Visualized: LUC’s Top Holiday Destinations

In an effort to do some real research, an LUC News Team (which passed QRM) recently spent hours doing what LUC students do best - being on Facebook - to compile data on LUC’s travels during summer and winter breaks. The main source being social media, the data yielded interesting trends in the travel of LUC students. The results of the study were summarised in a map, which showed the most popular holiday destinations among LUCers.

Luckily, to satiate our management’s need for sensationalism, the results were shocking. The official report revealed that after the #1 destination: the Netherlands, the second most visited places were all in Southeast Asia. The region boasted Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Burma as countries attracting large numbers of LUCers.

“This isn't just a trend, and social media doesn't lie. It appears as though Southeast Asia is a sort of Mecca for LUC. A picture on the shores of the Indian Ocean is like a baptism for a student here. “ told us the lead researcher, attempting to keep the religious simile alive, but running out of things to say.

After Southeast Asia, the next most popular region was Europe, spearheaded by countries like Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Spain. Other very popular destinations were Japan, the USA, and Hong Kong.

“It’s surprising but at the same time it makes a lot of sense.” one first year told us, “I expected Germany, or maybe the the South of Spain, the two major Dutch attractions,to come out on top. Southeast Asia was a surprise, it's like the Dutch East India Tourism Company. I'm gonna check the flights now, Indonesia, here I come!”

“I don’t understand why so many LUC Students travel to Southeast Asia. Does it have to do with Dutch colonialism, ticket prices, exoticism, or food?” questioned a second year who only had the money for a train ticket home.

“It is a strange trend that definitely requires more analysis. I took AQRM so am sure I can be of help.” claimed a third year majoring in Policy Science, as he scrolled through vacation pictures of his friends on Facebook.

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