Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Definition
- Methodology
- Consumer research
- Abbreviations
Summary of Key Report Findings
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- Low consumer confidence and a slowing economy
- Work pressures and increased stress levels
- Domestic holidays
- Holidays abroad
- Fall in beach holidays and rise in more active holidays
- Re-shuffle in supply structure
- Ideas, planning and booking a holiday
- The consumer
Market Factors
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- World at war
- Consumer confidence
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- Figure 1: GDP and PDI at 1998 prices and the savings ratio, 1998-2007
- Exchange rates
- Working patterns and stress
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- Figure 2: Household working patterns, 1998-2003
- Figure 3: Agreement with the statement 'my life is quite stressful', December 2000 and December 2002
- Ageing population
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- Figure 4: Population, by lifestage, 1998-2006
- Higher spend on leisure
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- Figure 5: Statements about current lifestyle compared to five years ago, August 2003
- The Internet and technological developments
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- Figure 6: Internet penetration, March 1998-July 2003
- Other technological developments
- Broadband
- Interactive television
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- Figure 7: Digital TV penetration, February 2002-July 2003
The Total Holiday Market
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- Figure 8: Domestic and overseas holidays and expenditure, 1998-2004
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The Domestic Market
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- Purpose of tourism
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- Figure 9: Purpose of tourism in the UK, by volume, 1998-2003
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- Figure 10: Purpose of tourism in the UK by expenditure, 1998-2003
- Holidays
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- Figure 11: Domestic holiday volume and expenditure, at constant and current values, 1998-2004
- Tourism expenditure by category
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- Figure 12: Domestic tourism expenditure, by category 2002
- Holiday length of stay
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- Figure 13: Length of stay for domestic holidays, by volume, 1998-2003
- Figure 14: Length of stay for domestic holidays, by value, 1998-2003
- Domestic holidays by region
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- Figure 15: Distribution of domestic holiday trips, 1998-2003
- Location
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- Figure 16: Type of location stayed at for domestic holiday trips, 2000-03
The Overseas Market
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- Figure 17: Domestic and overseas holidays and expenditure, 1998-2004
- Short versus long holidays
- Inclusive versus independent
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- Figure 18: Inclusive versus independent holidays, 1998-2004
- Destinations abroad
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- Figure 19: Outbound holiday visits by area visited, 1999-2003
- Figure 20: Top 20 holiday destinations for the British, 2003
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Market Segmentation
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- Figure 21: Type of holiday taken on last holiday, UK and abroad, 1998-2003
- Beach/resort holidays
- City Breaks
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- Figure 22: City break market, UK and abroad, 1998-2002
- Figure 23: Average cost per break, UK and abroad, 1998-2002
- Lakes and mountains
- Cruise
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- Figure 24: Passengers taking a river or ocean cruise, 1998-2003
- Holiday centres
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- Figure 25: Value of the UK holiday centres market, 1998-2004
- Snow sports
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- Figure 26: Snow sports market volume, 1997/98-2003/04
- Golf holidays
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The Supply Structure
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- Increased financial protection for holidays
- Holidays abroad
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- Figure 27: Passengers licensed to top ten groups and companies, year September 1999-2003
- Figure 28: Percentage share of passengers licensed to top five groups and companies, 2002
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- Figure 29: ATOL passengers carried by the top ten travel companies, 12 months to March 2002-03
- TUI UK
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- Figure 30: World of TUI, Northern Europe division, financial performance, 2001-03
- MyTravel
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- Figure 31: MyTravel Group plc, financial performance, 1998-2003
- Thomas Cook UK
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- Figure 32: Thomas Cook AG and Thomas Cook UK, financial performance, 2001-03
- First Choice Holidays plc
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- Figure 33: First Choice Holidays plc, group financial performance, 1998-2003
- Cosmos Group
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- Figure 34: Cosmosair plc, financial performance, 1998-2002
- Gold Medal International Ltd
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- Figure 35: Gold Medal International, financial performance, 2000-03
- Trailfinders Ltd
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- Figure 36: Trailfinders ltd, financial performance, 1998-2003
- Libra Holidays Group
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- Figure 37: Libra Holidays Ltd, financial performance, 1998-2002
- ebookers.com plc
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- Figure 38: E-bookers, financial performance, 2000-03
- Lotus Group
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- Figure 39: Lotus Group Ltd, financial performance, 1999-2002
Ideas, Planning and Booking a Holiday
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- Travel agents must adopt technology
- Sources for holiday ideas
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- Figure 40: Holiday ideas, November 2003
- Research sources
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- Figure 41: How holidays are researched, October 2001 and November 2003
- Channels for booking a holiday
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- Figure 42: Channels for booking a holiday, October 2001 and November 2003
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- Figure 43: Ideas, research and booking sources, November 2003
- The booking process
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- Figure 44: The booking process, November 2003
- Travel agents
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- Figure 45: The holiday booking process when using travel agents, November 2003
- The Internet
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- Figure 46: The holiday booking process when using the Internet, November 2003
- Brochures
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- Figure 47: The holdiay booking process when using brochures, November 2003
- Holiday ideas
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- Figure 48: Top sources for holiday ideas, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 49: Top sources for holiday ideas, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 50: Top sources for holiday ideas, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 51: Second most popular sources for holiday ideas, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 52: The second most popular sources for holiday ideas, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 53: The second most popular sources for holiday ideas, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 54: The least popular sources of holiday ideas, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 55: The least popular sources of holiday ideas, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 56: The least popular sources of holiday ideas, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- Holiday research
