Do most people in the UK go on All Inclusive resort/appartment type holidays?

[MozzarElla84]

Or is this a MN thing? I am from outside the UK and surprised to see so many threads about people going on All Inclusive holidays to a destination they have to fly to.

No judgement just genuinely wondering if this is the 'norm'. (As going camping/glamping in France or Italy is for us) 🙂

I think a lot of people do this kind of holiday to get the weather. UK weather is very unpredictable and camping is awful in the rain. UK holidays always seem expensive to me too.

People go on all sorts of holidays.
But usually the UK isn't known for its summer, so people wanting a hot holiday usually do go abroad!

I don't do all inclusive - it doesn't work for me

No

We don't, never have tried it so far.

I’d say if you have a family or like a drink it’s a cost effective way of having a holiday. I tend to travel alone so would probably avoid myself. (Also don’t want to be fighting for a sun bed etc etc)

I’m also from outside the UK and I’ve only ever been on two AI holidays. They are not my type of holiday ie beach/pool as I’d rather be out and about visiting cultural attractions etc and eating local food. Most Brits I’ve ever known do AI and aren’t into the type of holiday I like but everyone to their own.

Holiday what is one of those 😆

No, we go camping. Kids love it and it's what we can afford

I feel like it’s a really popular option for people, when compared to the holiday goers from a lot of other countries… I grew up abroad and don’t think I knew anyone who went on AI, but I don’t think it’s an overwhelming majority anymore with costs rising and slightly less ‘touristy’ destinations being explored by Brits.

We have done when the kids were of a certain age 5 to about 12, when they made the most of holiday clubs and entertainers, and ice cream on tap. Now nothing would drag us back!

Lots of people do all inclusive holidays from the UK. I have work colleagues and friends and family who do. I have seen them looked down on by some MNers so you might not get a true reflection of how popular they are from this post.

I think it depends on the demographic. I haven't, no one in my family has, my friends haven't either.

But a woman I worked with went on all inclusives every year and her family had always done so.

I never have and no one I know does habitually.

The most common holiday types among my friends and families are hiking or other active pursuits in UK or Europe or a cheap flight and an AirBnB somewhere warm, with occasional long haul trips for special occasions and short city breaks in between.

I think the all inclusive pool holidays can work well for families.

We did this year, only the second time we’ve ever done it, and only really because we had to visit family abroad who've downsized so we can no longer stay with them and it’s actually the closest accommodation that isn’t a total dive or super lux silly money a-list celebs sort of vibe. Twas fine, the kids loved it, but I don’t think it would be my first choice of holiday if I was picking just for my immediate family and not thinking about visiting the relatives. Most people we know without such restrictions do villas. So I don’t think AI is THAT popular…

No, all inclusive is not for me. I rent a villa and self cater/ go out to eat. Greece, France, Italy. We book flights separately, ie don't do a package holiday.

I do go on AI holidays but judging by where I go so do plenty of Germans, Scandinavians, French, Dutch, Polish…. Could go on!

There’s millions of people on the UK. They don’t all do the same holidays! But as a vague generalisation, people in Northern Europe do like a package holiday to somewhere guaranteed to be warm and sunny.

Nope. Not our sort of thing. But then we don't really fancy the sort of holiday where we would be with lots of other people, so cruises wouldn't work for us either.

When we went away as a family we often rented a gite or villa. We like to be somewhere with interesting things to see or do. We. Also like walking holidays

We we t o our first AI holiday with our children (12&14) this summer. The hotel guests were mostly Scandinavian. So its not a "British" thing.

You are also allowed out of the hotel by the way, its not a prison camp!

All inclusive resorts would be my idea of hell. So no.

We do UK breaks, camping, caravan etc but also like to go abroad and AI every couple of years. Xx

We've never done AI. We book flights separately, book two self-catering apartments/villas (one for ten days and one for 11 days) and go out every evening to local restaurants.

It takes a lot of time filtering accommodation to get what we want: nice location, two bedrooms, WiFi, washing machine, preferably with a pool, near beaches/the sea, lots of different restaurants, nice town within driving or bus distance. Plenty of local attractions, ruins/museums, waterparks, that sort of thing.

I've never felt tempted by going AI, but we have tried places with breakfast included, that was nice. Don't need to do it every year though. I know some people who like AI, it suits their family.

We stay in hotels and eat at local restaurants, visit museums and churches.

We never do AI as we don't spend much time at the hotel, preferring to be out exploring and eating at local restaurants. Sometimes we stay in more than one location.

Yes when kids were younger, they are great for families if your kids enjoy clubs, wanted to spend loads of time in the pool and cost effective in that they can try different foods, get cold drinks and ice cream on tap etc. it basically served a purpose as a particular point in time and to be fair we had some great holidays.

Now I prefer a B&B hotel, to do more exploring/eating out.