uk travel
Trip.com Sees 145% Flight Booking Surge From US to UK
Trip.com | July 7, 2023
LONDON, July 7, 2023 -- Leading travel service provider Trip.com has seen remarkable flight and hotel bookings growth from outbound US travellers to the UK and the rest of Europe. Despite high global inflation, long-haul travel sentiment from US travellers to Europe is improving. Trip.com flight booking data reveals a remarkable year-over-year increase of 145% from the US to the UK in the first half of this year. This surge in air travel highlights the growing demand for transatlantic travel and the increasing interest of American travellers in exploring various European destinations. Trip.com hotel bookings for the UK reveal tha...
UK Outbound Travel to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2024, Finds GlobalData
GlobalData | August 19, 2022
British holiday flyers are set to be back in full swing, with the country’s outbound travel figures reaching 86.9 million by 2024, surpassing the 84.7 million figure recorded in 2019 despite the economic decline in Europe, estimates GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData, budget-friendly travel —especially in the country’s favorite holiday destination, Spain—is set to be most popular. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘United Kingdom (UK) Source Tourism Insight, 2022 Update’, notes that the recovery in outbound tourism follows a weak 2020 and 2021, where lower traveler confidence and strict CO...
UK Domestic Tourism Set for Bumper Summer
GlobalData | May 18, 2021
With travellers hesitant towards international travel, demand for domestic holidays in the UK looks set to be unleashed. The roadmap for lockdown easing is progressing at speed and UK-based domestic operators are set to benefit, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Gus Gardner, Associate Travel and Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “After months of a long, miserable winter lockdown, many brits will be desperate to escape, and domestic staycations will once again rule this year. “Domestic operators will be set for a bumper summer as domestic demand will return at a quicker rate than international demand...
Bold Brits Seek Out a Life Less Ordinary
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | June 6, 2016
LONDON--June 6, 2016--Brits will forgo almost everything to enjoy a new travel experience, according to new research revealed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts, the flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT). Nearly eight out of 10 (79 percent) of these so-called Experience Hunters said they are prepared to sacrifice material goods in order to experience the new and unique. Over half (56 percent) said they would give up designer clothes, phone upgrades (46 percent) and streaming services (44 percent), while more than a third (36 percent) said takeaways. The study highlights how Experience Hunters are driven to see as much of the world ...
