Record number of Brits flock abroad
A record number of British tourists went overseas during 2006, new figures have revealed.
The latest travel trends report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that 69.5 million trips abroad were made by UK residents in 2006 - up 4.7 per cent on the previous year.
Popular destinations for these travelling Britons included Spain and France, which accounted for more than a third of all overseas visits.
Meanwhile, locations in India and Egypt experienced the highest growth in terms of British visitor figures outside of Europe.
The ONS report also indicated that flights were by far the most common form of transport for those holidaying overseas, with more than eight in ten trips abroad making use of air travel.
According to the Association of British Travel Agents, advance reservations for holidays to Turkey, Egypt, Portugal and the USA have indicated that these destinations will be particularly popular this year.![]()
The latest travel trends report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that 69.5 million trips abroad were made by UK residents in 2006 - up 4.7 per cent on the previous year.
Popular destinations for these travelling Britons included Spain and France, which accounted for more than a third of all overseas visits.
Meanwhile, locations in India and Egypt experienced the highest growth in terms of British visitor figures outside of Europe.
The ONS report also indicated that flights were by far the most common form of transport for those holidaying overseas, with more than eight in ten trips abroad making use of air travel.
According to the Association of British Travel Agents, advance reservations for holidays to Turkey, Egypt, Portugal and the USA have indicated that these destinations will be particularly popular this year.
Posted by Merv at 14:51, 23 January 2008
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