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Trips abroad ’still planned’ despite recession woes
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009The recession is not putting Britons off taking trips abroad, a survey has indicated.
According to Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, consumers are attempting to escape the financial problems they are experiencing by actually taking more holidays.
Research by the firm revealed that a total of 56 million breaks are planned, with 16.4 million people intending to go on more than one trip this summer.
Sam Marrs, manager at Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, remarked: "It would appear that rather than sacrificing our holidays, we Britons may even be taking more breaks in a bid to put all the credit-crunch doom and gloom behind us."
Despite the weakness of the pound against the euro, 36 per cent of holidaymakers intend to visit the eurozone.
The findings come after Jonathan Mitcham of Which? Holiday suggested that trips to Europe are likely to fall this year, as consumers look for ways to save money in order to avoid the need for debt help.
By Andy Mackay
