Shane Thomas:

Originally Answered: Do Australians travel internationally more than people from other countries? If so, what explains the difference?

Yes Australians are good travelers most have passports and use them.

There are many budget airlines connecting Australia to all the world.

We are isolated from the world yet we are curious and love to travel.

Being a big country 5 hours of flight time to cross it. Depending where you live in Australia 1.5 to 8 hours of flight time gets you many international destinations.

Often international flights and or packages are cheaper than domestic.

Happy travels

Tim Fountain:

I don’t know if its true, at least compared to most wealthy nations in the world. Compared to the Americans (of the US variety), certainly on international travel. Germans are everywhere, as are Brits, Canadians and Dutch; and New Zealanders get around a lot for a small population nation.

Americans tend to travel internationally less largely because they get two weeks annual leave (if they are lucky), compared to anything from four to eight in other comparable nations. Americans also have low wages at the lower end, compared to western Europe, Canada, Australia, etc. And a large country with a lot to see (as does Canada and Australia).

Other than that anomaly, and traditionally the French tended to largely stay within France, I’m not sure there is that much difference.

Asia is close (well, 8–9 hours but that’s short-haul international by Australian standards) and cheap. Europe holds a lot of heritage for many people, and the sheer age and history is a drawcard that can’t be matched locally. And of course, the United States is culturally dominant thanks to Hollywood so holds an attraction for many.

Lynne Chamberlain:

Australians are not arrogant enough to believe that the rest of the world offers them nothing in the way of new experiences.

Michael Coburn:

I have no idea if that is true.

But if it is it is because we can. We are a wealthy nation and our people can afford it. They have a spirit of adventure and like to see the rest of the world.

Another likely reason is that we are mostly migrants, if not first generation then we have at least one migrant not too far back in the history of our families. Many are curious to visit their ancestral country or may have living relatives to visit.

Ozmaniac:

Originally Answered: Why do Australians travel so much?

We’re used to travelling great distances within Australia, yet, while the natural scenery changes, we all speak the same language, go to the same type of schools, live in much the same houses etc etc wherever we go.

We’re well educated and most people have a fair amount of disposable income so if we want really different experiences, we get on a plane and go overseas. And then we find that travel is addictive!

I think I’m a far better Australian because of travelling as much as I have.

Hayley Kolinski:

Originally Answered: Do Australians travel internationally more than people from other countries? If so, what explains the difference?

No. We actually travel less internationally. Our country is huge. I still haven’t seen it all and I travel several times a year. I’ve only been internationally once, to New Zealand, but I’ve been on 137 flights. We also don’t have any neighbouring countries without ocean between us. It’s so simple to travel internationally and in europe especially. It only take a couple of hours by road or train to get from one country to the next! If Australia was broken into smaller countries as small as most other countries, we would be travelling internationally more than any other nationality in the world. we also don’t do as many international business trips as the US or UK because it’s way too expensive to send every businessman over the other side of the globe for every meeting.

Robert Crooks:

Originally Answered: Why do Australians travel so much?

One wonderful tradition that Australia and New Zealand have is “Long Service Leave.” After, I think, six or seven years of service with an employer, the person may take six months leave (whether with or without pay, I’m sure— ANZACS help me out here).

This frees them up for really serious travel if they want it.

Adrian Crowe:

Originally Answered: Why do Australians travel so much?

The question is … why do Americans travel overseas so little?

Nathan Worrell:

Originally Answered: Why do Australians travel so much?

Because Australia is god damn boring. You can visit a town on the East Coast, fly to the other side of the continent, and it's exactly the same. The same shops, the same historic Georgian and Victorian buildings, the same views, largely the same climate, the same accent etc. Driving from Sydney to Perth you get a Westfield Shopping Mall, gum trees, thousands...

Ian Buchanan:

because we can’t just drive across an imaginary line to get to another country, and people who can afford to travel overseas get adequate paid leave.