![]() ![]() I don't like getting lost in over-researching and over-preparing. "I definitely prefer to just get on with booking a trip and make it happen. Most of the time, I only book my trips a few weeks before I go, and I spend the minimum amount of time possible booking. "Work is busy and demanding and I need time on holiday that is just for me where I can please myself. With 10 billion prices searched every single day, an 'Everywhere' search on Skyscanner for October reveals great value flights from as little as £17 to Europe this weekend.Įmma, an NHS worker in her mid-thirties swears by the benefits of spontaneous holidays: Skyscanner's flight pricing data shows that being flexible with where and when you travel is the key to unlocking the best prices. Spontaneity good for the mind and wallet: UK travellers embraced spontaneity this summer with spontaneous trips booked 1 week before departure spiking to 15% of all bookings in July.Bookings made 1 week before departure date have also increased by 14% since 2019.Spontaneous trips the most popular bookings on Skyscanner - bookings made 7 - 29 days before departure date have increased by 12% since pre-pandemic.36% of respondents have previously booked a spontaneous holiday with a third (34%) stating that it felt more exciting. 34% have arrived at an airport without a destination in mind and booked there and then to get away. Over a third of respondents (32%) have booked a trip to a destination they know nothing about, revealing spontaneous and flexible holidays as the new travel norm. Spontaneous and flexible holidays the new travel norm: Just under two thirds (61%) of respondents say that the pandemic has made them want to be even more spontaneous, and 29% specifically called out travel as an area of life in which they want to do that. But the last two-and-a-half years have knocked their spontaneous streak with 61% agreeing that the pandemic limited their ability to be spontaneous. ![]() Savvy UK travellers have long taken pride in being adventurous at heart with two thirds of respondents (62%) considering themselves spontaneous. The pandemic's effect on travel spontaneity: Skyscanner's Spontaneous Travel Whitepaper 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Following some two-and-a-half years of pandemic travel restrictions, leading travel company Skyscanner today reveals the latest research into the psychology behind spontaneity and the benefits of spontaneous travel in association with esteemed psychologist, Emma Kenny. Analysis of bookings made on Skyscanner show that booking 2 weeks before travelling can be up to 44% cheaper than booking 12 weeks from departure**.Around two thirds of the UK (62%) consider themselves to be spontaneous and 32% have previously arrived at an airport without a destination in mind and booked there and then.A third of respondents (32%) have booked a trip to a destination they know nothing about, revealing spontaneous and flexible holidays as the new travel norm.Acclaimed psychologist Emma Kennyreveals that travelling spontaneously can reduce stress and anxiety and introduces a level of playfulness into day-to-day life.The ultimate post-pandemic holiday happiness boost revealed as spontaneous travel as almost two thirds (61%) of UK survey participants saying that the events of the last two years have made them want to be more spontaneous. ![]()
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