{"id":4607,"date":"2023-09-01T08:58:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.forwardkeys.com\/autumn-uk-half-term-travel-gains-momentum-37-ahead-of-last-year\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T12:10:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:10:52","slug":"autumn-uk-half-term-travel-up-37-yoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forwardkeys.com\/es\/autumn-uk-half-term-travel-up-37-yoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn UK Half-Term Travel Up 37% YoY"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest air ticketing data from ForwardKeys paints an optimistic picture for the UK outbound travel market this Autumn Half-Term holiday period. Year-to-date tickets issued for international Half-Term travel from the UK are currently just 6% behind the comparative period in 2019 and 37% ahead of last year.<\/p>\n

Intra-regional travel is +30% ahead of last year and 11% ahead of 2019. Top performing destinations can be found in southern European destinations like Spain +43%, Italy +15%, Portugal +41%, and Greece +62%.<\/p>\n

Long-haul travel from the UK is +46% ahead of last year and just -16% behind 2019. Key destinations like the USA are behind 2019 levels by 27% and the UAE by 14%. India has gained market share versus 2019 to become the second largest long-haul destination, with a 20% growth on 2019 volumes; and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is also performing very strongly, moving from the 12th largest destination in 2019 to 4th in 2023.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn Q1, tickets for travelling this upcoming Autumn Half-Term were 11% behind where they were in the same moment in 2019, whilst in Q2 tickets were just 4% behind highlighting an acceleration in recovery as we get closer to the travel dates,\u201d says Luis Millan, Head of Research at ForwardKeys. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat said, we are still ahead of the crucial period for booking, with a substantial share of bookings set to happen these weeks, as seen both in 2019 and 2022,\u201d adds Millan. <\/span><\/p>\n

When looking at the lead times of historical departures year-to-date the data shows that British holidaymakers are booking with longer anticipation this year, compared with both 2019 and 2022 \u2013 31% of departures YTD had a 90+ day booking window, compared with just 24% in 2019 and 28% in 2022. <\/span><\/p>\n

The 30\u201389-day window remains crucial, with a 37% share in 2023, compared with a 38% share in both 2019 and 2022. However, almost a third of all bookings tend to materialise in the last 30 days before the holiday period. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cForwardKeys\u2019 latest research shows how booking patterns vary depending on holiday periods and markets, highlighting how thanks to data, businesses can make the most of,\u201d closes Millan from ForwardKeys. <\/span><\/p>\n

This type of business intelligence can prove valuable for travel operators, hoteliers, and retailers keen to engage with travellers at the time they are booking their next holiday. <\/span><\/p>\n

ForwardKeys has been at the forefront of travel intelligence and innovation since 2010, helping clients across tourism, hospitality, car rentals, financial services, travel retail and media agencies get a grasp in real time of who is travelling when, where and for how long. Contact us to learn more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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