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Holidays to see family set to rise
4 Jul 2006
New research reveals holidays in the future will be influenced by keeping in touch with loved ones and not the usual two weeks on the beach.
As greater numbers of Brits choose to live abroad, more of those left in Blighty will opt to take a holiday to see the family, the Centre for Future Studies (CFS) research predicts.
The research found UK migration patterns are likely to become the main driver of overseas travel, with holidaymakers heading to the US, Australia and Spain more often to see family living there.
Currently, one in 20 Britons has large parts of their family living abroad and 16% have visited relatives abroad as a holiday.
By 2012, the CFS predicts 0.75m British workers will be employed overseas and this figure should rise to 1.5m in 2020.
Countries which are set to be more popular for UK workers abroad in the future, and therefore for their visiting families, include China, India, Brazil and Russia.
'People are increasingly becoming busier and are living further away from their families,' said Annette Fox from Churchill Insurance, which commissioned the study.
'Our research suggests that Brits really see their holidays as the chance to spend precious time with their loved ones.'
© Adfero Ltd
As greater numbers of Brits choose to live abroad, more of those left in Blighty will opt to take a holiday to see the family, the Centre for Future Studies (CFS) research predicts.
The research found UK migration patterns are likely to become the main driver of overseas travel, with holidaymakers heading to the US, Australia and Spain more often to see family living there.
Currently, one in 20 Britons has large parts of their family living abroad and 16% have visited relatives abroad as a holiday.
By 2012, the CFS predicts 0.75m British workers will be employed overseas and this figure should rise to 1.5m in 2020.
Countries which are set to be more popular for UK workers abroad in the future, and therefore for their visiting families, include China, India, Brazil and Russia.
'People are increasingly becoming busier and are living further away from their families,' said Annette Fox from Churchill Insurance, which commissioned the study.
'Our research suggests that Brits really see their holidays as the chance to spend precious time with their loved ones.'
© Adfero Ltd
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