How the UK goes on holiday *

WE'RE ALL GOING ON A Summer holiday HOW THE UK GOES ON HOLIDAY WHERE ARE YOU GOING? THE UK'S MOST POPULAR OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS San Francisco Dublin Amsterdam New York Berlin Las Vegas Los Angeles Brussels Orlando Prague Paris Venice Madrid Barcelona Mallorca Rome Bangkok Dubai Instanbul Hong Kong --- Toplo UK Destinations For overseas visitors What kind of holiday are you going on? Camping 12% 3% Backpacking Package holiday Group tour 20% 6% Glasgow Cruise 3% City Break Cottage/Villa 20% Edinburgh 14% Beach 25% Belfast Manchester Liverpool Birmingham Bristol Oxford TAXI London Brighton WHERE ARE YOU GOING THIS SUMMER? The UK's favourite beaches France Phuket, Thailand Hammamet, Tunisia Hurghada, Egypt Playa del Carmen & Cancun, Mexico Thira, Chania, Kos Greece Palma Nova, Spain Split, Croatia 12% Italy 8% 5% 42% UK Greece 3% Turkey USA 10% Spain 17% WHO ARE YOU GOING ON HOLIDAY WITH? My partner 44% PLANES, TRAINS OR AUTOMOBILES? Partner & kids 29% Bunch of friends 7% Going solo Family group 9% 22% Long Haul flight 12% 34% Short Haul 31% Car 3% Train SUN, SEA, EASY TO GET TO, CHEAP... OR SOMETHING ELSE? 33% Cost Recommendation 7% WHAT YOU WNANT FROM YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON HOLIDAY CHOICE 26% Ease of travel 42% Been there 15% 20% before Weather 41% 30% 7% 35% 24% 10% Try somewhere new SUMMER SPENDING The UK's Holiday Spending stats HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO PAYEXCESS AIRLINE BAGGAGE CHARGES? HOW MUCH DID YOU HAVE TO PAY? YOUR HOLIDAY BUDGET, (PP) 12% O O( Under £100 £10 to £100 to £101-£250 £50 £200 No 10% £251-£400 33 3 3 % £401-£500 21% 64% 23% O O O O £501-£1000 26% Yes £1000-£2000 79% £50 to £2000+ £100 Britain spends E310million each year on airline baggage charges ARE YOU SUPER ORGANISED SALLY, PLANNING PAM OR LAST MINUTE LARRY LEAVING THE OFFICE BEHIND... OR TAKING IT ON HOLIDAY? ICHECK MY WORK EMAILS: 11% Weekly 3% Hourly HOW FAR AHEAD DID YOU BOOK YOUR SUMMER HOLIDAY? 10% Constantly 43% Daily Less than one month ahead 19% 3 months + 42% 33% 6 months + 35% Never XXX-X XXX 4% 12 months + 97% of workers say they check work emails while on vacation YOUR SUMMERTIME BLUES HAVE YOU EVERLOST YOUR LUGGAGE WHEN FLYING? EXCESS BAGGAGE CHARGES: REASONABLE OREXCESSIVE? O0 46% 54% 35% 65% YES NO REASONABLE EXCESSIVE WHAT DO YOU HATE MOST ABOUT AIRLINE TRAVEL? WHICH AIRLINE WERE YOU FLYING WITH? メメス BRITISH AIRWAYS 31% Checking in luggage 7% Baggage reclaim 52% Excess baggage charges 30% Airline food 11% easyJet 8% 23% RYANAIR 15% parcelhero A'A 8% www.parcelhero.com SOURCES: ParcelHero SurveyMonkey poll July 2015 Kayak.co.uk Dailymail.co.uk Mashable.com (Forbes Insights survey) Telegraph.co.uk This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attributions-Share Alike 4.0 International License - www.creative commons.org/license/by-sa/4.0 cC BY SA E Culture & history Sunbathing S Beaches Sports S Family activities poot po09 Romance