New research shows Brits booking trips abroad amid current restrictions

For many, it seems like summer has effectively been cancelled, with foreign travel still proving difficult, and even when allowed, many Brits feeling too nervous to fly. However, new data from global swapping platform Love Home Swap has revealed that Brits are attempting to salvage summer and are booking trips abroad in the hope restrictions will lift in the coming weeks.

Of the UK swaps agreed on the platform over the past 14 days, almost one in five1 Brits (19%) are planning on swapping homes with someone in the US, with the first trip booked in from as early as 7th July. 17% are yearning for an abroad trip, but a little closer to home, and have organised stays in France from 25th July onwards.

As predicted, staycations are looking likely this summer for many, with almost one in three (29%) opting for lower risk travel and choosing a UK break, with home swaps already in full swing since 6th June.

Celia Pronto, Managing Director of Love Home Swap comments, “It’s very interesting to see from our data the amount of people feeling optimistic about travelling to far away destinations at a time when international travel is off limits, quarantine rules are still in place and the tourist industry is yet to be given the green light to re-open fully.

We’ve been expecting to see a large number of Brits opt for staycations this summer, so it’s certainly great to see that people are feeling confident enough about travelling that they are committing to trips further afield. We’ve even seen one swap confirmed for Melbourne in November – it will be interesting to see where the travel industry is by that date.”