Brits take advantage of back-to-back bank holidays
Over 3 million people will take advantage of the back-to-back bank holidays in the next few weeks to take a long holiday, according to ABTA.
Its research found 23% of Brits plan to take a holiday over the Easter period and 26% of these are either taking annual leave themselves between this Friday (April 19) and the May bank holiday(May 6) or are travelling with someone who is.
The timing of the holidays mean savvy Brits can take just nine days off work in order to enjoy a two and a half week break.
"Not only do people have the opportunity for a longer break, with Easter being so much later this year many destinations that are closer to home will appeal as the weather is likely to be warmer than Easter 2018," said ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer.
ABTA said its members are reporting that Florida, New York, Vietnam, Israel, the Maldives, Japan, Mexico and Dubai among some of the most favoured destinations over the Bank Holiday period, alongside Majorca, Turkey, mainland Spain, Egypt, Tunisia, Cyprus, Malta, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
ABTA is also hoping many Brits will use the Easter weekend to plan their summer holiday, particularly in light of the Brexit extension.
"The Brexit extension should give people total confidence to book their summer holidays and travel arrangements, knowing that nothing will change regarding travel arrangements to the EU throughout the summer," added Tanzer.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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