A May 2021 study focused on the main reasons behind Europeans' decisions not to take a summer vacation in 2020 and 2021. While 22 percent of respondents claimed they did not travel in 2020 because they could not afford it, 27 percent of the survey sample stated the same in 2021. Meanwhile, the share of surveyed Europeans that did not take summer holidays because of being afraid of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic dropped from 33 percent in 2020 to 26 percent in 2021.
Main reasons for individuals not to take a summer vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021
adults who did not take a summer vacation in 2020/were not planning a summer vacation in 2021
Method of interview
Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)
Supplementary notes
*The 2021 survey sample was as follows: 1,000 respondents each for the UK, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Poland; 1,001 respondents each for Switzerland and Czechia. The survey count refers to the whole sample. The source specifies that 57 percent of respondents in Europe planned to take a summer vacation in 2021.
The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "Why didn't you travel last summer?/And why are you not going on a trip this summer?".
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Ipsos, & Europ Assistance. (July 2, 2021). Main reasons for individuals not to take a summer vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285000/main-reasons-not-to-take-summer-holidays-europe/
Ipsos, und Europ Assistance. "Main reasons for individuals not to take a summer vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021." Chart. July 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285000/main-reasons-not-to-take-summer-holidays-europe/
Ipsos, Europ Assistance. (2021). Main reasons for individuals not to take a summer vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285000/main-reasons-not-to-take-summer-holidays-europe/
Ipsos, and Europ Assistance. "Main Reasons for Individuals Not to Take a Summer Vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285000/main-reasons-not-to-take-summer-holidays-europe/
Ipsos & Europ Assistance, Main reasons for individuals not to take a summer vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285000/main-reasons-not-to-take-summer-holidays-europe/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Main reasons for individuals not to take a summer vacation in Europe in 2020 and 2021 [Graph], Ipsos, & Europ Assistance, July 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285000/main-reasons-not-to-take-summer-holidays-europe/
