This statistic presents the results of a survey conducted with inbound holiday visitors to the United Kingdom in 2016, regarding how far in advance they started planning, researching and booking their trip. Almost half of the respondents had started thinking about their holiday more than 6 months in advance and 38 percent had decided on Britain as a destination 3-6 months in advance.
Thinking about your holiday to Britain, how far in advance did you…?
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VisitBritain. (December 1, 2016). Thinking about your holiday to Britain, how far in advance did you…? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/693051/booking-journey-of-holiday-visitors-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
VisitBritain. "Thinking about your holiday to Britain, how far in advance did you…?." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693051/booking-journey-of-holiday-visitors-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
VisitBritain. (2016). Thinking about your holiday to Britain, how far in advance did you…?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693051/booking-journey-of-holiday-visitors-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
VisitBritain. "Thinking about Your Holiday to Britain, How Far in Advance Did You…?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693051/booking-journey-of-holiday-visitors-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
VisitBritain, Thinking about your holiday to Britain, how far in advance did you…? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693051/booking-journey-of-holiday-visitors-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 16, 2025)
Thinking about your holiday to Britain, how far in advance did you…? [Graph], VisitBritain, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/693051/booking-journey-of-holiday-visitors-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed