{"id":12218,"date":"2023-10-31T22:29:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/?p=12218"},"modified":"2023-10-31T22:29:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:29:00","slug":"more-holidaymakers-are-giving-summer-sunshine-breaks-the-cold-shoulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/travel\/more-holidaymakers-are-giving-summer-sunshine-breaks-the-cold-shoulder\/","title":{"rendered":"More holidaymakers are giving summer sunshine breaks the cold shoulder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over the next 12 months British holidaymakers are increasingly planning to jet off in May, June and October.<\/p>\n

The switch in dates is driven by better value away from the main school holiday season and the fact that some Britons are planning to take more holidays next year.<\/p>\n

Travel association ABTA\u2019s annual Holiday Habits report shows May and June will be the most popular months for foreign breaks, with 21% of people planning to travel then, followed by October (19%) and July and August (both 17%).<\/p>\n

Emma Brennan, of ABTA, said: \u201cGoing out of season is more cost-effective than travelling in peak, and more destinations are staying open for longer, for example, Turkey and Greece.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proportion of us taking an overseas holiday rose from 45% last year up to 52%. Spain was again the leading destination attracting 33% of Britons.<\/p>\n

City breaks (41%) have reclaimed their title from beach holidays (34%) as the nation\u2019s favourite type of overseas getaway. The main national concern about the effect of holidays remains animal welfare, a factor for 68%, with 66% worried about waste and plastic pollution.<\/p>\n