Report reveals British travel trends

A new report has suggested that more Brits are set to go travelling over the next three years while taking advantage of new holiday booking methods.

According to research from Tourism Intelligence International (TII), almost 70 million Britons will take a break abroad by 2010, compared with the 64.1 million recorded in 2004, reports TravelDailyNews.

They are increasingly turning to the web and are becoming more experienced and demanding, the report states.

"The British travel market is increasingly independent - with home-assembled, DIY holidays becoming the norm," said TII.

Key destinations for UK travellers are also identified in the report, with Britons likely to flock to countries including Cyprus, China and Dubai in the near future.

Locations such as Brazil, Bulgaria and the Dominican Republic were also cited as being 'in' for British holidaymakers.

Earlier this month, figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that 66.4 million overseas trips were made in 2005, triple the number recorded in 1981.

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