroad, but the number of respondents questioned was not made available.

"We might one day see the end of travellers rifling through a dog-eared travel guide while on the road," AAMI spokesperson Mike Sopinski said in a statement.

Aside from general research about the destination, 84 per cent of the surveyed travellers used their electronic devices for emailing uses, while 54 per cent checked bank balances and 27 per cent booked accommodation.

According to the findings, 82 per cent of Australian travellers travelled with a digital camera, while 74 per cent went a mobile phone, 35 per cent with an iPod, and 9 per cent with an iPhone.