Holiday bookings take a hit

BRITISH tourists are holding back on booking holidays due to fears over a No Deal Brexit, a study suggests.

Some 37 per cent said they were concerned about the impact of No Deal, while 31 per cent were unsure about the impact it will have. Just 32 per cent said it didn’t concern them at all.

The survey, commissioned by travel trade organisation ABTA, found those aged under 35, younger families and those in Northern Ireland, London, Yorkshire and the Humber and the East Midlands were more concerned about No Deal.

ABTA’s chief executive Mark Tanzer said the threat of leaving the EU without a deal on October 31 was ‘very damaging to consumer confidence.’

The survey of 2,043 Britons also found 51 per cent were worried it will be more expensive to go on holiday after Brexit. This rises to 60 per cent for under-35s.