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Flying despite the fear of Corona: 45% of Israelis will fly abroad this summer
A new travel survey, conducted ahead of the summer, found that 45% will fly abroad for a summer vacation, and almost a third of them will fly with the family. In contrast, another 30% will not fly for fear that the corona is still quite a bit in the world. Or a credit card?
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Sunday, 20 June 2021, 16:18 Updated: 17:51
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A new survey conducted ahead of the summer travel season found that
about 45% of Israelis plan to fly abroad in the summer of this year
, with 45% of those planning to fly already deciding where to travel, and about 14% have not yet decided where.
The main destination for travel is European countries. most of which are red and there is no need for them in isolation of vaccination. the survey, of the Institute Shiluv I2R and mail in Israel, conducted in June and what interests him is that even though the insulation to return, starting on children who are not vaccinated, 31% from 45% as fly - testified that will fly with the family.
more It was found that 16% plan to fly with friends and 8% testified that they would fly alone, 70% of those aged 50+ indicated that they would fly with their spouse, compared to young people aged 30-49 who were more likely to fly with family.
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Despite the isolation in return, there are those who fly with the children (Photo: ShutterStock)
Still afraid of the corona
About a third of the respondents in the sample indicated that they do not intend to fly abroad this coming summer. Among the barriers to flight, the high cost of vacations (26%) and preference for vacations in the country (20%) were noted. 22% of the sample have not yet decided whether to fly in the summer.
The majority still pay abroad in cash (Photo: Reuters)
How do you pay abroad? Mostly in cash
It was also found that 70% of the respondents testified that during their stay abroad they usually pay with foreign currency cash. At the same time Israelis do not hesitate to use international credit card with 61% planning to fly testified they do use their vacation. This is when a currency card is used abroad uploaded in 6% intend to fly.
The survey shows that 36% planning to fly abroad In the summer of this year, they will buy foreign currency even before traveling in foreign exchange converting networks, 17% will buy foreign currency in advance at the Post Bank, and in third place, will buy at a bank where there is an account (9%). The latter, only when they arrive at the airport, at the foreign exchange station at Ben Gurion Airport, after being booked in advance. 12% of those planning to fly abroad indicated that they do not buy foreign currency at all, and they pay everything with international credit cards.
According to Avi Blue, director of the Postal Bank, "In the last year, which was the year of Corona, we saw a significant decrease in the purchase of foreign currency due to the closure of the sky for flights.
These days we feel the beginning of a return to normalcy in the field of travel, and waking up in the purchase of foreign currency. We believe that in the summer seems greater purchases as they open more destinations and Israelis will feel confident again go abroad. "
The survey was conducted among 503 men and women aged 18 and over, from the population The Jewish, which constitutes a national, random and representative sample, through the panel of Internet surfers iPanel, which encompasses 130,000 people, and the largest in Israel.
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