Two-thirds of Brits stick to holiday plans despite crunch

In a survey of more than 1,400 UK professionals on networking site LinkedIn, nearly 70% said they wouldn’t change their holiday plans due to the chance of not having a job when they returned.

At a time when most people might be looking at ways to strengthen their case in the event of company cutbacks, it seems that the annual fortnight in the sun is one thing that won’t be cut.

The results are also a boon for the travel industry, as this summer is set to see more people heading abroad than might normally have been expected when money is tight.    

The results also showed that 9% of UK professionals would be more likely to take a break from the recession and get away, while only one fifth said they would spend the summer in the office and not take a break.

The poll looked at opinion across Europe and found that German’s are just as likely to take a break this year (68%) but the French were feeling the pressure with 42% saying they would be less likely to get away.  

The LinkedIn poll on holidays in the recession was conducted on the site between 8^th April and 23^rd April 2009. At the time of analysis 1,440 LinkedIn members had responded to the poll. 

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