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Brexit 'causing holidaymakers to postpone Europe trips'

Technology
22 January 2020

One-fifth of holidaymakers are postponing a trip to Europe because of Brexit, new research has found. 

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A Holiday Extras survey of 2,003 people in January 2020, conducted in partnership with Opinium Research, found 20% of travellers are putting off booking to the continent in light of the 31 January deadline. 

It also found this increases to a third in 35 to 44 year olds, and 14% are concerned about negative attitudes towards British travellers in Europe.

The statistics show 25% of people are worried about the accessibility of medical insurance, 23% are anxious about queues at passport control, 18% are uneasy about exchange rate for euros, and 15% are thinking about passport changes.