Originally published: Karryon, 08 November 2024
A new study has found that Australian travellers are sitting on a stash of unspent foreign currency, worth a whopping $1.04 billion. That’s a lot of unclaimed holiday cash.
The recent survey by Accor’s ALL loyalty program found that nearly seven in ten (68%) Aussie international travellers have leftover money from their trips, with one in seven (14%) holding onto at least $300 from past trips and a third (34%) the equivalent of $49.
Despite the cost of living crunch, Aussies aren’t shying away from overseas travel, with three in five (59 per cent) Australians travelling abroad in the past year.
The research, commissioned by ALL and conducted by Pureprofile from 11–15 October 2024, surveyed 1,001 Australians (51% female, 49% male).
