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NI HOLIDAY HUNGER
2023 SET FOR BOOKING BOOM AS 70% SAY GETAWAY IS PRIORITY SPEND
BY SARAH PICKERING
sarah@nitravelnews.com
NORTHERN Ireland holidaymakers are quick off the mark for 2023 with many planning to go abroad for the first time since the covid-19 pandemic. Not only has this been visible through
heavy booking periods and percentages of travel soaring above both Covid-19 and pre-covid-19 levels, it can also been seen in the strong global recovery of the industry.
A survey of 2000 UK consumers at the end of 2022 has shown that almost two- thirds (64%) are planning on flying abroad in 2023. Holidays topped the list of most important things people planned to spend on in 2023, with two-thirds (66%) saying this was the most important.
70% of people surveyed agreed that they will prioritise a holiday over other expenditure in their yearly budget and three quarters said it was one of their most important plans for next year. To prioritise their holiday, people will be cutting back on other discretionary spend like eating out (46%) or new clothes (40%) and on big purchases such as new cars or home improvements (33%).
Consumers are also looking at the way they travel to prioritise a holiday, with two thirds of people saying they are more likely to book with a low-cost carrier (66%), while three quarters of people are more likely to fly short haul instead long haul (74%) and holiday in closer to home destinations in Europe (70%), in order to protect their holidays. The majority (80%) also believed that holidaying in the UK can be more expensive than abroad.
Around half of respondents said they still plan to go on the same number of holidays that they usually plan for and spend the same amount, while around a quarter of people plan to go on more and spend more on holidays compared to last year.
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