FriendTrips

Expedia.com.au, the world’s largest online travel company, has recently launched FriendTrips, a six-week Facebook competition on its Australian Facebook page - www.facebook.com/expedia.com.au. The competition will give away a total of $250,000 worth of holidays, making it one of the biggest Facebook travel competitions in Australia ever. Read more

Only 5% of Aussies say they would travel with every one of their Facebook friends

Every day, Aussies share their latest news, personal opinions and photos with their Facebook ‘friends’, however when it comes to packing their bags and sharing a travel experience, Aussies are much more selective.

To coincide with the launch of its FriendTrips Facebook competition, Expedia.com.au asked Australian Facebook users*, who have an average of 130 friends**, how many of their Facebook ‘friends’ they would travel with. More than half (52 per cent) said that they would only travel with between one and 10 per cent of their friends, which on average, is up to 13 friends. Read more