Are you part of the bucket and spade brigade on holiday where a ‘fly and flop’ holiday has all the appeal, or a city slicker who prefers to explore and soak up the culture and history?
We all have different preferences when it comes to choosing our ideal holiday, but – thanks to momondo.co.uk who conducted its Annual Global Travel Survey – the results on what we really prefer are in…
Sun, Sea and Sand
The traditional appeal of the bucket and spade still holds strong for Brits. Topping the list of breaks, 46% of Brits claimed they will be taking a beach holiday this year.
Although this statistic for Brits was 2% lower than last year, it does appear sun and sand appeals more to women, with almost half planning a breach break in 2016 at 48%, compared to a fewer 44% of British males.
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Italians love a shoreline even more than Brits, with a whopping 69% stating they will vacate seaside this year.
This was followed by 65% of Portuguese asked and 63% of Russians. Least liking the sea however are the Danes, with just 34% surveyed planning a 2016 beach retreat.
Urban breaks
The second-most popuar choice for Brits was city breaks, with 37% opting to take an urban escape this year.
Men are more inclined to opt for this type of break (41%) compared with 34% of women.
The travel site found city breaks are even more popular with Italians however, with 63% planning one, followed by 60% of Chinese recipients questioned.
City breaks were least popular with the French, with only 13% planning one in 2016.
Happy Campers
The third most popular holiday choice for Brits is camping, with 15% pitching up this year.
In comparison, the two nationalities jointly loving tents are Americans and Russians – 30% of both groups stated they will be camping out this year.
Conversely, the Finnish do not regard camping so highly – they had the least recipients sleeping outdoors on vacation this year at just 4%.
Villa vacations
12% of Brits plan to rent or visit their own holiday house abroad this year, with 12% of Brits planning to rent or stay independently in the UK.
This accommodation choice maintained its popularity year-on-year – in 2015 12% of Brits stayed in a property abroad and 13% in the UK.
And interestingly, booking accommodation independently appeals to the younger British market significantly more than the older generation.
Variety is the spice
In terms of different types of holiday, 12% of Brits are planning a spa break this year, 11% a cruise, 8% a hiking trip, 8% a ski break, 7% a sports holiday, 6% a cycling-focused jaunt, 6% will be inter-railing and just 5% of Brits will backpack.
And who is staying put?
Contrasting all 20 nations, the highest number of any nationality stating they will not be going on any holidays in 2016 were Brits, at 10%, up 3% from last year – suggesting austerity levels may be rising.
In comparison, just 2% of Italians, Spanish, Turkish and Brazilians surveyed said they wouldn’t take a break at all this year, followed by 3% of Swiss, Portuguese and Chinese surveyed.
Being a Brit who loves travel, nothing will keep me from going away this year. And despite the fact that I’ll have two kids in tow, I won’t be stuck on the beach for 14 nights….we can all expand our historical and cultural knowledge with a city tour of some sort…bring on the tours!
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