Britons are split about future travel plans in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research reveals.
Almost a third of (29%) do not plan to travel at all in the next year.
And while three in ten (30%) are planning to travel abroad over the next 12 months, far more (43%) are considering a domestic holiday.
Brits are the most likely nationality in the world – alongside Singaporeans – to say travel restrictions are preventing them from travelling at the moment.
Two thirds (67%) of British people say that the current curbs are preventing them from taking trips.
This compares to 58% who say that health concerns are doing the same.
These factors are ranked the other way around in most market around the world, with health concerns outweighing restrictions as a reason not to travel.
The data comes from Global Travel Profiles, a new YouGov research tool which tracks global consumer sentiment and attitudes every day across the largest travel and tourism markets.
The study is based on a sample of almost 17,000 people overall across 25 countries.
An early global study by YouGov last month found that while fears about the virus remain high and economic concerns continue, the desire to travel endures – especially among younger affluent households.
Generation Z are the most eager to travel soon, with 41% of respondents indicating that they would be confident to travel abroad this year.
Millennials also have a higher comfort level than the average ‘affluent’ when it comes to flying within their region this year (52%) or going on holiday within their country (66%).
Younger generations are keen to travel again for the upcoming festive period or early 2021 as long as there are clear Covid-19 policies in hotels or with airlines.
The most important expectation for hotels is to provide detailed information about Covid-19 health and hygiene and requiring guests to complete a health screening upon entry (56%).
The research firm’s global head of travel and tourism Eva Stewart said: “YouGov Global Travel Profiles is vital to industry insiders looking to understand traveller expectations in the current climate as the tourism industry readies itself to step into the post-Covid world.”