Trips or excursions in the period December 2009 – February 2010 are being planned by 23% of respondents, of whom 11.5% will go on longer trips with more than three overnights, while 7.7% will go at most on a short trip with one to three overnights. The highest number of respondents, 35%, will spend their winter holiday in Slovenia, while 13% will holiday in Austria. Almost two thirds of respondents (64%) will make their own travel arrangements, while 26% of respondents will leave their travel arrangements to a tour operator. The envisaged amount of spending on trips and excursions averages a little less than EUR 530 per person. Both last year (49%) and this year (48%) almost half of respondents gave lack of money as the main reason for not travelling. The majority of respondents believe that the global financial and economic crisis has not influenced their choice of destination.

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