Poles most eager to travel
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Among the nations of Europe surveyed by the European Travel Commission (ETC), Poles are most likely to go on vacation this year. As much as 79 percent of respondents from Poland announced that in the next six months they would take part in a tourist or business trip covering an overnight stay.
This is the largest percentage in the survey - Italians came second (63.7 percent), Austrians third (56.6 percent), Germany fourth (56.3 percent), and fifth – the Dutch (55.8 percent).
The average percentage in the surveyed countries was 55.6 percent. Importantly, Poles, in particular, are interested in tourist trips this year – more than business trips. As many as 75 percent of respondents from Poland plan to take part in this type of trip this spring and summer.
The progress in the implementation of the coronavirus vaccination program has a great impact on the optimistic outlook of Poles on the upcoming holidays. Almost 61 percent of respondents from Poland said that the invention of vaccines increased their confidence in the implementation of this year's vacation plans. Once again – this is the highest rate among all the countries surveyed.
The discovery of vaccines caused slightly less optimism from Italians (59.1 percent), Spaniards (53.6 percent), and Germans (50 percent)
