Nearly three quarters of Brits holiday in the same place every year, study shows
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly three quarters of Brits holiday in the same place every year, study shows

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Norwegian Cruise Line’s survey of 2,000 British holidaymakers showed that 73 per cent have returned to the same hotel abroad several times, averaging four return visits. More than a quarter said they liked seeing familiar faces on holiday, while 30 per cent said they enjoyed not having to plan very far ahead. On top of this, 37 per cent said they want to experience a new culture, and 36 per cent want to try a new cuisine on their next holiday. However, only 17 per cent said they were tired of visiting the same hotel multiple times.

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Protests likely as Spain attracts record number of tourists
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests likely as Spain attracts record number of tourists

China Daily  

By EARLE GALE in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-04 14:35 Tourists tour during the World Tourism Day, in downtown Ronda, southern Spain on Sept 27. Spain's national statistics office, the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, or INE, said the 21.8 million people who visited the country this summer was 7.3 percent up on last summer's total. Jordi Hereu …

British tourists flock to Spain despite summer of overtourism protests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

British tourists flock to Spain despite summer of overtourism protests

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Overtourism protests across Spain this summer did not deter millions of British travellers from visiting holiday …

Nearly half of Brits don’t take all their annual leave
7 months, 1 week ago

Nearly half of Brits don’t take all their annual leave

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a study of over 2,000 employed Brits of all different levels of income, the main reason cited, at 27 …

Spanish Tourist Office claim overtourism protests have been ‘heavily inflated’ by UK media
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Spanish Tourist Office claim overtourism protests have been ‘heavily inflated’ by UK media

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, the Spanish Tourist Office told The Independent that tourism arrivals to Spain this summer “so far have not been …

Revealed: Six in ten Brits are planning at least three holidays in 2024, with budgets as high as £10,000 per getaway
1 year, 2 months ago

Revealed: Six in ten Brits are planning at least three holidays in 2024, with budgets as high as £10,000 per getaway

Daily Mail  

As many as 66 per cent of Brits are setting their sights on a luxury 5-star hotel Brits are making up for lost time, with one in six planning at least three holidays this year, according to a survey. The research, a survey of 700 adults by Luxury Escapes that aimed to explore the nation's travel indulgences, found that 69 …

Most popular holiday destination for older Brits revealed
1 year, 3 months ago

Most popular holiday destination for older Brits revealed

The Independent  

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76% `planning to spend at least as much on travel next...
1 year, 5 months ago

76% `planning to spend at least as much on travel next...

Daily Mail  

A new survey has found at least three quarters of Brits plan to spend at least as much money on travel next year as they have done in 2023. More than three quarters of Brits plan to spend at least as much money on travel in 2024 as they have done in the past 12 months, according to a new …

More than 40 per cent of people will book an overseas holiday before Christmas
1 year, 5 months ago

More than 40 per cent of people will book an overseas holiday before Christmas

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A poll of 2,301 UK adults commissioned by travel protection scheme Atol indicated the average spend per trip is expected …

Adults are eager to explore the world alone over the next three years
1 year, 5 months ago

Adults are eager to explore the world alone over the next three years

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study, commissioned by Hilton, is part of its global 2024 Trends Report unpacking how behaviours and interests are changing, …

Cost of living leading to more holidays in Britain, reveals report
1 year, 11 months ago

Cost of living leading to more holidays in Britain, reveals report

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The rising cost of living is making budget-stretched Britons drive a trend for shorter …

Tui: Holiday prices soar by a quarter says Europe’s biggest travel firm
2 years, 3 months ago

Tui: Holiday prices soar by a quarter says Europe’s biggest travel firm

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tui, Europe’s biggest travel firm, says British travellers are paying significantly more for their winter holidays …

Spain holidays to become more expensive under EU climate plan for air travel
2 years, 5 months ago

Spain holidays to become more expensive under EU climate plan for air travel

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plans to make air travel more climate-friendly will make holidays to Spain more expensive, according to …

Spain holidays cost ‘£500 more on average than last year’
2 years, 5 months ago

Spain holidays cost ‘£500 more on average than last year’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Exchange rates on the Euro have dropped as much as 13 per cent, according to the exchange bureau, and its …

British travellers are paying much more for their holidays, says Tui
2 years, 6 months ago

British travellers are paying much more for their holidays, says Tui

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British holidaymakers paid 18 per cent more for their summer holidays in 2022 compared with pre-pandemic …

Spain drops ‘fully vaccinated’ rule for teenage travellers – but too late for half-term holidays
3 years, 1 month ago

Spain drops ‘fully vaccinated’ rule for teenage travellers – but too late for half-term holidays

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Consequently, it is considered appropriate to establish conditions specific to these people.” He has modified an order so that travellers …

Grant Shapps promises to ‘set Britons free’ with easing of travel rules
3 years, 2 months ago

