School holidays 2024: tell me where and how you’re going this spring, I’ll tell you who you are

For the French, holidays are sacred. But how to satisfy this almost vital need while purchasing power is still affected by inflation?

From 2022, the vast majority of French people are tightening their belts, due to high inflation. Food, heating, going out, free time… They cut the budget for almost everything… Except for one sacred expense that they don’t give up: holiday. If they refuse to sacrifice themselves this almost vital need However, the French had to adjust their travel desires to economic reality.

As of now, more than half of people surveyed by Easyvoyage are choosing destinations in France rather than abroad, which will double their holiday budget on average and shorten their stay, according to a recent study by the travel comparator. travel. However, 83% of respondents plan to leave during this timeSpring Break they say they will spend the same amount, or even a little more, than the previous year. “This is reassuring news for the tourism industry» Estimates Hervé Lemoine, CEO of Easyvoyage.

In addition to this general trend, the study reveals large differences between holidaymakers depending on their age group, choice of destination, mode of transport and accommodation.

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Three quarters of young people do not go on holiday

Young people in particular are bearing the brunt of the economic crisis. According to the Easyvoyage barometer, three quarters of 18-34 year olds are not going on holiday this spring, with a third (34%) for financial reasons.

Richer young people have a lower holiday budget than last year. The length of stay of 47% of them is thus shortened and their transport budget decreases by 23% compared to 2023. A little more than a third of young workers (35.7%) have an envelope from 250 to 500 euros per person for the spring break, 21, 3% spend less than 250 euros and 28% between 500 and 1,000 euros.

Working people aged 34 to 65 also have to give up some holiday benefits. 68% of them will not go on vacation this spring, due to a budget of less than 250 euros per person for 33% of them (31.7% allocate 250 to 500 euros and 22.8% allocate 500 to 1,000 euros). During the school holidays, pensioners are reluctant. And that’s the only population category that significantly increased their budget for spring break in 2024, 50% for lodging and 27.8% for transportation compared to 2023.

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The car remains the preferred means of transport for the French

For keep traveling without earning too much especially with price increases, transport and accommodation accounting for 20.5% and 54.2% of the holiday budget, respectively, according to Easyvoyage, the French are traveling less far. Among those who will stay in France, 63.8% intend to leave within a radius of 150 km to 600 km and almost 80% of them by car. Train and plane attract only 11.3% and 5.2% of surveyed vacationers.

An observation also observed within the generation of young professionals aged 18 to 34, who are nevertheless more aware of environmental issues. More than three-quarters of them said they would travel by car and only 12% by train. Working people (34-65) and seniors (65 and over) also rent their vehicle for 80% of them to get to their holiday destination if it is in France.

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France, to which its inhabitants went on vacation this year. If there can be a touch of chauvinism behind this choice, it is mainly explained by the lower price. For this spring, 55.8% of French people surveyed intend to stay in France, with more than half of them choosing a destination near the sea, while a third are in the mountains. When they decide to go abroad, 72% of respondents head to Europe.