HAIRCUT TOP PRIORITY POST-LOCKDOWN
Thai survey finds 21pc of respondents want to trim their hair, 23pc of them desire to travel
AS Thailand prepares to relax its Covid-19 restrictions, the three things Thais look forward to most are haircuts, travelling and eating out.
Almost 21 per cent of respondents of a survey said they were desperate for a trim, followed by travelling to provinces or abroad at 19 per cent, and eating out in restaurants at 15 per cent.
Around 1,000 Thais aged 18 to 74 participated in the online survey conducted by global market research firm survey Ipsos from May 14 to 18.
The Bangkok Post said the survey found that a quarter of respondents with high income chose travel as their most wanted activity after the lockdown.
Youngsters preferred returning to study and work, as well as visiting entertainment venues, while 20 per cent of middleaged respondents wanted to travel.
“The survey suggests the travel industry should bounce back after the lockdown due to demand among those with an income of more than 50,000 baht a month,” said Aitsanart Wuthithanakul, a senior client officer at Ipsos.
In terms of gender, having a haircut was the most popular activity among males at 27 per cent, while travelling around and between provinces or abroad came first for females at 21 per cent, followed by shopping at department stores at 15 per cent.
Some 10 per cent of females said they wanted to return to study or work, versus only five per cent of males.
The survey shows that different generations seem to have different preferred lifestyles.
Those aged 18 to 24 years preferred working hard to playing hard, with 17 per cent of them saying they wanted to return to work or study after the lockdown.
Only five per cent of them said they wanted to go to the cinemas and entertainment venues at night.
For respondents aged 25 to 44, 20 per cent of them cited travelling as their first priority.
For those older than 45, six per cent want to go to religious sites and while nine per cent want to go out to exercise — higher than other age groups.
In terms of income, 10 per cent of middle class respondents said they wanted to return to study or work.