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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 본격적인 여름 휴가철을 계획 중인 직장인 10명중 8명은 해외보다는 국내를 선호하며, 평균 53만5000원을 휴가비로 사용할 예정인 것으로 조사됐다.
대한상공회의소가 직장인 800명을 대상으로 실시한 ‘직장인 여름휴가 계획 및 정책과제 조사’에 따르면 이번 여름 직장인 10명중 8명(81.6%)은 ‘여름휴가를 갈 계획’이라고 답했다. 이 중 83.5%는 국내 여행을 선호했다.
일정은 ‘2박 3일’(38.9%)이 가장 많았고, ‘3박 4일’(22.7%), ‘1박 2일’(21.3%) 순으로 나타나 짧지만 알찬 ‘미니 휴가’가 대세로 자리잡고 있음을 시사했다.
이어 ‘4박 5일’ 8.6%, ‘5박 6일’ 4.3%, ‘6박 7일 이상’ 2.9%, ‘당일’ 1.4% 등이었다.
선호 여행지는 강원권(34.9%)이 가장 인기가 높았고, △경상권(27.9%) △제주(22.4%) △전라권(20%) △수도권(13.9%) △충청권(9.9%) 순이었다.
해외여행을 계획한 직장인은 일본(50.9%)과 동남아(45.4%)를 주로 택했으며, △유럽(11.1%) △미주(4.6%) △중국(1.9%) △기타(5.6%) 등이었다.
아울러 올해 직장인들은 1인당 지난해 48만9000원보다 9.4% 증가한 평균 53만5000원을 휴가비로 사용할 예정인 것으로 조사됐다.
지역 간 휴가비 격차도 뚜렷한 것으로 나타났다. 서울지역 직장인의 경우 1인당 지출 계획이 77만6000원으로 전국 평균을 크게 웃돌았고, 전남 지역은 39만3000원에 그쳤다.
연령대별로는 30대가 1인당 평균 지출(66만6000원)이 가장 높았고, 20대는 52만7000원, 40대는 49만4000원, 50대는 44만6000원 순이었다.
올 여름 휴가비를 작년과 비교한 질문에는 ‘더 많이 쓴다’는 응답은 32.2%, ‘적게 쓴다’는 26.8%, ‘비슷하게 쓸 계획’은 41.0%로 나타났다.
지출을 늘릴 항목 1위는 ‘식비’(74.8%)였고, ‘숙소비’(58.1%), ‘교통비’(31.0%), ‘액티비티’(28.1%), ‘쇼핑’(27.1%), ‘기타’ (0.5%) 순이었다.
휴가 활동에 대해서는 절반(49.3%)이 ‘휴식·자연 풍경 감상’을 꼽았고, ‘맛집 탐방’(21.0%), ‘관광’(20.2%)이 뒤를 이었다. 액티비티(8.3%)보다는 ‘쉬고 먹는’ 콘텐츠가 강세를 보이는 셈이다.
기대 효과 역시 ‘스트레스 해소’(38.7%)와 ‘추억 만들기’(37.5%)가 주를 이뤘다.
직장인 1인당 평균 여름휴가 지출이 54만원으로 나타난 가운데, 이를 전국적으로 확장해 보면 여름철 소비 파급력이 얼마나 큰지를 짐작할 수 있다. 일례로, 전국 직장인 약 2000만 명 중 절반만 여름휴가를 떠난다고 가정해도 약 1조 원 이상의 소비가 단기간에 발생하는 셈이다.
대한상의는 “이는 숙박업, 외식업, 관광산업 등 다양한 업종에 직접적인 소비 연쇄효과를 불러일으킬 수 있다”고 전했다.
한편, 직장인들이 여름휴가시 희망하는 지원책으로는 ‘숙박권 할인’(50.8%)이 가장 많았고, ‘지역사랑상품권·지역화폐 혜택 확대’(36.5%), ‘교통비 할인(KTX 등)’(35.8%)과 같은 실제 지출을 줄일 수 있는 ‘체감형’ 혜택이 상위를 차지했다.
또한, ‘주요 관광지 무료 개방’(32.8%), ‘고속도로 통행료 한시적 면제’(28.9%), ‘지역행사 정보 제공’(20.6%) 등이었다.
여름휴가시 정부 정책 중 개선됐으면 하는 부분으로는 ‘형식적인 캠페인·이벤트 중심’(23.3%)이 가장 많았고, ‘사용처 제한이 많은 쿠폰’(18.4%), ‘실질 금액이 적은 할인’(18%), ‘정책이 자주 바뀌고 예측 불가’(16.9%), ‘홍보 부족으로 인지도 낮음’(12.3%), ‘지역에 따라 혜택 편중’(10%) 등이 지적됐다.
