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It seems that not everyone in Britain is excited about this summer’s Olympic Games.
New research published by the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) on 27th January 2012 found that 12 per cent of Brits intend to go abroad during the Games. And, according to the survey, when passport control asks these people the purpose of this visit they can state: “To avoid the Games.”
Remote and isolated holiday destinations could see an upturn in trade from 27th July to 2nd August – a further nine per cent are looking to go on holiday somewhere in the UK which is free from Olympic fever.
It is the generation which is old enough to have been alive when the Games were last staged in London (1948) which seems the least keen on staying in the country during the competition; 22 per cent of over-65s are making foreign travel plans.
However, many Brits are excited about the imminent arrival of athletes of the calibre of Usain Bolt as 2.5 million are planning to book time off work to attend events in or around the Games with five million organising annual leave so that they can watch the action on TV.
More information: Association of British Travel Agents
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