00:00Who are the biggest spending travelers in the EU?
00:08Did you know that most Europeans prefer to travel close to home?
00:1292% of all trips taken by EU residents happen within the block.
00:1771% are domestic and the remaining 21% are to other EU countries.
00:23A Euronews analysis of Eurostat data reveals that Luxembourgish travelers
00:27top the list of big spenders abroad, shelling out an average of 1,758 euros
00:34on trips lasting at least four nights.
00:37And they're followed closely by the Swedes, the Austrians, the Finns and the French.
00:42At the other end of the scale, the Lithuanians, the Hungarians and the Slovenians span the list.
00:48When it comes to food and drinks, the Cypriots take the lead,
00:52with an average of 320 euros spent on cafes and restaurants,
00:57followed by the Estonians, the Finns and the Greeks.
01:00Along with the Lithuanians, the Slovenians and the Hungarians,
01:04the French are the least likely to splurge on local cuisine when traveling abroad.
01:09Interestingly, the French are also among the least likely to travel abroad within the EU.
01:15Just 9% of their intra-EU trips take place outside their country,
01:21the same as the Romanians.
01:23And even more patriotic, the Spaniards, with only 8% of their EU trips spent abroad.
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