Brits Will Still Go Abroad For Their Holidays
Only a tiny proportion of the public - a mere 3 per cent - say that war and terrorism will put them off going overseas on holiday next year, says a survey conducted by MORI for ABTA.
Only a tiny proportion of the public - a mere 3 per cent - say that war and terrorism will put them off going overseas on holiday next year, says a survey conducted by MORI for ABTA.
In an omnibus survey, 900 people, who had said they had flown overseas in the last two years, were asked whether they were likely to go on holiday next year and encouragingly, around half say that next year's holiday plans will be unaffected. Thirteen per cent will, however, wait until later than usual before they make their decision.
"ABTA members can be heartened by these figures," says Ian Reynolds, ABTA Chief Executive, "fears about flying seem to have abated, and although sales are down at the moment, the vast majority of people still intend to take their annual overseas holiday next year."
"This research seems to back up our earlier work with the Centre for Economic and Business Research which suggested that there will be a sharp upturn in bookings in January - we'll just have to sit tight."
Q Please tell me which one of the statements best describes your likely behaviour with regard to taking a holiday next year. Just read out the one letter that best applies to your current situation.
| % | |
| I have already booked an overseas holiday | 17 |
| I intend to take an overseas holiday - the current war and terrorism will not affect my travel plans | 47 |
| I intend to take an overseas holiday, but the current war/terrorism will make me delay my decision until nearer the time I would expect to travel | 13 |
| I normally go overseas on holiday, but do not intend to do so next year because of the current war/terrorism | 3 |
| I do not always go overseas on holiday, and will not do so next year | 11 |
| I never go overseas on holiday | 1 |
| Don't know | 3 |
| None of the above | 4 |
Technical details
The questions were placed on MORI's Omnibus, and a nationally representative quota sample of 1,935 adults were interviewed throughout Great Britain by MORI/Field & Tab across 194 constituency-based sampling points. Interviews were carried out using CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing) face-to-face in respondents' homes between 8th-13th November 2001. Data have been weighted to reflect the national population profile.
