Europ Assistance releases its 18th annual Barometer on Summer holidays, focusing on Europe's, America's, and the first time Asia's holidays plans. In 2018, summer holiday plans are consolidating in all countries with a stable budget in Europe and the United States, India and China, while increasing in Brazil. Millennials are disrupting traditional practices giving new strength to alternative lodging and online reviews in all markets including India.Social media are becoming a holidays must-have for India and China, the United States and Brazil while Europeans disconnect more easily. 60% of Indians and Chinese will not disconnect from work during their holidays; most Europeans intend to disconnect completely from work during their holidays.
Consumers are more conscious than ever about the safety and trustworthiness of food and drink, which has led to an increase in the use of terms such as ‘natural’ on packaging.
Every month across the year, our What Worries the World survey series has asked an online sample of over 18,000 citizens in 26 core countries about the biggest worries for their nation, presenting them with a list of 17 concerns ranging from crime and violence to childhood obesity.
Indonesia is more often in the news because of volcanic eruptions, tsunamis or other disasters, than for a more positive coverage. It is all the more unfair since the country, one of the most attractive in the world for tourists, has been experiencing sustained economic growth for decades and, since the election of the President Jokowi, has undertaken an unprecedented effort to modernize its infrastructure not just in Jakarta but all over the archipelago.
