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Offline Maik

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Returnerism
« on: Sunday, 10 April, 2016 @ 01:23:33 »
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Holiday habits: ‘returnerism’ widespread among UK holidaymakers
New research from ATOL has found that ‘returnerism’* is widespread among UK holidaymakers, with nearly a third of people (30 per cent) returning to the same holiday destination every single year.

The average person has been to the same holiday resort four times and more than a tenth of UK holidaymakers (11 per cent) are such creatures of habit that they have returned to the same holiday spot ten or more times.

A growing symptom of 'returnerism' includes holidaymakers cutting out the middle man as they become more familiar with their destination and putting their own holidays together. Two fifths (40 per cent) are booking their flights, hotel and transfer all independently, rather than booking them together through a travel company.

A worrying side effect of this DIY approach to booking holidays is people not realising that their trip is not ATOL protected if they book the different parts separately.

Holidaymakers like to follow their travel traditions once they have landed too. Nearly a third of people (31 per cent) admitted to booking the same hotel and a tenth (9 per cent) will even try to book the same room. A third of hungry tourists (34 per cent) will dine at the same restaurant and over a quarter (26 per cent) will go to the same pub or bar on every trip.

*Returnerism: an “illness” which UK holidaymakers find themselves suffering from when they return to the same holiday destination year in year out.
https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Holiday-habits---returnerism--widespread-among-UK-holidaymakers/


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Re: Returnerism
« Reply #1 on: Sunday, 10 April, 2016 @ 14:02:47 »
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Holiday habits: ‘returnerism’ widespread among UK holidaymakers
New research from ATOL has found that ‘returnerism’* is widespread among UK holidaymakers, with nearly a third of people (30 per cent) returning to the same holiday destination every single year.

The average person has been to the same holiday resort four times and more than a tenth of UK holidaymakers (11 per cent) are such creatures of habit that they have returned to the same holiday spot ten or more times.

A growing symptom of 'returnerism' includes holidaymakers cutting out the middle man as they become more familiar with their destination and putting their own holidays together. Two fifths (40 per cent) are booking their flights, hotel and transfer all independently, rather than booking them together through a travel company.

A worrying side effect of this DIY approach to booking holidays is people not realising that their trip is not ATOL protected if they book the different parts separately.

Holidaymakers like to follow their travel traditions once they have landed too. Nearly a third of people (31 per cent) admitted to booking the same hotel and a tenth (9 per cent) will even try to book the same room. A third of hungry tourists (34 per cent) will dine at the same restaurant and over a quarter (26 per cent) will go to the same pub or bar on every trip.

*Returnerism: an “illness” which UK holidaymakers find themselves suffering from when they return to the same holiday destination year in year out.
https://www.caa.co.uk/News/Holiday-habits---returnerism--widespread-among-UK-holidaymakers/
Sounds just like my Hubby and me,22years at the same resort and no regrets "Skala for Ever".

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Re: Returnerism
« Reply #2 on: Sunday, 10 April, 2016 @ 23:25:45 »
We must be really "ill" as we have been going back to Katelios for 27 years.  There are people who have been going for much longer than that so they must be terminal.

In Cyprus they have a better name for people who return every year: Swallows.  A better soubriquet than a ugly neologism such as "returnism" and thus, no doubt, "returnist".

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Re: Returnerism
« Reply #3 on: Monday, 11 April, 2016 @ 01:23:12 »
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Aren't the migrating birds that Cypriots make a big sport of shooting each year swallows. If so it shows what they think of their visitors.

Offline TonyKath

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, 12 April, 2016 @ 13:49:24 »
Several years ago I used to post here: "if you're a Kef addict -welcome to the rehab clinic"!

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Re: Returnerism
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, 13 April, 2016 @ 10:03:57 »
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Aren't the migrating birds that Cypriots make a big sport of shooting each year swallows. If so it shows what they think of their visitors.

Not that I know of but I will take your word for it.  My remarks refer to the northern part of Cyprus as I do find the southern, Greek, part and its inhabitants fairly unpleasant.  HTW, have you been on Kef in September when they shoot anything that moves?

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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday, 13 April, 2016 @ 10:33:14 »
Beginning to mid September every year. Have heard some shooting from time to time and seen spend cartridges on the ground, but thankfully not been hit yet.

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Re: Returnerism
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday, 13 April, 2016 @ 13:38:43 »
When there is a general election is best. They have a pop at every road sign. Think sometimes they are short of something better to do!!