Travel dreaming is sky high as Flight Centre UK reports 91% increase in time spent ‘window shopping’

As people the world over are practicing social distancing and isolation amid the coronavirus crisis, the UK has embarked on PE lessons with Joe Wicks, baking banana bread and become eager armchair tourists seeking travel inspiration for when the world is open again.

Flight Centre UK, one of the world’s largest independent travel agencies, has revealed that its website data from 15 March – 7 April 2020 shows the average length of time spent browsing holidays, looking for bucket list adventures and planning dream escapes has increased by a whopping 91.62% compared to the same period in 2019.

The longer we’re staying at home, it seems our wanderlust is growing stronger and stronger. Compared to February, the average time customers spent on the Flight Centre website in the month of March increased by 17% compared to the previous month. As the country patiently waits for normality to resume, the company has launched a heart-warming new video to let the UK know that the world will, once again, ‘Open up for those who want to see’.

Yvonne Hobden, head of retail marketing at Flight Centre said: “We were blown away to see how many people are experiencing ‘wanderlust woes’ and looking for inspiring content so they can plan their next adventure whilst being at home. With this in mind, we wanted to return to our core purpose to ‘open up the word for those who want to see’ and bring reassurance that we will be able to travel again in the future.”