Indonesian, Malaysian Muslim travellers want safety, value for money in ‘new normal’ - survey
A survey from travel consultants Pear Anderson and online travel marketplace Wego found that safety and value for money are top priorities for Indonesian and Malaysian Muslim travellers in the "new normal" amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The online survey conducted Sep 8-22 comprised 190 respondents in Indonesia and 63 in Malaysia. The small sample size and distribution over age groups do not produce representative results of the two countries’ Muslim populations, admits the report that revealed the survey findings. However, the findings cannot be entirely dismissed as respondents consist of Wego users and networks who regularly travel for both leisure and business, according to the online travel marketplace.
“We will be using the survey insights to better address traveller concerns when working with our NTO (national tourism organisation) partners,” Nona Kubik-Cheng, Wego’s Vice President for Asia Pacific, told Salaam Gateway.
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