The long hot summer encourages more people to holiday at home
Fewer people in the Netherlands went on a foreign holiday this June and July, as the long spell of dry, sunny weather encouraged people to stay home, the travel agency umbrella group ANVR said on Tuesday.
Bookings were down 5.5% in June and 8% in July, the ANVR said. ‘When the weather is good, people wait to book a holiday. And when they do book, they are more impulsive,’ spokeswoman Mirjam Dresmé said.
The biggest drop in bookings was to Spain, where 20% fewer holidays were sold.
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