Wanderlost Symptom #1:
Filipinos are torn between visiting
family and escaping from them
Filipinos are torn between visiting
family and escaping from them
IN recent years, traveling abroad has become a crucial part of Filipinos’ lives. However, with international travel restrictions in place, people are unable to travel abroad and this has impacted individuals’ happiness on work, family, and relationships. Klook, a world-leading travel and leisure platform coins this ‘The Wanderlost Syndrome,’ a collection of wanderlust withdrawal symptoms experienced by individuals due to the lack of travel. To unpack this, Klook commissioned a study with a global market research company, YouGov across 15,323 individuals in 13 markets in the Asia Pacific region, unveiling four main symptoms impacting people in this region. In the Philippines, over 1,000 respondents participated in the survey.