he pie charts illustrate the proportion of holidaymakers from one region who stayed in four different types of accommodation in 1965, 1985 and 2005.
Overall, there was a clear shift from staying with friends or relatives to hotels as the most popular form of accommodation over the period. While the proportion of people choosing hotels increased steadily, staying with friends or relatives became less common, and the figures for caravans and camping showed more moderate changes.
In 1965, staying with friends or relatives was by far the dominant choice, accounting for just over half of all holidaymakers. By contrast, hotels, camping and caravans each represented relatively small proportions, all remaining well below one fifth. By 1985, however, hotels had risen sharply to become the leading category, overtaking stays with friends or relatives for the first time. During the same period, camping experienced a slight increase, whereas the proportion of people using caravans declined modestly.
In 2005, hotels remained the most popular type of accommodation, accounting for just under two fifths of the total. Meanwhile, the proportion of holidaymakers staying with friends or relatives continued to fall, reaching around three tenths. Camping became less common compared with earlier years, while the figure for caravans rose to its highest level across the period.