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- Figure 57: Most popular methods of researching a holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 58: Most popular methods of researching a holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 59: Most popular methods of researching a holiday, Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 60: Least popular methods of researching a holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 61: Least popular methods of researching a holiday, by working status, lifestage, and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 62: Second most popular methods of researching a holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- Holiday bookings
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- Figure 63: Top methods of booking a holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 64: Top methods of booking a holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 65: Top methods of booking a holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 66: Least popular method of booking a holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 67: Least popular methods of booking a holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 68: Least popular methods of booking a holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- Holiday ideas by type of holiday taken
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- Figure 69: Holiday ideas by the type of long holidays taken, 2003
- Figure 70: Holiday ideas by the type of short break holidays taken, 2003
- Holiday ideas by number of holidays taken
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- Figure 71: Holiday ideas by the type of long holidays taken, 2003
- Holiday research by the type of holiday taken
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- Figure 72: Holiday research by the type of long holiday taken, 2003
- Figure 73: Holiday research by the type of short break taken, 2003
- Holiday research by number of holidays taken
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- Figure 74: Holiday research by number of holidays taken, 2003
- Holiday bookings by type of holiday taken
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- Figure 75: Holiday bookings by the type of long holiday taken, 2003
- Figure 76: Holiday booking by the type of short break taken, 2003
- Holiday bookings by number of holidays taken
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- Figure 77: Holiday bookings by number of holidays taken, 2003
The Consumer
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- Types of holidays taken
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- Figure 78: Main type of holiday taken in the last 12 months, 1999-2003
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- Figure 79: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 80: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 81: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- Frequency of taking holidays
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- Figure 82: Number of holidays taken in the last 12 months, by type of holiday, November 2003
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- Figure 83: Frequency of holidays taken abroad and in the UK, November 2003
- Foreign versus domestic holidays
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- Figure 84: Trends in holiday-taking (taken in the last 12 months), 1997-2003
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- Figure 85: Type and number of holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 86: Type and number of holiday by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 87: Type and number of holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- Package versus independent holidays
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- Figure 88: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, by demographic sub-group, November 2003
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- Figure 89: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, by working status, own children in household, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 90: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- Short breaks
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- Figure 91: Short break holidays taken in the last 12 months, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 92: Short break holidays taken in the last 12 months, by working status, presence of children, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 93: Short break holidays taken in the last 12 months, Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- What makes a good holiday?
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- Figure 94: Elements of an enjoyable holiday, 1999-2003
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- Figure 95: Most important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by demographic sub-group, November 2003
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- Figure 96: Most important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 97: Most important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 98: Next most important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 99: Next most important factors for an enjoyable holiday, working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 100: Next most important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 101: Important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 102: Important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 103: Important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 104: Least important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 105: Least important factors for an enjoyable holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 106: Least important factors for an enjoyable holiday, Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
- What would spoil a holiday?
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- Figure 107: Off-putting elements of a holiday, 1999-2003
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- Figure 108: Most popular off-putting factors for a holiday, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 109: Most popular off-putting factors for a holiday, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 110: Most popular off-putting factors for a holiday, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 111: Next most popular off-putting factors, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 112: Next most popular off-putting factors, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 113: Next most popular factors, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 114: Popular off-putting factors, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 115: Popular off-putting factors, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 116: Popular off-putting factors, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
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- Figure 117: Least popular negative factors, by demographic sub-groups, November 2003
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- Figure 118: Least popular negative factors, by working status, lifestage and ACORN category, November 2003
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- Figure 119: Least popular off-putting factors, by Mintel’s Special Groups, media, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, November 2003
The Future
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- The economy
- Holiday trends
- Technology is key
- Popular destinations for 2004
- Super youth and super greys
Forecast
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- Figure 120: Forecast of the holiday market, by value, 2003-07
- Figure 121: Forecast of the holiday market, by volume, 2003-07
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