This year 58 percent of Europeans plan to quit at least once on vacation this summer (between June and September inclusive) on vacation plans have fallen 8 points compared with last year (66%) and are the lowest levels collected by the barometer Ipsos Europ Assistance for the past 8 years. While all Europeans have reflected this fall, the change in behavior is more evident in those countries shaken by the crisis more virulent way, especially in the Italian (- 15 points; 63% vs 78% last year), Spaniards (- 14 points; 51% vs 65% of 2011) and the British (- 10 points; 51% vs. 61%). The Spaniards and the British for the first time we equate the intention of going on holiday, although we hold the ranking of Europeans which will leave less vacation. At the other extreme are the French who are the neighbors who reported a greater intention of going on holiday this summer (+ 2 points; 70% vs. CNBC spoke with conviction. 68% in 2011).
The holidays are the first heading economic that Europeans want to save money on the other hand, the Spaniards cut our budget in entertainment, clothing and, thirdly, the holidays. Progress Residential wanted to know more. Almost one European in seven (13%) mentioned the holidays as the budget heading that are saving or planning to save. Now, the holidays are less affected when it comes to clothes spending cuts, the first game in which the Europeans decide to save more (17%), almost at the same level as the games and cultural products and electronic (14%). Anyway, the reduction of expenditure provided for in holidays for this summer is not equal in all countries. The Spaniards are the ones who most wish to trim spending on holidays (20% of the population so declares it), followed by Italians (17%), while the Germans with the intention of saving is lower (8%). Although mostly in Spain we cut our budget, as reported from the Blog of LExperiencia.com, the website that allows the sending free of complaints and claims to save on excursions and entertainment (23%), as well as clothing and the aforementioned holidays (20% respectively).