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January 2024
Almost 40% of Brits Have Booked a Bucket List Trip For 2024
2024 is just around the corner, and many of us are starting plan our new years resolutions, and what we want to achieve next year. Travel usually finds itself at the top of that list as we dream about the destinations, we’d like to visit over the next 12 months.
With this in
mind, experts of SkyParkSecure h
a ve
conducted a survey across the UK to reveal
their
top bucket list experiences and destination, how many are planning to tick one of these off in 2024, and how COVID changed their perspective on travel.
Over 60% of Brits would rather go on a bucket list trip than their usual holiday in 2024
American Airlines Announces it is Dropping its London Flights from Seattle
AMERICAN Airlines announces that it will be axing its London flights from Seattle, marking the end of its plan to turn Seattle into a West Coast international hub. The London Heathrow route is
its only remaining
international service at Sea-Tac. In
the airline said:
a statement, “As
part of a continuous evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue service between Seattle
BRITISH Airways Executive Club Members spending in World Duty Free shops at London Heathrow can now collect Avios on their purchases. From sunglasses and skincare to fragrances and fashion, customers can now collect one Avios per £1
Dublin Airport Warns Passenger Cap Could Impact Flights
and London. “We’re proactively reaching out to impacted to customers to offer alternate travel arrangements.” The seasonal London
flight ended last summer and was to resume
for summer 2024.
American’s joint venture partner British Airways will continue flying to Seattle from London Heathrow. The airline will use its London Heathrow slot on a second daily flight from Miami instead.
spent in any World Duty Free shop across all of Heathrow’s terminals. To start collecting, Members should ensure they have signed up to Red by Dufry, World Duty Free’s loyalty programme, and entered their Executive Club details in the Red by Dufry app.
AIR France- KLM Group and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced a new
partnership between their respective loyalty
programmes British Airways Introduces Avois Collection on World Duty Free Purchases
Avios will be awarded within 72 hours of each eligible purchase, and a bonus 250 Avios is available on the first transaction. Savvy shoppers can also use their British Airways American Express card to pay for their purchase, collecting even more Avios.
It seems like most Brits would rather tick something off their bucket list in 2024 over their usual beach or city break, with 36% of Brits revealing that they’ve al re ad y booked
what
they would consider a ‘bucket list’ trip for 2024, with a further 35% considering it. Women seem keener than men to tick something off their bucket list this year, with 40% of women already making bookings compared to 31% of men. On a similar note, the younger generations are prioritising their bucket lists more. With 65% of 24–34-year-olds
already
booking a trip, with 47% of 18–25-year-olds it.
Dublin
City Wins the Eu- ropean Capital of Smart Tourism
considering
Seeing the Northern Lights is the biggest bucket list wish for 2024
Of the people surveyed, 29% said that seeing the northern lights was on their bucket list for 2024. Iceland, Northern Norway, Swedish and Finish Lapland are all popular spots to see the lights, that are most likely to be spotted during
THE European Commission has announced that Dublin City has won the Smart Tourism Capital Award designation for 2024. “We are delighted that Dublin has been awarded the 2024 European Capital of Smart Tourism.
This
DUBLIN Airport CEO Kenny Jacobs has told the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications that he wants to grow passengers capacity to 40 million people a year to keep pace with overall population growth. Passenger
numbers are
currently capped at 32 million passengers per year, but Mr Jacobs believes that figure
is too low and is planning to apply to Fingal County Council for a wide-ranging infrastructure application that would provide for facilities capable of handling 40 million passengers, however until that is approved, Dublin Airport need to stick to the current cap of 32 million passengers.
Mr Jacobs said: “We will
fully comply with the current 32 million passenger
however we would like the cap lifted. It puts difficult choices on the table. We may need to say ‘Go to Cork, go to Belfast’. “If Dublin is capped at 32 million passengers about 16,000 jobs that would have been created will go elsewhere (in Europe), airfares will go up,” he added.
cap,
designation is a recognition of our commitment to deliver
a greener,
more accessible, inclusive and innovative Dublin, for both our visitors and locals.
Our
Smart Tourism programme, which was established in 2019 has been sharing, collaborating,
and learning from some of the best cities in Europe and
the longer evenings between October and April. However, it could be easier to tick off than you people think – with some places in Scotland,
North England,
North Wales and Northern Ireland being great spots to spot the phenomenon. Other popular bucket list destinations and activities included seeing the pyramids and Niagara Falls (17%) alongside a husky sled ride (15%) and going on a safari (14%). The survey gave respondents the option of over 50 well- known bucket list activities, events
and destinations – but Brits have plenty more options too,
with other
answers from respondents including visiting locations such as Japan, Australia and Barbados, alongside activities such as doing a shark dive, water skiing and watching an F1 race in person.
Belfast is
the UK city prioritising bucket list travel the most
58% of
Bel fast-based respondents said that they had booked a bucket list
trip for 2024, with Bristol following closely behind (54%). Belfast’s top bucket list trip was going on a Huskey- led ski ride, they were the also the only UK city to have an answer other than seeing the northern lights.
COVID changed the way we feel about bucket list travel
COVID is hopefully behind us now, however, the travel industry was one of the hardest hit by the pandemic but has thankfully had a great rebound. The pandemic seemingly left a lasting impression and changed the way a lot of us thought about travelling, with almost half of Brits (49%) claiming they have felt more passionate about ticking off their bucket list in the last few years, than they did before the pandemic.
embedding this best practice in our own work through our new Tourism Strategy 2023-2023. We will proudly use this designation as a platform to deliver an innovative approach to
tourism City Council.
There were 30 candidates spanning 17 countries with six cities short-listed: Bremerhaven (Germany), (Ireland),
Cork Dublin
(Ireland), Genoa (Italy), Helsingborg (Sweden), and San Sebastián (Spain), all had their submissions evaluated by an expert judging panel.
for
Dublin.” – Richard Shakespeare, Chief Executive,
Dublin
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