Of those who took a domestic holiday in Great Britain in 2019, the vast majority had a car in the household. Those who worked full time were also more likely to take overnight vacations away, with 48 percent of trips taken by full time workers compared to only 17 percent by part time workers.
Share of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in Great Britain in 2019, by car ownership and employment status
* Data is taken from the Great British Tourism Survey. Annually 100,000 respondents are contacted and asked about trips taken within the past four weeks.
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VisitBritain. (May 31, 2020). Share of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in Great Britain in 2019, by car ownership and employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125224/domestic-vacations-in-the-uk-by-car-and-work-status/
VisitBritain. "Share of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in Great Britain in 2019, by car ownership and employment status." Chart. May 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125224/domestic-vacations-in-the-uk-by-car-and-work-status/
VisitBritain. (2020). Share of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in Great Britain in 2019, by car ownership and employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125224/domestic-vacations-in-the-uk-by-car-and-work-status/
VisitBritain. "Share of Domestic Overnight Holiday Trips Taken in Great Britain in 2019, by Car Ownership and Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125224/domestic-vacations-in-the-uk-by-car-and-work-status/
VisitBritain, Share of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in Great Britain in 2019, by car ownership and employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125224/domestic-vacations-in-the-uk-by-car-and-work-status/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Share of domestic overnight holiday trips taken in Great Britain in 2019, by car ownership and employment status [Graph], VisitBritain, May 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1125224/domestic-vacations-in-the-uk-by-car-and-work-status/
