Table of Contents
- Issues in the Market
- Main issues
- Definition
- Abbreviations
- Market In Brief
- Negative mindset
- Strong competition
- Spain drain
- Weather wobbles
- Wait and see
- Mixed signals
- Going inland
- But we still like to be beside the seaside
- Viral behaviour
- Falling families
- Acting on impulse
- Internal Market Environment
- Key points
- Low-cost challenge
- Figure 1: Scheduled passengers carried by main low-cost airlines, 2002-06
- Figure 2: Passenger growth at UK airports, 1996-2006
- Out in the sticks
- Taxing matters
- Carbon costs
- Rip-off Britain
- An inspector calls
- Quality control
- Broader Market Environment
- Key points
- Figure 3: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure,
2002-12
- Tightening belts
- Lifestyle choice
- Figure 4: UK spending priorities, January 2007
- Bucking the trends
- Figure 5: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender,
2002-12
- Older opportunities
- Figure 6: Forecast adult population trends, by lifgestage, 2002-12
- Upmarket shift
- Figure 7: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group,
2002-12
- Britain surfs but oldies stay offline
- Figure 8: Internet penetration at home/work/place of study or elsewhere,
by gender, socio-economic group and age, 2002-06
- Winds of change
- Figure 9: Average annual temperatures in Central England, 1900-2006
- Polewards shift
- Icons of England
- Figure 10: ICONS Project -- selected icons as at October 2007
- Competitive Context
- Key points
- Overseas expansion
- Figure 11: Domestic vs overseas holidays, 2002-12
- The holiday pound
- Figure 12: Domestic and overseas holidays expenditure, 2002-12
- Fragmenting destinations
- Figure 13: Outbound holiday visits, by region visited, 2001-06
- In for the long-haul
- Hola Spain, au revoir France
- Figure 14: Most popular destinations for UK holidaymakers, 2001 and 2006
- Strengths and Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Market Size and Forecast
- Key points
- Past and present
- Figure 15: Domestic holidays volume and expenditure, 2002-12
- Future
- Soggy middle ground
- Market Segmentation
- Key points
- Figure 16: Holiday taken in the UK in the last 12 months, 2002-07
- Multiple breaks multiply
- Short shift
- Figure 17: Short versus long holidays, 2002-07
- Figure 18: Adults who have taken a holiday in the UK in the last 12
months, by number of holidays taken abroad, 2004-07
- Market for all seasons
- Figure 19: Month when last UK holiday began, 2002-07
- Go West
- Figure 20: Area visited for last domestic holiday, 2002-07
- London calling
- Wild north
- Boost for B&B
- Figure 21: Type of accommodation used for last domestic holiday, 2002-07
- Drive my car
- Figure 22: Main method of transport used for last domestic holiday,
2002-07
- Green glimmers
- Lure of the city
- Figure 23: Type of holiday taken for last UK holiday, 2002-07
- Wellness wags tail
- Demographic shifts
- Distribution
- Key points
- Figure 24: When booking for last UK holiday was made, 2002-07
- Lead times reduce
- Online info takes off
- Figure 25: Sources used to get information for last UK holiday, 2002-07
- Multichannel booking
- Figure 26: Booking method used for last UK holiday, 2003-07
- High street decline
- Figure 27: How last UK holiday was booked, 2002-07
- Companies and Products
- Key points
- Overview
- VisitBritain
- Self-catering companies
- Butlins
- Warner Leisure Hotels
- Holiday Cottages Group
- Hoseasons
- Hotels
- Figure 28: Top ten hotel operating companies in the UK, 2007
- Travelodge
- Premier Inn
- Coach holidays
- Shearings Holidays
- Other packaged breaks
- Superbreak
- Niche market operators
- Boating
- Activity
- Domestic Holidaymakers
- Key points:
- Figure 29: Holidays taken in the last 12 months, 2004-07
- Penetrations remain steady
- UK holidays by demographics
- Figure 30: Holidaying in the UK, by gender, age, socio-economic group,
marital status, lifestage, presence of children, Mintel' s Special Groups,
working status, household income, tenure, region, ACORN category, media
usage, supermarket usage, household size, car usage, detailed lifestage
groups, age/socio-economic group and terminal education age, September 2007
- Distinct markets
- ABs drive short break growth
- Happy holidays
- Figure 31: Ingredients for happy holidays, May 2007
- Gastro travellers
- Exploring the urban jungle
- Domestic Holiday Intentions
- Key points
- Figure 32: Interest in future holidays in the UK, September 2007
- Yearning for the sea
- Keeping in touch
- Future intentions by demographics
- Figure 33: Interest in future holidays in the UK, by gender, age,
socio-economic group, marital status, lifestage, presence of children,
Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, household income, tenure, region,
ACORN category, media usage, supermarket usage, household size, car usage,
detailed lifestage groups, age/socio-economic group and terminal education
age, September 2007
- The people' s holiday
- Families go self-catering...
- ...and non-families go uptown
- Figure 34: Interest in future holidays in the UK, by gender, age,
socio-economic group, marital status, lifestage, presence of children,
Mintel' s Special Groups, working status, household income, tenure, region,
ACORN category, media usage, supermarket usage, household size, car usage,
detailed lifestage groups, age/socio-economic group and terminal education
age, September 2007
- Active families and male adrenaline junkies
- Walking women and trekking third agers
- Singles seek groups
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