May 29th, 2009
British families prefer spending holiday in UK in 2009 - research
A research study conducted by a website was referenced by Family Holiday Association, stating that that Britons would prefer spending their family holidays in United Kingdom this year in a bid to save more money but still have some quality time.
Organization Director John McDonald said that HireScores, a recruitment website, revealed that about 57 percent of the parents are apprehensive about the pressures that they’ll encounter once there are finished with the family holidays.
He added that with this in mind, British families would prefer spending quality time in tourist spots in U.K. rather than spending more to spend vacations in a bikini on the beach in Caribbean or Mediterranean.
McDonald said that quality time with significant people is important that’s why 86 percent of the respondents said that family holidays will always be part of their yearly plans.
Despite the economic crisis, parents are still bent in having these vacations with their kids even it means cutting some expenses for the trip. Downgrading the vacation package is not so bad if it means spending memorable moments with the loved ones.
Interestingly, about 18 percent of the parent-respondents said that they are willing to settle a £100 penalty if they take out their children out of school without a valid reason in order to spend quality time.
