Schools out! Two million Brits head abroad

This weekend marks the start of the summer holiday getaway and is expected to be one of the busiest of the year at UK airports, with thousands also arriving for the Olympics. Eurozone destinations are proving popular with holidaymakers looking to take advantage of the pound’s strengthening against the Euro, coupled with the fact that many bars and restaurants have lowered their prices.

Two million holidaymakers are expected to head overseas this weekend after schools break up for the summer.


According to Abta, the majority will be heading to Spain, with the Canary and Balearic Islands being extremely popular.

Abta said airports will be extremely busy, with 482,000 passengers leaving from Heathrow, 275,000 from Gatwick, 132,500 from Stansted and 70,000 from Luton this weekend.

Over 100,000 will be leaving from Scottish airports with 50,000 from Glasgow alone.

It is expected that 297,000 will leave from Manchester, 64,000 from Birmingham and 45,000 from Bristol.

The travel organisation said Turkey and Greece were also proving popular with Brits.

With the pound at its strongest against the euro for almost four years, British holidaymakers are receiving 11.5%more value for their money than this time last year.

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