Tourists rush to post-Brexit Britain
European travellers are spending more money on holiday packages in the UK after the country’s vote to leave the European Union, data from ContentSquare suggests.
It’s looking like the UK, already the Continent’s third most popular tourist destination for Europeans, can expect to see more foreign visitors in the near future.
ContentSquare, a user experience analytics company examined the ecommerce activity of OTAs during the months of June and July 2016. ContentSquare found that the average value of purchases to UK destinations rose by 38%, and online searches for UK destinations rose by 10%, after the June 23 vote to leave the EU.
Between a normal Thursday and Friday, UK traffic to travel sites drops by around 9%.
Between Thursday June 23, the day of the vote, and Friday 24 June, when the result was announced, traffic from UK shoppers to online travel sites fell dramatically by 23%.
ContentSquare UK managing director Duncan Keene said: "The past few months have been full of uncertainty for businesses, and the travel sector is no exception.
"While the weak pound has likely influenced the trends we’ve uncovered, the data also highlights the need for OTAs to review their online purchase funnels to ensure that all opportunities are being leveraged to their fullest extent."
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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