Brass-necked Brits top bartering poll

Saturday, 06 Jul, 2010 0

Brits are more likely to haggle for a good holiday deal and better prices whilst away than the French, Germans and Spanish, according to a survey by holiday deals finder Travelzoo.

The survey , which was conducted as part of Travelzoo’s Britain’s Savviest Traveller competition, also found that British people were less likely to boast about the bargains they had found than our continental cousins – only 41% said they would reveal their discovery of cheap deals at a dinner party compared to 80% of German travellers.

Some 2,000 people across the UK, France, Germany and Spain were polled to find out how good they were at bartering travel providers down.

Travelzoo said the results showed that six out of ten travellers are now more likely to negotiate than in 2008. The same amount said they spent more time looking for deal now than they did two years ago.

Just under three quarters of British travellers said they were more likely to barter with travel companies than they used to compared with 39% of Germans.

Once abroad, 70% of Brits said they would carry on bartering for the best deals. Only 40% of Spaniards and Germans had the brass neck to follow suit.

Some 72% of the French respondents said they searched longer for a holiday deal than in 2008.

Managing director of Travelzoo UK Joel Brandon-Bravo said: “Our survey reveals that the desire to find a great travel deal is at an all-time high across Europe, and that people are prepared to go to some length to find the best deal.

“As part of our search for Britain’s Savviest Traveller, we have come across people who will fly their family to far-flung destinations on a tiny budget by being creative with how they book their travel, and our results from the survey mirror this trend towards thinking outside the box when planning a holiday.”

by Dinah Hatch

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