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Travelers in Southeast Asia Named Littering and Spitting the Worst Beach
and Pool Misdemeanor with Teenagers and Young Adults the Key Culprits
According to TripAdvisor Study
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SINGAPORE, Nov. 20, 2012 -- TripAdvisor™, the world's largest travel site*,
today
announced the results of its beach and pool etiquette survey of over
900
travellers in Southeast Asia**, with the worst beach and pool offences
being
littering at beaches and spitting in pools. 70 percent feel that
teenagers and
young adults are the key culprits but nearly all (95%) have never or
rarely ask
them to stop behaving rudely. "As travellers prepare to flock to the beach
and pool
this holiday season, it will be good to be aware of what exactly makes
other
beach- and pool-goers tick," said Jean Ow-Yeong, TripAdvisor
spokesperson.
"This ensures that everyone can have some fun in the sun
harmoniously."
"Reserving"
Chairs 82 percent cannot tolerate those who save
beachside or
poolside chairs by leaving their belongings on them. 71 percent
maintain that
they never do so while 22 percent rarely do so. Sun Tan Camaraderie 36 percent feel that it is their
responsibility to inform
those who have a sunburnt while 41 percent think that it is none of
their
business. Personal Space on the
Sand 24 percent feel the closest acceptable
distance to sit next
to another stranger on a crowded beach is three feet (0.9 metres), 20
percent
think it should be two feet (0.6 metres) while 15 percent say four feet
(1.2
metres) is more comfortable. On non-crowded beaches, 27 percent consider
three to six
feet (0.9 to 1.8 metres) to be the closest acceptable distance to sit
next to a
fellow beach-goer, 25 percent feels it should be seven to ten feet (2.1
to 3 metres)
while 19 percent say twenty feet (6.1 metres) is appropriate. Top restricted beach and pool zones
travellers wish for:
Travellers Oppose Waterside Smoking and
Shower-Skipping 71 percent think smoking should be
prohibited at the beach
and pool. 28 percent and 7 percent feel there is no
problem smoking at
the beach and pool respectively. 58 percent consider it a breach of etiquette
for not rinsing
off before entering the pool, with 60 percent and 24 percent who always
and
often do so respectively. **The survey was conducted with 929
travellers from
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, from 3 October
to 31
October 2012 TripAdvisor™ is the world's largest travel site,* enabling travellers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 60 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 75 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com . TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors. TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and
operates
websites under 19 other travel media brands, and together the sites
attract
more than 74 million unique monthly visitors.** TripAdvisor,
Inc.'s
travel media brands include www.airfarewatchdog.com , www.bookingbuddy.com , www.cruisecritic.com , www.everytrail.com , www.familyvacationcritic.com , www.flipkey.com , www.holidaylettings.co.uk , www.holidaywatchdog.com , www.independenttraveler.com , www.onetime.com , www.seatguru.com , www.sniqueaway.com , www.smartertravel.com , www.tingo.com , www.travel-library.com , www.travelpod.com , www.virtualtourist.com , www.whereivebeen.com , and www.kuxun.cn . *Source: comScore Media Metrix for
TripAdvisor Sites,
Worldwide, July 2012 **Source: comScore Media Metrix for
TripAdvisor, Inc. and
its subsidiaries, Worldwide, July 2012 ©2012 TripAdvisor, Inc. All rights
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