Vietnam ranks third on the list of top ten destinations forthe increasing number of Australians travelling abroad following an increase invalue of the Australian dollar against the local currency, The Daily Examiner has reported. 

The Australian daily newspaper last week quoted the list of top ten best-value destinations revealed by online travel company Expedia.

 

It also cited the National Australia Bank as saying that the Australian dollar had climbed 16 percent against theVietnamese dong over a 12-month period.

 

Vietnam isconsidereda short-haul favorite for tropical beach breaks, the newspaper said.

Over the past 12 months the number of Australian Internet searcheson Expedia for Vietnam has increased by 73 percent, it added.

 

Many other countries are also seeing increasesin theAustralian dollar against their currencies.

 

Amee Evans, marketing manager for Expedia Australia and New Zealand, was quoted as saying that Australian currency is at “near-record highs” against many of the world's major and minor currencies, including the US dollar.

 

In fact, the US, which is always on the most loved destination list for Aussies, ranked eighth with the currency increase of ten percent, the newspaper said.Turkey topped the list with the Australian dollar soaring 20 percent against the Turkish Lira, it said.

 

Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statisticsshow thatoverseas departures are at near-record highs, up more than 10 percent in the first seven months of the year over the same period last year.