Poll reveals biggest Brexit concerns
A poll of British travellers has found a holiday price hike is their biggest concern in relation to Brexit.
More than half (54%) of 1000 holidaymakers surveyed said that they were concerned specifically about the worsening pound/euro exchange rate.
A similar proportion (52%) are anxious about the rising price of holidays in general while 45% are anxious about the costs of flights.
But The World Travel Market 2017 Industry Report, released today at WTM London, also revealed other Brexit-related fears.
Some 38% of Brits are worried about losing entitlement to free state healthcare in Europe, 33% are nervous about the increased risk of queues at passport control and 25% expressed fears about losing the loss of free mobile roaming in Europe.
The survey also found that 17% fear that holiday protection will suffer, with 16% concerned specifically about losing the delayed flight and denied boarding compensation scheme.
On the other hand, 24% of the sample said that they had no concerns around Brexit and its impact on their future holidays.
WTM spokesman Paul Nelson said: "Our travel-specific findings around Brexit could be a bellweather for how the country feels at the moment. Half the UK are worried about the costs, most Brits have some concerns but they are varied and a quarter of the population is saying that Brexit will not have any influence on them.
“As things stand, the British travel industry – inbound and outbound – needs to have some clarity from the negotiators around consumer protection, passport control and mobile phone bills, among other things.”
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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