British Travellers are planning to spend more money on holidays during 2022 than ever before, according to new research. A third of those surveyed said they would be spending £1000+ more than usual on their 2022 holidays.
More than half of respondents - 55% say they plan on taking more than two holidays this year, whilst 50% claimed they will go on more holidays in 2022 than they normally would. 47% plan on going on a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ some time during 2022. Beach holidays were the order of the day for around two thirds and Spain remained the premier choice.
However, the new research from budget airline easyJet was based on a survey sample of just 2000 holidaymakers, following the UK Government confirming the removal of unnecessary and costly pre-departure testing for those returning to the UK and the return to one lateral flow test on arrival.
easyJet said that in the hours following the government announcement, it saw an almost 200% jump in UK bookings on average compared to the same time last week. Flights to Spanish destinations Tenerife, Alicante, Malaga and Lanzarote proved to be most in-demand, with bookings to Lanzarote being boosted by 427%, week on week.
Sophie Dekkers, Chief Commercial Officer at easyJet, said: “We know that there is pent up demand with many desperate to get away this year, which we continue to see each time restrictions are removed. This survey further underlines the fact that people want make up for lost time as soon as they can and so we welcome the government’s decision to remove the unnecessary and costly pre-departure testing for travellers, now only requiring one lateral flow test on arrival. This will make travel much simpler and easier and means our customers can book with confidence and are hopeful that completely restriction-free travel will return soon."
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