Summer holidays for the Dutch

When the Dutch go on holiday, they love a sunny destination. As the climate in the Netherlands isn’t too sunny, we long for the sun during our holidays.

In 2018, Corendon did research among 1,200 respondents. The research showed that the preferred temperature on a sunny holiday is between 26 and 30 degrees Celsius. Almost 70% of the respondents are not bothered by a little rain. 23.9% mentions that any amount of rainfall would not ruin the holiday. 45.5% do not think the holiday is ruined when there are two or more days of rain.

Corendon also researched what the goal is during a holiday. 42.6% of the Dutch go on holiday to relax. 20.1% of the respondents prefer a combination of relaxing and activities such as snorkeling or diving. When it rains, 40.3% do not change their plans when it rains. They just change into appropriate clothing. 47.2% try to go out but plan indoor activities. 12.5% change their plans and choose to stay inside the accommodation to relax, read or play games with their travel companions.

Source: nieuws.corendon.nl

The most popular holiday destinations in 2020:

• Netherlands
• Germany
• France
• Austria
• Italy

Note: During the lockdowns the Dutch were not allowed to travel abroad. The Netherlands being number one as a holiday destination is then of course obvious.

The most popular holiday destinations in 2019:

• France
• Spain
• Italy
• Germany
• Greece

Source: rtl.nieuws.nl