Young Australians have a gripe with group travel. And no, it’s not sharing with younger siblings. Aussies aged 18-35 years have revealed their major pain point (or should that be pay point?) when it comes to travelling with friends and family: money.
According to a survey by global bill-splitting app KttiPay, Aussie travellers said the most annoying issue with group bills is people who either don’t reimburse them or take too long to pay.
With two-thirds of young Aussies choosing travel over homeownership, managing group bills fairly and equitably is at the top of the list for many young travellers.
Forty per cent of young Aussies said they disliked being left out of pocket by friends, travel mates or acquaintances when they fork out for shared bills.
PAYG is the popular way to go
More than half (53.6%) of Aussie travellers prefer to pay for their expenses as they go when travelling in a group, 26.6 per cent use an app where one person pays and is reimbursed by others and 18 per cent choose to divide everything equally, no matter the cost.
With close to one in five opting to pick up the slack despite how much their friends and family spent, 36 per cent of respondents complained they always end up paying more during group travel.
Nearly 17 per cent of group holidaymakers bemoaned having to pay for everyone and 28.6 per cent resented not having any control over how money is spent by the group.
A further 14.8 per cent have experienced arguments over what people owe after the money has been spent, spoiling the holiday occasion.
The survey also found that in a calendar year, almost one-third (30%) of Aussies will spend $200-$500 on shared expenses such as weekends away or holidays.
Another one in four (25%) spend between $501-$100 and one in five (19%) spend a considerable $1,001-$5,000 on shared expenses.
Here’s how Aussies are saving for holidays and financing their getaways.
