Has troubles in the world changed your travel behaviour?

[LionKing]

As the troubles of the world goes on and facing high fuel price, did anyone have feel the pressure either with air or land travel that you have changed your behaviour of?

I have been hearing many saying they are reducing driving as the result and I wonder if anyone also considering staying put in Easter as the result?

 

[luxury-lizard]

Not for myself & Mr LL -live in the Sydney CBD and drive less than 3000 K's per year. Longer range travel plans - we hope that the situation in the ME settles down and things will revert to 'normal'.

 

[Dmac59]

The current turmoil hasn’t specifically changed my travel behaviour, though I haven’t booked anything new in the past few weeks.
I do wonder “what if” for my existing flight bookings through to January 2027, and the prospect of airlines possibly having to reduce schedules due to fuel shortages, but no point worrying about things out of one’s control.

 

[mrsterryn]

Not for myself & Mr LL -live in the Sydney CBD and drive less than 3000 K's per year. Longer range travel plans - we hope that the situation in the ME settles down and things will revert to 'normal'.

I just registered my car for the year. This year it is under 900 k's last year it was 1200 . I am reminded at this time of the year how little my car is driven lol

Thankfully the car is currently full .

The issues haven't affected us as such but son and his family yes. Interestingly I have been watching (prior to all this ) about what time of the year is good for sales to London for next year Dec. Singapore is up about $1000 from Jan for this Dec yet Malaysia airlines they are basically the same as they were prior to this. Business class from Sydney to London

 

[oz_mark]

I have got a couple of trips planned out, but will wait a bit before going ahead with them (or delaying them a bit).
I'd say more shuffling things around (delay some things, bring forward others)

 

[PineappleSkip]

Not really. We are driving from the South Burnett to Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane on a 10 day relly run day after tomorrow. We have had stations in town run out over the last few days, particularly of diesel which is the local toilet paper, but the whole town has never run out or even looked like running out.

I did download the Qld and NSW fuel price apps, but I think they only tell you price rather than availability.

If you read the local Facebook pages or watch the regional news you'll discover the sky is falling

 

[AuSammy]

Mainly the car only gets used to go 2km away a couple times and back 5xwk, one day a week 14km return trip; but more on weekends depending what we have on. Public transport is only 50ć so used for trips into city etc. Maybe a run to the Gold Coast to visit friends on the weekend. If fuel gets scarce then might reconsider some “convenience/lazy” usage.

Flights already booked and paid for months ago for a couple domestic trips. O/S trips still in planning but probably not happening to Jan-Feb ‘27 due to other circumstances. Hopefully the mess will be sorted out by then.

If anything the procrastination of the last 18 months over which EV to buy and when to buy is stinging a little. I could be driving anywhere I want for free using power off the roof instead of $2.80 a litre for diesel. C’est la vie

 

[Forg]

I was thinking about it ... and the only instance I can think of is when my wife was on the fence over whether it was a good idea to attend a meeting in Europe in early COVID times. I can't recall which exact week it was, but she only cancelled the trip after I told her I very much preferred she didn't go; and if she had, I'm not sure how much trouble she'd have had coming back in, as the meeting coincided with the very first week of lockdowns & I can't recall what they were doing with incoming flights at the time.

 

[Big John]

My next trip is within Oz and my next o/s trip is to Asia. So I'm OK for flights.

Have reduced driving and told Big John Jnr that he can't use the car for short trips.

 

[kamchatsky]

I was going to plan a domestic trip later this year. That idea got shot down by my better half as the interest rate has gone up, fuel prices has gone up, and also airfares and accommodation cost has gone sky high.

The only trip I have planned now is end of year to HK/China which I already booked SQ Y/PE/J using points.

I can see most people would cut discretionary spending as much as possible, as I think interest rates will remain high for the rest of the year. Of course, most AFFers here can probably spend on travel even on high interest rates.

 

[Cossie]

We are meant to be taking a driving trip down to Victoria on April 1, 1 night booked in Rutherglen, 2 nights Bendigo, 2 nights Ballarat, 2 nights Preston to catch up with family, then 2 nights Lorne, have to be home by the 15th to pick Max up from jail.
Most is cancellable, and if I loose money because we don't/can't go, so be it, the interest rate increase will help us a bit, may well it continue to rise.
More concerned about Europe at the end of June and July. I have tickets booked to Jakarta, one night stop each way, then pick up Qatar to Frankfurt. Fairly sure the Qatar part won't happen, but I'll try to keep the Jakarta flights and go somewhere in Asia.

 

[OZDUCK]

Our flights to the UK on QR are ex Singapore but are not until early September so I am currently just sitting and waiting. Like Cossie, if the QR flights fall over I will retain the flight to Asia and revisit some places like Penang and KL.

 

[Pushka]

Minimising even city driving. Not sure about how we will manage the 2 hour drive to other other place.

Off to Thailand tomorrow so no change. June to see son in Malta after 2 years, on TK. That had better happen.