According to sources Indians top ahead of Thailand and Mexico when it comes to using social media while holidaying, says a survey conducted by Expedia. Accordingly Indians love to be connected all the time and however, it also means that they do not disconnect from work much. Indians are globally most anxious on not being able to access WiFi or internet to check work e-mail. In fact they lead in showing a preference for an airline that offers in-flight WiFi.
Hence, 14% Indians are always working on a vacation, 1 globally, followed by the US (7%) and Brazil (6%). Social media is emerging as strong driving force in creating vacation happiness with Indians being number one in always taking selfies (22%), posting photos on social media (22%) "Checking in" on social media (21%) and connecting with others through social media (19%), said the Expedia survey.
Moreover the statement said the survey included 15,363 respondents, across
17 countries (US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain,
Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, India and
Thailand) The survey also highlighted that even though Indians are social media
obsessed beach-goers who spend the majority of their time uploading pictures
and video, 24% of their compatriots find it very annoying.
