July 21st, 2009
Package holidays losing popularity among vacationers - study
Package holidays are losing popularity among British vacationers due to the economic crisis.
According to the study made by Post Office Travel Money Card and Foreign Exchange, about 72 percent of the people in Britain are now packing their own food in their baggage in an aim to spend the saved money on other expenses.
Despite this development, it is still good to note that Britons are still spending on holidays despite the crisis. The study revealed that about 30 percent of the respondents said that they are willing to bring food from home to their travels. About18 percent of the participants said that they will cut down on alcohol intake to save money.
Popular food items stored in travel bags include tea bags, corn flakes, jams and junk foods.
Interestingly, more than 40 percent of the respondents admitted getting and hiding food from the breakfast buffet from the hotel in order to consume it during their activities later on. However, only less percentage of people ages 25 and below admitted doing this deed during their vacations.
Post Office is a travel company that provides preload cash cards for purchases abroad.
