A review of travel trends since the mid-1990s by the Office for National Statistics highlighted a dramatic rise in the number of holidays taken by UK residents. In 2016, they went on more than 45m foreign holidays, up from 27m in 1996. The ONS also found that seven- and 10-day holidays had become more popular than 14-day breaks. ONS (@ONS) Since the 1990s, we're going on more holidays... but they're shorter than they used to be https://t.co/ixX4S2GbdD pic.twitter.com/yPOMfwTgSyThe types of holidays taken had also changed over those two decades, statisticians found. The pound fell sharply after the referendum, making overseas holidays more expensive and prompting some Britons to opt for staycations.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 12:27 UTC