Grant Shapps promises to ‘set Britons free’ with easing of travel rules

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The transport secretary has made a bold claim about eased travel rules, promising “normality not witnessed …

These are the most popular holiday destinations for Brits as travel restrictions ease
3 years, 2 months ago

These are the most popular holiday destinations for Brits as travel restrictions ease

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Third on the list was France - which has currently banned most British visitors - with 17 per cent saying …

France travel restrictions: British tourists to be banned
3 years, 3 months ago

France travel restrictions: British tourists to be banned

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The list of “compelling reasons” does not include “travel for tourist or professional reasons”, according to a statement issued by …

Travel industry despair: ‘My agency has sent two people abroad this year’
3 years, 9 months ago

Travel industry despair: ‘My agency has sent two people abroad this year’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “From January to June this year, from my agency, we have had two people travel abroad.” …

Spain opens up to British holidaymakers from Monday – but stays on amber list
3 years, 10 months ago

Spain opens up to British holidaymakers from Monday – but stays on amber list

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As controversy continues in the UK about travel to “amber list” nations, the Spanish government has …

Greece and Spain advance plans to let in British holidaymakers
3 years, 11 months ago

Greece and Spain advance plans to let in British holidaymakers

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tourism Minister Fernando Valdes told Sky News that the European nation “desperate” to welcome British visitors with open arms, and …

Spain to lift ban on British tourists from 30 March
4 years ago

Spain to lift ban on British tourists from 30 March

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Spain is the most-visited country by British tourists, and had previously signalled it was ready and willing to accept visitors …

Ease travel rules to rescue inbound tourism, airlines demand
4 years, 1 month ago

Ease travel rules to rescue inbound tourism, airlines demand

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As long as quarantine is in place, borders are almost shut.” Jonathan Hinkles, chief executive of Loganair, said: “Restrictions today …

Three in 10 Britons say they won’t travel at all in 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Three in 10 Britons say they won’t travel at all in 2021

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two thirds of British people say the current regulations are preventing them from travelling, while 58 per cent claim that …

The most Googled travel destinations of 2020 revealed
4 years, 3 months ago

The most Googled travel destinations of 2020 revealed

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Spain was top of Brits’ lists when it came to online travel searches, with the term “Travel to Spain” the …

Coronavirus: Tourists to UK slumped as crisis grew from January to March
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Tourists to UK slumped as crisis grew from January to March

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Incoming tourism to the UK dropped by one-sixth in the first three months of 2020, as …

Nine in 10 British people went on holiday this year, says new data
5 years, 5 months ago

Nine in 10 British people went on holiday this year, says new data

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly nine in 10 British travellers took a holiday this year, the highest level for eight …

One third of adults over 40 feel more ‘adventurous’ now with holidays, survey claims
6 years, 1 month ago

One third of adults over 40 feel more ‘adventurous’ now with holidays, survey claims

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Many of us have a wishlist of places we want to visit and some even have multiple holidays planned – …

Demand for Cardiff holidays triples this summer
7 years, 8 months ago

Demand for Cardiff holidays triples this summer

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Data released by travel search engine Kayak shows that Cardiff’s popularity has increased the most out of all European destinations …

Post-Brexit holidays: Staycations are on the rise as UK leaves EU
7 years, 11 months ago

Post-Brexit holidays: Staycations are on the rise as UK leaves EU

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Travel marketing group …

'One million fewer British visitors to the US' predicted as prospective tourists react to Trump’s victory
8 years, 4 months ago

'One million fewer British visitors to the US' predicted as prospective tourists react to Trump’s victory

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Australian representatives at WTM spotted a photo opportunity at the deserted Trump Hotels stand A leading …

Number of British holidaymakers going to the beach falls by a quarter in one year
8 years, 5 months ago

Number of British holidaymakers going to the beach falls by a quarter in one year

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The proportion of British travellers taking a beach holiday fell by 24 per cent in the …

Brexit travel question of the day: Simon Calder on whether the fall in sterling will affect holiday prices this year
8 years, 8 months ago

Brexit travel question of the day: Simon Calder on whether the fall in sterling will affect holiday prices this year

The Independent  

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Typical British holiday in 2015 will be ten-day trip to Spain at cost of £1,220
10 years, 3 months ago

Typical British holiday in 2015 will be ten-day trip to Spain at cost of £1,220

Daily Mail  

It is followed by the US, France and Italy, according to the study Spain remains the most popular destination outside of the UK Holidaymakers will spend nearly £1,220 on their main break next year and are planning to throw in an additional trip away from home, new research has revealed. With the average Briton planning three trips instead of two …

Overcrowded, overpriced and overrated: welcome to Britain
13 years, 10 months ago

Overcrowded, overpriced and overrated: welcome to Britain

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stoke is picked out as "a sprawl of industrial townships tied together by flyovers and bypasses", while leafier Surrey is …

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