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Nearly half of Brits plan overseas trip this Christmas

Tuesday, 23 December 20083 min read

Nearly 50% of Brits are hoping to head abroad during the Christmas break, according to the latest online poll by Holiday Extras.

In the survey of Holiday Extras customers, 45.6% said they were planning to spend part of the Christmas break overseas.

Meanwhile 4% said that they couldn’t afford a festive holiday, but would love to go away if they had the cash.

While many are desperate to flee the country, 49.7% of customers polled love the traditional British Christmas and are planning to staying in the UK.

Just under 1% were still undecided on their Christmas holiday plans.

See today’s separate story to see what VisitBritain has to say about festive breaks.

By Bev Fearis