In 2016 many of the UK resident holidaymakers were nationals of the countries they visited (69% of those visiting Romania for holidays were Romanian and 31% of those going to Poland were Polish), perhaps returning to spend the holidays with family and friends.Ĭroatia joined the EU in 2013, and the dramatic rise in visitor numbers partially reflects the emergence of the country from the Balkans War, which only ended in late 1995. This made travel between the countries much simpler.
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Poland and Romania have joined the EU in the intervening years (in 20 respectively), and Romanian nationals gained full rights to work in the UK in 2014. It’s largely due to the popularity of Dubai, where the UAE has invested heavily in hotels and shopping malls, and has been rewarded with ever-greater numbers of British tourists. The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) popularity with British holidaymakers is especially striking. Top 10 destinations for UK resident holidaymakers, 2016 (with 1996 figures)
Two destinations that have dropped out of the top 10 since 1996 are Belgium and Turkey. This could be due to an ageing population, with increasing numbers of older people in the population – but cruise operators are also trying to extend their appeal to younger holidaymakers too. Germany has now joined the top 10 destinations for UK holidaymakers, and another new entry is cruising – which is now four times as popular as it was 20 years ago. However, while the number of holidays to Spain has rocketed (up 87% in 20 years), France is one of the few countries we’re visiting less than we were in 1996: the number of holidays by UK residents has fallen by 9%.īudget airlines may be behind this too: rather than driving to France on a ferry (the number of holidaymakers travelling by sea has declined by 33% since 1996), tourists are perhaps opting for a cheap flight elsewhere instead. Top 10 destinations for UK holidaymakersĬomparing the most popular holiday destinations in 19, not a lot has changed at the top of the chart: we still love visiting Spain and France. And according to the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation in 2003, “around 50% of the traffic on low-cost carriers is newly generated” – which means half of the people flying on budget airlines in Europe weren’t making those journeys before. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the European Council relaxed the rules to create a common aviation area across Europe, allowing low-cost carriers including EasyJet and Ryanair to enter the market.īetween 19 ( the most recent figures available from the Civil Aviation Authority), passenger numbers at UK airports increased by 85%, from 135 million to 251 million – continuing a long-term trend. One of the most likely explanations for UK residents going on more, shorter, holidays is the growth of the budget airlines. Total number of holidays overseas by UK residents, 1996 to 2016ĭownload the data No-frills airlines have taken off That’s a 68% rise in the number of holidays, while the UK population increased by 12% in the same period. In 2016, UK residents went on more than 45 million foreign holidays, up from 27 million in 1996. We looked at data from our International Passenger Survey in 19 to uncover the biggest differences in our holiday habits between the 1990s and now. Once you arrived at your destination, clutching your guide book, film camera and travellers cheques, you were pretty incommunicado, unless you found a phone box or an internet cafe. Hardly anyone had access to the internet, so you probably booked your trip by going to a travel agent or finding a cheap package deal on Teletext. Going abroad on holiday in the 1990s was very different. And one-day "booze cruises" across the Channel to stock up on alcohol and cigarettes are much less common than they used to be. In the last 20 years, UK tourists have turned their backs on traditional 2-week holidays in favour of short breaks and week-long trips.
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