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Destinations across Southeast Asia and Korea surged in popularity for Japanese tourists during this year’s Golden Week. 🛫 Travelex data highlighted the growing customer demand for several Southeast Asian currencies during the recent holiday season, we saw year-on-year increases in the number of purchases of: 🔹 Singapore dollar, up 23.6%  🔹 Vietnamese dong, up 19.9%  🔹 Thai baht, up 18.2%  🔹 Korean won, up 13.4%. Jun Otani, Travelex Managing Director - Japan said: “We know from the Travelex Travel Money Insights Report that more than half of Japanese travellers choose to travel overseas with cash for its security and convenience. With Thailand and Vietnam popular destinations and still heavily cash-dependent economies, convenient access to physical travel money is essential, and we’re proud to meet the growing demand among Japanese travellers.” Read more about the shift in Japanese tourist travel patterns here ➡ https://lnkd.in/e67ikm4t #WeAreTravelex #Japan #GoldenWeek