Thanks to the tyranny of distance, Australians are among the highest-yielding travellers any country can hope to welcome. It’s a long-haul flight to the northern hemisphere, so we tend to holiday abroad for longer and spend up big.

Australians will spend an average of $9131 on leisure overseas travel this year, according to the latest American Express Global Travel Trends report. And 65 per cent of Australians intend to spoil themselves by travelling solo.