The great winter escape

Travellers from the UAE are hoping to head abroad this winter to make up for a lack of summer holidays over the past two years. Furthermore, most would like to go away with their wider family to make up for time apart, according to research from travel loyalty programme Marriott Bonvoy. The figures reveal:

■ 83 per cent want to go on a winter holiday this year, and for 19 per cent, this would be the first time

■ 87 per cent say they would like to travel to a different country

■ Just 24 per cent of those planning to go away say they usually go on a winter holiday

■ 32 per cent say they plan to go away because they couldn’t over the summer

■ 36 per cent are want to ‘binge’ on holidays to make up for not going away during the pandemic

■ 87 per cent are hoping to go away with their wider family, most to make up for time apart

■ Turkey (9 per cent), Egypt (eight per cent) and the Maldives (7 per cent) are the key destinations travellers from the UAE would like to head to this winter.

The research is taken from Marriott Bonvoy’s Joy of Travel report, conducted amongst 14,000 consumers in Europe and the Middle East.