ONS Travel and Tourism figures - Barclays comment

13 Sep 2012 09:48 GMT

Mike Saul, Head of Hospitality and Leisure at Barclays, comments on today's ONS Travel and Tourism figures:

“For the second month running tourists stayed away, with many holding out for the 2012 Games to begin before heading to the UK. While outbound figures remain stable, we are seeing trips become shorter with the traditional bucket and spade holiday largely being replaced by pick and mix packages, where consumers have far more control and are able to include visits to see friends and family.”


About Barclays

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays’ purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

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