Twitter maps show where Brits are holidaying
Twitter has joined forces with Vodafone to track where British ‘tweeters’ are going on their holidays.
The two launched holiday maps in June, giving an up to date view of Brits’ summer travelling plans.
Since the launch, New York, Vancouver and Paris have emerged as the favourite holiday destinations, while 16% of Brits are ‘staycationing’ this summer.
Birmingham holidaymakers are the most likely to enjoy the British summer in the UK, with 20% heading to destinations such as Brighton or Cornwall
As of July 28, the top 10 holiday destinations are:
1. New York
2. Vancouver
3. Paris
4. London
5. St. Ives
6. Bareclona
7. Seoul
8. Cyprus
9. Crete
10. Istanbul
Although the map shows plenty of tweeters getting away from London this summer, 60% of them are reluctant to leave city life behind for a quieter time, with their leading holiday destinations being Paris, Hong Kong and Barcelona.
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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