ABTA has published its Holiday Habits 2022 report – which looks at how people travelled over the last 12 monthsi and covers the first real opportunity people had to take an overseas break since March 2020, when COVID-19 brought international travel to a standstill. The report also looks at people’s holiday plans for the year ahead, taking into account – among other things – the rising cost of living.
The report reveals that the UK’s love affair with overseas travel is back – with 45% of people travelling abroad in the 12 months to August 2022, equivalent to 70% of people who took a foreign holiday in 2019ii. It is a significant proportion of people given that UK travel restrictions were lifted only in March 2022, and rules have eased at varying rates in destinations.
