7m Britons have never holidayed outside of UK

01 July 2008

15% of Britons have never left the UK

New research has revealed that as many as 15% of all British adults have never been on holiday abroad.

The research, conducted by Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, found that 6.96 million adults aged over 18 have never left the UK for their holidays.

Meanwhile the company warned of the dangers that can come with taking a holiday, even if it is to somewhere within the British Isles. These dangers include lost or stolen luggage and belongings and travel delays.

According to the research, Britons take 50 million domestic holidays each year at a total cost of £10.9 billion.

Neil Laird, Travel Insurance Manager at Sainsbury’s Finance, said: “British people often holiday in the UK, whether it be their main get-away or a short break or long weekend.

“It can be easy to overlook travel insurance if you are not going on a foreign break but many of the problems that you can encounter abroad can also happen here in the UK on holiday, so it is important to ensure that you have adequate cover,” he added.

Sainsbury’s finance went on to say that “millions of British people will make travel insurance claims on UK holidays this year” as a result of holiday cancellations and lost money, baggage and documents.

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