According to the Travelzoo® Spring 2017 Travel Trends Survey, many UK travelers have security concerns that terrorist groups may target traditional Western European destinations.
Croatia is the preffered Eastern European destination of the year, followed by Bulgaria, and Poland, said Travelzoo.
According to Travelzoo’s Spring 2017 Travel Trends Survey, 13% of Briton respondents plan to travel to Eastern Europe in 2017. Interest in Croatia has more than doubled since this time last year, making it the most, popular choice in Eastern Europe.
The survey shows Croatia, Bulgaria, and Poland to be the most popular Eastern European holiday destinations this year and 45% of Britons considering traveling there admit they would have never thought of traveling to these countries before.
UK tourists who are now looking further east won’t be disappointed. If you take the Balkan Peninsula for example, the coastlines of Croatia and Montenegro are close to the very popular East coast of Italy. They boast the same warm weather and beautiful beaches, lakes and mountains, but holidays in this region are on average 30% cheaper than popular resorts in Spain and Italy, said Joel Brandon-Bravo, Travelzoo’s General Manager, UK and continued: The fact British holidaymakers are considering alternative, more affordable travel destinations this year is certainly positive news for the tourism industry too-particularly after what has been a turbulent 18 months. Last year we were right about 2016 being the year of the US, so we’re confident in our prediction that 2017 will be the year Eastern Europe secures its place as a popular destination for British tourists.
The survey for Travelzoo’s Spring 2017 Travel Trends Survey was conducted among 1,266 consumers in the United Kingdom, who completed an online questionnaire sent out by third-party research agency Toluna. The questionnaires were completed between 2-3 January 2017.