• Holiday starved Brits plan to spend more money on holidays this year than ever before with a third planning to spend £1000+ more than usual on their 2022 holidays

  • Research by airline easyJet showed that almost half plan on taking more than two holidays this year to make up for the past two years of restricted travel 

  • Around two-thirds say planning a trip abroad in 2022 is their main priority

  • Following the removal of some testing restrictions, easyJet saw a boost of almost 200% in UK bookings, with demand to some destinations boosted over 400% week on week  

  • More easyJet flights are on sale from London Gatwick than ever before, with 1.1 million seats recently added

  • Great deals on flights still to be had in easyJet’s Big Orange Sale until 11 January

Holiday starved Brits plan to spend more money on holidays this year than ever before with a third planning to spend £1000+ more than usual on their 2022 holidays

Research by airline easyJet showed that almost half plan on taking more than two holidays this year to make up for the past two years of restricted travel 

Around two-thirds say planning a trip abroad in 2022 is their main priority

Following the removal of some testing restrictions, easyJet saw a boost of almost 200% in UK bookings, with demand to some destinations boosted over 400% week on week  

More easyJet flights are on sale from London Gatwick than ever before, with 1.1 million seats recently added

Great deals on flights still to be had in easyJet’s Big Orange Sale until 11 January

New research from airline easyJet reveals that Brits are planning more holidays that usual in 2022 and will spend more on them than ever before this year, in a bid to make up for lost travel experiences over the last two years as a result of travel restrictions.

More than half of Brits (55%) say they plan on taking more than two holidays this year, 50% say they will go on more holidays in 2022 than they normally would and a third are planning to spend £1000+ more than usual on their 2022 holidays as a result of having had their travel plans disrupted by travel restrictions across Europe. 

Nearly half of those surveyed (47%) plan on going on a ‘holiday of a lifetime’ this year to make up for the past two years of less travelling, with around two-thirds (65%) prioritising a trip abroad in 2022. 

The research also reveals that among those surveyed, June 2019 was the last time the majority of Brits went abroad for an adventure.  

With two thirds of Brits favouring a sunny beach break holiday, it comes as no surprise that Spain proved to be the number one destination that Brits are most looking forward to travelling to. Just as many want to try somewhere new (44%) as those looking to return to their favourite destination (43%) in 2022. 

The results from the survey of 2000 holidaymakers comes following the UK Government confirming the removal of unnecessary and costly pre-departure testing for those returning to the UK and the return to one lateral flow test on arrival. 

In the hours following the government announcement, the airline saw a boost in UK bookings by almost 200% on average compared to the same time last week. Flights to Spanish destinations Tenerife, Alicante, Malaga and Lanzarote proved to be most in demand, with bookings to Lanzarote being boosted by 427%, week on week.

The airline recently put over 1.1 million additional seats on sale from its largest airport London Gatwick for summer 2022. Even more seats are now available from Gatwick next summer to destinations including Alicante, Malaga, Nice, Bordeaux, Corfu, Venice, Milan, Funchal, Faro and Dubrovnik and well as Glasgow, Edinburgh and Jersey. As London Gatwick’s largest airline, easyJet will operate 79 aircraft from the airport in summer 22.

For those looking to book their next holiday, easyJet recently launched its Big Orange Sale offering up to 25% off selected flights, with great value fares still available to book from just £11.96* until 11 January 2022. 

Discounted seats across thousands of flights to and from the UK between 18 January 2022 and 30 September 2022 to over 110 destinations across easyJet’s unrivalled network are still available meaning customers can choose from an unrivalled range of destinations when booking a bargain getaway to look forward to. 

Sophie Dekkers, Chief Commercial Officer at easyJet, said:

“We know that there is pent up demand with many desperate to get away this year, which we continue to see each time restrictions are removed. This survey further underlines the fact that people want make up for lost time as soon as they can and so we welcome the government’s decision to remove the unnecessary and costly pre-departure testing for travellers, now only requiring one lateral flow test on arrival. This will make travel much simpler and easier and means our customers can book with confidence and are hopeful that completely restriction free travel will return soon. 

“With low fares, so many fantastic destinations and leading flexibility, now is a great time to book with easyJet. We are excited about our plans for next summer, which should see us return to 2019 levels of capacity and beyond.”

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Notes to editors

*Fares one way per person including taxes.

About easyJet:

easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique and winning combination of the best route network connecting Europe's primary airports, with great value fares and friendly service.

easyJet flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline and carried more than 96 million passengers in 2019 – more than 16 million travelling for business. The airline has over 300 aircraft on nearly 1000 routes to more than 150 airports across 35 countries. Over 300 million Europeans live within one hour's drive of an easyJet airport.

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £14m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012.

The airline takes sustainability seriously and is committed to reaching net-zero emissions flying by 2050. Together with its partners Airbus and Wright Electric, easyJet is working to accelerate the development of zero-emission aircraft technology. In the meantime, the airline is offsetting the carbon emissions from the fuel used for all its flights, at no additional cost to its customers, and only supports projects that are certified by Gold Standard or the Verified Carbon Standard, internationally recognised certification schemes. In addition, easyJet continues to renew its fleet, operate efficiently, and aims to fill most of its seats. Through these activities, the airline has cut its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre efficiency by a third since 2000 and is committed to reducing this further.

Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – since launching over 25 years ago, easyJet changed the way people fly to the present day where the airline leads the industry in digital, web, engineering and operational innovations to make travel more easy and affordable for its passengers.

The airline was named as Britain’s Most Admired Company of 2020 in the transport sector, retaining the leading position for a second year running. Britain's Most Admired Companies study is the longest-running annual survey of corporate reputation in the UK.