PRESS RELEASE
Issued: October 27, 2000
 

ABTA/MORI Survey of Overseas Package Holidays

Spain (including the Balearic and Canary Islands) remains the firm favourite for British package holidaymakers, with 43% having visited in the last 12 months. Greece and her islands were voted second favourite (16%), Cyprus and France were third (7%} and the United States and Turkey were equal with 6%

DESTINATIONS VISITED

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

%

%

%

%

%

Spain & Balearics/Canaries

37

39

41

46

42

Greece & Islands

18

17

13

11

16

USA

7

5

8

6

6

Turkey

2

6

8

9

6

Italy

4

6

6

3

4

France

11

10

5

5

7

Cyprus

7

6

5

5

7

Caribbean

1

2

3

4

3

Malta

4

1

3

2

2

Austria

4

2

2

1

1

Germany

3

1

1

1

1

Holland

2

2

1

1

1

Switzerland

2

3

1

1

*

19% booked less than 1 month before travelling (22% in 1998) with 54% booking between 6 months and 1 month prior to travel (48% in 1998) and 23% between 6 months and 1 year. Only 4% booked more than 1 year in advance.

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Notes for Editors:

  1. Between 2 September and 24 September 2000, MORI surveyed 963 people, across the UK, who had taken a package holiday in the previous 12 months

October 27, 2000
 

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