00:00We typically see most UK travellers going to places like Tenerife, Lanzarote, Alicante,
00:07but we have seen some big changes on Sunshine Saturday. We've seen Bridgetown in Barbados
00:12come into our top ten. We've also seen Phuket in Thailand be a big popular choice, our biggest
00:18mover in fact of the year. We're also seeing ski season coming into full force and Chamburet
00:24in France seeing a lot of those skiers arrive there.
00:28Abta also reported that despite ongoing pressure on household finances, more than two thirds
00:33of people are planning to travel abroad in the next 12 months, with 84% of people planning
00:38to spend just as much or more on their holidays this year.
00:42Holiday Extra surveyed 1,000 customers and we found that UK holidaymakers are typically
00:48looking at booking three holidays in the next year and for those holidays we've looked at
00:54how they could save some significant sums on their extras. So if you book your parking,
00:59your airport parking at the same time as you book your holiday, you could save £217 on
01:06average every time you travel and that's about £650 when you think of it and you're around
01:11for the whole year. That's practically another holiday.
01:15We also would advise people thinking about dropping their loved ones off at the airport
01:21to be prepared because there are now hidden drop-off charges. You want to drop off your
01:27customers at an airport and you're charged up to £7 at Stansted Airport. I think the
01:31most important thing is doing your research, so really knowing where you want to go, how
01:36you can make your budget stretch a bit further, looking at reviews and understanding what
01:41your holiday is going to entail and also making sure that you think about all of the costs
01:46of your holiday at that time. It's very easy to get to think you've booked your flights
01:50and your hotel and think you're done, but actually those holiday extras need to be
01:54booked at the same time too.
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