According to a new report, the number of adults in the UK planning to go on holiday abroad has halved since December 2019. reports Aviva.
This information comes from the latest report of the insurer “How we live”, conducted with 4,000 people in the UK. The report shows that in December 2019, two-thirds (66%) of the adult population in the UK planned to spend their holidays abroad in the next twelve months, and three-quarters (75%) expected that in 2020 they would have a holiday in the UK.
By March 2021, the share of UK residents planning a holiday in the next 12 months has dropped significantly to 37% (abroad) and 53% (UK), although these figures have increased compared to 2020.
A study of “How We Live” shows that many people are wary of traveling abroad in the future.
Four out of five (80%) adults in the UK say the Covid pandemic has affected their attitudes towards travel. Although many people are excited about the prospect of going abroad, others are still very nervous.
One-fifth (20%) of the UK’s adult population say the pandemic has made them less interested in traveling abroad, and the same proportion (20%) specifically say they are concerned about the disease abroad. About one in seven (15%) say they are concerned that vacation spots “simply will not be the same” in the future.
Unfortunately, every 12 (8%) adult Briton does not think he will go abroad again. This is 16% among people aged 65-74 and 20% among people aged 75 and older.