대한상의 김민석 유통물류정책팀장은 “여름휴가는 단순한 휴식이 아니라 숙박, 교통, 외식, 관광, 쇼핑이 한데 어우러지는 대표적인 ‘소비 연쇄효과’의 시기로 직장인이 전국 각지로 움직이는 그 자체가 내수 회복의 촉매제가 될 수 있다”며 “최근 정부에서 적극적인 추경 계획을 밝힌 만큼, 숙박권 할인·지역상품권 등 실질 지원 정책을 통해 휴가철 소비를 내수활성화로 연결할 수 있는 기회를 놓쳐선 안 된다”고 강조했다.
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Office workers, this year's summer vacation 'domestic' rather than 'overseas'... average vacation expenses 535,000 won
Eight out of ten office workers planning a full-fledged summer vacation prefer domestic travel over overseas travel, and a survey found that they plan to spend an average of 535,000 won on vacation expenses.
According to the ‘Survey on Office Workers’ Summer Vacation Plans and Policy Tasks’ conducted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 800 office workers, eight out of ten office workers (81.6%) answered that they ‘plan to go on a summer vacation’ this summer. Of these, 83.5% preferred domestic travel.
The most common schedule was ‘2 nights and 3 days’ (38.9%), followed by ‘3 nights and 4 days’ (22.7%) and ‘1 night and 2 days’ (21.3%), indicating that short but fulfilling ‘mini vacations’ are becoming the trend.
Next were ‘4 nights and 5 days’ at 8.6%, ‘5 nights and 6 days’ at 4.3%, ‘6 nights and 7 days or more’ at 2.9%, and ‘same day’ at 1.4%.
The most popular preferred travel destination was Gangwon Province (34.9%), followed by Gyeongsang Province (27.9%), Jeju Island (22.4%), Jeolla Province (20%), Seoul Metropolitan Area (13.9%), and Chungcheong Province (9.9%).
Office workers who planned overseas travel mainly chose Japan (50.9%) and Southeast Asia (45.4%), followed by Europe (11.1%), America (4.6%), China (1.9%), and others (5.6%).
In addition, it was surveyed that office workers this year plan to spend an average of 535,000 won per person on vacation expenses, which is a 9.4% increase from last year’s 489,000 won.
The gap in vacation expenses between regions was also evident. For office workers in Seoul, the per capita spending plan was 776,000 won, far exceeding the national average, while the Jeonnam region only spent 393,000 won.
By age group, the 30s had the highest average spending per person (666,000 won), followed by the 20s at 527,000 won, the 40s at 494,000 won, and the 50s at 446,000 won.
When asked to compare this summer’s vacation expenses to last year’s, 32.2% responded that they would “spend more,” 26.8% said they would “spend less,” and 41.0% said they would “spend about the same.”
The top item for increasing spending was ‘food’ (74.8%), followed by ‘accommodation’ (58.1%), ‘transportation’ (31.0%), ‘activities’ (28.1%), ‘shopping’ (27.1%), and ‘others’ (0.5%).
Regarding vacation activities, half (49.3%) chose ‘resting and enjoying natural scenery’, followed by ‘resting and eating’ (21.0%) and ‘touring’ (20.2%). It seems that ‘resting and eating’ content is stronger than activities (8.3%).
The expected effects were also mainly ‘stress relief’ (38.7%) and ‘making memories’ (37.5%).
The average summer vacation spending per office worker was 540,000 won, and if this is expanded nationwide, we can guess how big the ripple effect of summer consumption is. For example, even if we assume that only half of the approximately 20 million workers nationwide go on summer vacation, this means that over 1 trillion won in consumption will occur in a short period of time.
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported that “this can have a direct consumption chain effect on various industries such as the accommodation, restaurant, and tourism industries.”
Meanwhile, the support measures that workers hope for during summer vacation were most often ‘accommodation discounts’ (50.8%), followed by ‘expansion of local love gift certificates and local currency benefits’ (36.5%), and ‘transportation discounts (KTX, etc.)’ (35.8%), which can reduce actual spending.
In addition, ‘free opening of major tourist attractions’ (32.8%), ‘temporary exemption of highway tolls’ (28.9%), and ‘provision of local event information’ (20.6%) were also included.
The most common area for improvement in government policies during the summer vacation period was ‘formal campaigns and event-centered’ (23.3%), followed by ‘coupons with many usage restrictions’ (18.4%), ‘discounts with small actual amounts’ (18%), ‘policies change frequently and are unpredictable’ (16.9%), ‘low awareness due to insufficient promotion’ (12.3%), and ‘benefit bias depending on region’ (10%).
Kim Min-seok, head of the distribution and logistics policy team at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasized, “Summer vacation is not simply a time for rest, but a typical ‘consumption chain effect’ period where accommodation, transportation, eating out, tourism, and shopping come together, and the fact that office workers move around the country can itself be a catalyst for the recovery of domestic demand.” He emphasized, “Since the government recently announced an active supplementary budget plan, we should not miss the opportunity to connect vacation season consumption to domestic demand activation through practical support policies such as accommodation discounts and local gift certificates.”
