Inflation also affects the holiday budget of the French who plan to spend much more than last year. The rise in the price of train or plane tickets as well as hotels is also reflected in a smaller number of French people who will go on vacation this summer. According to a survey carried out by the CSA* institute for the Cofidis company, only 60% plan to leave this summer compared to 63% last year.
It must be said that these summer vacations promise to be especially expensive. HE The average budget forecast by the people interviewed in this survey increased by 23% compared to last year, the average amount going from 1,614 to 1,986 euros.
To save money, we try to play on our vacation dates.
These French people who will have the opportunity to leave also claim to have this particularly tight budget, concentrating on the essentials: transport and accommodation. There will be less money for extras: souvenirs, restaurants. The main thing is to change the air.
To go out this summer limiting expenses, the French have also taken more into account everything that can lower the bill. Therefore, they are a third party to show more flexibility in the choice of your date. Going out in July, or even in June and not in August or on Thursdays instead of Saturdays to save are options taken more into account by those over 50, who, for the most part, no longer go on vacation with their children. .
There are also those who anticipated and booked as soon as possible: one in four vacationers. And finally, these almost as many French people whose main criteria in choosing their summer destination will have been, or will be, to benefit from a promotional offer.
To go on holiday, 1 in 2 French people reduce their shopping budget
In order not to have to give up these summer holidays, the French also tend to cut their other expenses. According to this time According to a survey by the YouGov institute for Promotions, one in two French people manages to sanctify this budget by renewing their wardrobe less, buying fewer beauty products.
They are also almost four in ten who say they go out less with friends, especially to restaurants. And a third of the French limit their cultural outlets (cinema, exhibitions, museums).
But the most spectacular are those 32% of French people who say they are reducing their food expenses to be able to continue going on vacation this summer. A sign that this summer break is an absolute priority for the French.
*Sample of 1,006 French people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over, interviewed online using a self-administered questionnaire from May 23 to 25, 2023.
Source: BFM TV
