business Essential news, comment and analysis VOTING TO LEAVE
UK adults registered and likely to vote: TNS poll, June 7-13
BACKING REMAIN
Britons who have taken or plan an overseas holiday this year: TNS survey of UK adults for Travel Weekly, June 9-13
47%
Remain in the EU
47% 40% Leave the EU Remain in the EU 13% Don’t know
Holiday-loving Brits set to overwhelmingly vote stay
OUTBOUND HOLIDAYMAKERS WILL MAINLY VOTE TOREMAIN IN THE EU, TRAVELWEEKLY RESEARCH SHOWS. BY IAN TAYLOR
UK adults who holiday abroad are more likely to vote for Britain to stay in the EU in this week’s referendum.
TNS research for Travel Weekly
this month has echoed the findings of an earlier poll we reported in March, with those not having an overseas holiday more likely to vote to leave. The survey of almost
1,300 adults found outbound holidaymakers opposed to a British exit (Brexit) outnumber
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those in favour of leaving by 47% to 35%. This is despite the same survey finding a majority of adult respondents in favour of leaving by 41% to 38%, with 21% preferring not to say or replying ‘Don’t know’. The research was carried out
between June 9 and 13 as part of a TNS Omnibus consumer survey. It found half (47%) of those planning or having taken a holiday abroad this year in favour of Remain, against just over one‑third (35%) for Leave. But among those
? 35% Leave the EU 17% Don’t know
unlikely to take a holiday, this year or next, half (50%) favoured Leave and only 30% Remain. Those undecided about taking a holiday were also more likely to favour leaving the EU, by 45% to 27%, repeating the result when
TNS asked the same question for Travel Weekly in March. TNS is one of the official polling
organisations and, separately, its poll of almost 2,500 adults, published on June 14, showed Remain on 40%, Leave on 47%, and 13% undecided or not intending to vote. That poll took account of whether respondents were
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