How do you holiday?

How Do YOU HOLIDAY? The holidays are here again, and we want to know what the average Brit gets up to during this, the most magical time of the year. That's why we polled our customers for the how, what and where of their holiday seasons. THE SEASON What's the best part of the holiday season? 65% 10% FAMILY & FRIENDS PRESENTS 25% FOOD & DRINK THE SPENDING How much will you spend on holiday gifts this year? UNDER £250 £250 - £550 £550 – £850 £850 OR MORE* 48% 35% 15% 2% *Holiday spending is up this year, with the average gift coming in at a whopping £28.70!" THE TRAVEL Where are you headed for the holidays? 49% Staying Home Somewhere Jnside 26% he Country 25% Somewhere Butside the Country If you could spend your holiday in one of these three cities, which would it be? New York* Paris 22% Tokyo 13% 65% *Times Square in New York City is home to one of the world's largest toy stores, complete with its own Ferris wheel and T-Rex model!? THE FOOD How many stone do you expect to gain? 76% 12% 12% 0 - 1 NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! 1- 2 42% What's the one holiday dessert you can't live without? 26% 19% 13% MINCE PIES* GINGERBREAD TRIFLE SPOTTED DICK *Throughout history, the Mince Pie has also been called the minched pie, mutton pie and Christmas pie.3 REFERENCES 1 Atkins, N. (13 Nov 2013). Christmas 2013: Brits to spend more on presents this year with average gift costing £28.70. Retrieved from http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/christmas-2013-brits-to-spend-2786476 2 Ask.com. (n.d.). What is the biggest tory store in the world. Retrieved from p://www.ask.com/question/what-is-the-biggest-toy-store-in-the-world 3 Wikipedia. (n.d.). Mince pie. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mince_pie Customer data from December 2013 survey of 1447 customers. POUNDS to POCKET