Leading travel provider, Luxury Escapes has announced its biggest sale of the year to help make travel more affordable in 2025.

• New data from leading travel provider, Luxury Escapes shows 88% of Brits plan on going on holiday next year – but have already started saving to do so.
• Over half of respondents (55%) say cost-of-living has impacted their plans, with half admitting they will spend less on travel in 2025 than this year.
• Booking package holidays (43%) or finding deals on holidays with the most inclusions (39%) is a top priority, as 41% agree that enjoying a holiday or weekend getaway is the best treat amid increasing inflation rates.
• Luxury Escapes' is bringing back their bestselling deals from the past year, from Boxing Day until 31st January, via their annual and much anticipated 'Best of 2024' campaign, helping Brits save on unmissable holidays, with hotel packages up to 75% off.

26th December, London: New research from leading travel provider, Luxury Escapes has revealed that most Brits (88%) are planning to go on holiday next year, but cost is a key driving factor in what this looks like.

Six in ten (62%) are hoping to explore somewhere new, spend quality time with family (32%) or visit a country on their bucket list (26%), with the top destinations on people's hit lists revealed as Spain, the USA and Italy.

But Brits' strong desire to experience new things isn't the only factor dictating their travel plans. Value for money is a top concern for 23% of people, with 55% agreeing that cost-of-living pressures have, or will, impact their plans.

Half say they will spend less in 2025 on travel than this year, with the average holiday anticipated to cost £2,282 in Europe and £3,584 further afield.

Nearly a third of people (31%) say the cost of flights is the most important factor to consider when planning a holiday, followed by the price of accommodation (25%) – as data shows most Brits (63%) have already factored a holiday into their budget to offset costs.

Evidently a nation of planners, over half of Brits (57%) say that booking well in advance is the key to affording a holiday next year, along with purchasing insurance (44%) and saving for unexpected costs (40%).  

To aid this, more than two in five people (43%) are considering booking a package holiday in 2025 or are on the lookout for holiday offers containing the most inclusions (39%) such as fine dining or a buffet breakfast.

This new research could indicate that luxury travel experiences are 'the new lipstick', with 41% of Brits saying that taking a holiday or a weekend getaway is the best way to treat yourself amid increasing cost of living pressures – compared to having a spa treatment (19%) or purchasing designer products (14%)

Instead, people would prefer to take part in unique travel experiences such as visiting one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World (31%), scuba diving or snorkelling (29%) or bungee jumping (27%).

Meanwhile, Experiential Travel (30%), Food Tourism (28%) and Wellness Travel (27%) have been revealed as the top three travel trends Brits are eager to try in 2025, followed by a growing interest in multi-generational travel from over a quarter of people (26%).

To help Brits take the holiday of their dreams, Luxury Escapes will be launching its 'Best Of 2024' sale on Boxing Day. With unmissable savings of up to 75% off, savvy shoppers can look forward to deals on luxury hotels with inclusions across Europe, the USA and Asia.

Some of Luxury Escapes' Best Of 2024 highlights include:

• An Italian adventure: 2 nights at the Heritage Venice Glamour on Lido di Venezia Beachfront with Daily Breakfast & EUR100 Dining Credit from £559 (46% off).
• The American Dream: 3 nights at a Boutique Upper West Side Manhattan Stay near Central Park with Trendy Bar & Daily Breakfast from £549 (49% off).
• London's finest: 2 nights at The Kensington London from £479 (51% off).
• The Best of Bali: 5 nights at the Double Six Luxury Seminyak from £1,069 with all-inclusive perks (60% off).
• Mesmerising Maldives: Save over £7,000 with 5 nights at SO/ Maldives from £3,099 with meals and transfers (70% off).

Adam Schwab, Global CEO of Luxury Escapes, said: “Our research shows how much Brits value their holidays and time spent exploring new destinations and activities, as a way to switch off and treat themselves.

“We believe that every traveller should be able to experience the exceptional for less, which is why our team of global experts have been working around the clock to bring back our bestselling deals of 2024 and help them book their best adventure yet!”

Luxury Escapes is free to join, with members getting access to a global team of travel experts. To shop the Best Of 2024 deals and book your next escape, visit https://luxuryescapes.com/gb.

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For more information, please contact luxuryescapes@thephagroup.com

Notes to editors:

Research commissioned by Luxury Escapes (December 2024), representative of 1,000 adults nationwide who have travelled for holiday in the past 12 months either domestic or international.

Luxury Escapes' Best Of deals will be live from 26th December 2024 until 31st January 2025. The full sale can be explored at: https://luxuryescapes.com/gb

About Luxury Escapes:

Luxury Escapes is one of the world's leading luxury travels providers, with more than 7 million members globally. Following 10 years of success overseas, the Australian-born travel provider has expanded its presence on UK shores to curate and unlock exclusive offers Brits won't find elsewhere, so every traveller can experience the exceptional. www.lxuuryescapes.com/gb