Travel Trends

20 August 2013

Weird stuff found on planes!

I am guilty of leaving a magazine and the packaging from my on board sweets, drinks and snacks, but as far as I know nothing as crazy as the items ...
16 August 2013

Top ten countries to move to for love!

Those taking the lunge to move for the love of their life, seem to go to the same place to get it according to Global Visas.com. I expected to see Paris ...
5 August 2013

Parents want more sex on holiday!

Being brought up on caravan holidays, I now realise how difficult it will have been for my parents to get some alone time while we were away. I know how ...
2 August 2013

Family over friends for holidays this year!

Although it’s nice to get away from your family for a few days and have a lad’s boozy holiday or a girlie weekend at the spa, it has been found ...
1 August 2013

Brits look forward to holidays more than Christmas

With the schools off and people in need of a well needed mid-year break from work it was found that holidays are something Brits look forward to more than Christmas, ...
28 July 2013

Brits spend 40 billion on holidays!

An online independent cruising travel agency found that the average Britain spends £1,204 on holidays in a typical year, which means as a nation we spend over 40 billion on ...
25 July 2013

Which holiday tribe are you in?

Research has revealed that Brits can be categorized into different tribes depending what they look out for and do on holidays, including Beached Males and TV tourists.   The Post Office took ...

23 July 2013

UK beach habits revealed!

Most of Brits say that trying out the local food is a huge priority on holiday, with a huge 80% looking to enjoy what there is to offer on the ...

20 July 2013

Moving abroad- where do you stand?

Global Visas took 1,451 residents between 18-25 and asked them about their attitudes towards moving abroad. Respondents were initially asked 'Have you been travelling for an extended period (a month of ...

20 July 2013

What's your secret weapon on long car journeys?

Parents will take any measures to ensure that their children are kept entertained during long car journeys this summer.     Net Voucher Codes asked 500 mums what tools they have used ...

19 July 2013

Body, check, clothes, check, but what about packing?!

On the beach, a leading travel agent found that Brits have a strict preparation before their holidays going to the gym to make sure their bodies are as toned and ...
19 July 2013

Northerners splashing the cash this summer!

Those living in the north of the UK are spending nearly £200 more than those living in the south on their holiday in 2013, according the lastminute.com.   It is arguable that ...

17 July 2013

What annoys you on the road?

Many Brits are going on holiday this year and a new survey has found the things that annoy us most on a long journey in the car. Car Supermarket.com took parents ...

16 July 2013

Are you prone to holiday injury?

My vouchercodes.co.uk has found that Brits are two times more likely to get injured while they are on holiday than at home, with sunburn topping the charts, closely followed by ...
15 July 2013

Brits spend now and worry later on holiday!

Ffrees.com found that the average family holiday is causing people to have a pay now think later mentality.   In 2013, 32.9 million Brits have planned to go on holiday and many ...
14 July 2013

Most Brits would get a lift to the airport

Nearly half of Brits would avoid the use of public transport to get them to the airport, when they are going on holiday. An online survey took 4,667 British holiday ...

13 July 2013

To drive or not to drive?

The UK’s leading airport transfer booking site has found that most Brits this year will not hire a car when they’re on holiday abroad; their reason being is that they ...

9 July 2013

Late deals- where do you fall on the £500 budget?

Latedeals.co.uk revealed today that areas of the UK are renowned for having very different attitudes towards their spending when it comes to their holidays. The quantity of spending money also ...

5 July 2013

The rise of the me-ni-break

Hilton Honors revealed that many married women are now choosing to have a girlie break instead of going away with their partners and families. It was found that 6 out ...

4 July 2013

18-30s trump 50+ on holiday destinations!

The UK largest discount website revealed today that Brits aged 18-30 are more travelled than their elders (50 plus). Spain came top of the pile as the country most visited ...

3 July 2013

Beer belly bother!

A new study has found that it’s not just women that worry about their bodies on holiday. Listing 10 pre-holiday stresses, men worry most about their beer bellies, which ranks ...

29 June 2013

All I want for Christmas is a holiday!

As each Monday morning comes around and you say to yourself that ‘you are ok you don’t need a holiday this year’, more and more Brits are giving into going ...

27 June 2013

Let me see your phone!

As you sit in your office dreaming about a potential holiday, the temptation becomes too great not to have a cheeky look on your phone for anything to tempt you ...

26 June 2013

Would you move or stay in your retirement?

A Visa application website revealed that a third of Brits want to retire abroad when the times comes to pack in work. The top three places to go to are ...