'Therapeutic': Why top blogger finds young Aussies travelling the most

Travel blogger Jorden Tually sees more young Australians than young people from any other country travelling the world, but it might not be why you think.

The 31-year-old from Newcastle, who has millions of followers across his social media accounts, has been travelling for 10 years and has been to almost 90 countries. He makes a living out of posting his adventures online.

He has noticed something about Australia's young adults that set them apart from other cultures.

"I feel like people have probably given up on the thought of having a home and buying a house ... Aussies are feeling that it's impossible," Mr Tually told ACM.

"The news and the conversations they're having and the statistics around comparing homes in the 90s to 2025, it's all very daunting, and it feels like an uphill battle."

For many of his peer group, buying a home feels like "a lost cause", which frees up "a lot of disposable income".

"If they're not going to invest in anything long term, then they're just thinking, well, I'm here today, I might not be here tomorrow, so let's have a good time while we can and we'll think about the future later."

Add that to the fact Aussies are so far from the rest of the world and you have a nation of young people with an "iconic passion for travel".

According to new research from Klook's Travel Pulse Survey, Millennials and Gen Z see travel as essential for mental recharging.

The travel brand surveyed 7000 respondents across 14 markets (including Australia) and over 70 per cent of young people said travel was helping them cope with everyday stresses and feelings of being overwhelmed.

For Mr Tually, travel is all about three pillars: new experiences and adventures, connecting with different people, and taking himself out of his comfort zone.

"It's very therapeutic in the sense that it gives me purpose and it makes me feel like I'm not wasting any opportunities in life," he said.

"Just say I'm having a bad day and I feel a little down, I just know the opportunities to switch that up are so grand with the environments I'm putting myself in, with the people I'm meeting, the places I'm seeing. It's very easy to get yourself out of any rut."

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Klook said for Gen Z and Millenials, travel "isn't just a fun escape - it's a lifeline for managing stress".

And experiences are key - not just ticking off countries or monuments. The research showed over 60 per cent of respondents were willing to allocate half their travel budget to experiences, and almost half were already planning their next getaway only a month after returning from a trip.

The company's managing director of Oceania, UK and The Americas, Henry Hooper, said younger generations in the pursuit of happiness were placing greater value on lifestyle and experiences over owning "things".

The next country Mr Tually will travel to is India, following a busy travel period in the Americas.

He visited El Salvador which he said had bounced back from being one of the most dangerous places in the world.

He thinks China and Mongolia will be the next trending countries for Aussies to visit.

"Now Australians can go to China for 30 days without a visa, so China is seeing a lot more tourism due to that and a lot of random TikTok videos blowing up," Mr Tually said.

"I think that's going to trickle into a more rural country like Mongolia as well. It's definitely out there, it's completely safe and there's no barrier to entry."