Should May Day stay?
A Tripadvisor poll of over 4,000 Brits has found a mixed reaction to the Government’s recent announcement that the May Day bank holiday could be replaced.
The survey, conducted last week, found:
43% would like the May Day bank holiday left as it is
36% support replacing it with a Trafalgar Day in October
18% support replacing it with a St. George’s Day public holiday in April.
“May Day has been a popular British holiday for over 30 years and many people plan holidays and family days out around this,” said Emma O’Boyle, TripAdvisor spokesperson.
May day celebrations form the past
“It is understandable why some may oppose the change, but replacing it with a Trafalgar Day in October would certainly help extend the British tourist season and break up the long period between the August bank holiday and Christmas.”
May Day has been a national holiday in the UK since 1978.
The Government’s proposal is intended to lengthen the tourist season into the autumn.
If the change is approved, the new bank holiday is likely to come into effect in 2013.
By Bev Fearis
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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