The pie charts compare the percentage of people choosing four common types of places to stay on holiday between 1988 and 2008, in ten-year intervals.
Overall, the proportions of holidaymakers staying with family and camping decreased, while those of people renting apartments and hotels witnessed a reverse trend. Additionally, people preferred to stay with family the most during their holiday over the period shown.
Regarding the downward trends, over half of travellers stayed with their families in 1988. This figure then saw a slight increase to 54% in 1998, before falling by 10% in 2008. Despite these fluctuations, staying with family remained the most common choice among the four types of accommodation throughout the period. Similarly, the percentage of people choosing camping was around a quarter in 1988. Subsequently, the figure has nearly halved, declining to 13% in 1998 and 12% in 2008.
Conversely, apartment rentals accounted for only 7% of holidaymaker choices in 1988, making them the least popular option. However, this figure experienced a notable increase to 11% by 1998, before doubling to 22% after a decade. Following this, 15% of people chose hotels for their holiday in 1988. After ten years, their percentage went up to 22% and remained unchanged until the end.
