Britons taking shorter holidays
Tuesday March 4th , 2008
More and more British tourists are choosing to take shorter breaks abroad, new research has found.
A study by Holiday Inn revealed that only half of all families in the UK are planning to take a two-week summer holiday this year.
The organisation stated that factors such as the price of a break during the school holidays, combined with the difficulty in getting time off work, have forced people to change their habits.
Instead, many people choose to travel abroad more frequently but for a shorter length of time.
This means that people can possibly take in more destinations and enjoy breaks throughout the year.
Chris Hale, spokesman for Holiday Inn, said: "Gone are the bad old days when people would save all year for their annual two-week summer holiday at the busiest and most expensive period."
This comes after Thomson Financial cited government data showing that during January 2008, Spain attracted 2.8 million holidaymakers.
