PEOPLE living in the North-East are most likely to take a holiday break close to home, according to research revealed yesterday.
More than one in ten Britons has never been on holiday outside the UK, while nearly a quarter have never left Europe.
About six per cent of people have never holidayed outside their own county, with those in the North-East (15 per cent) most likely to take a break close to home, according to the investment bank, Morgan Stanley.
Of the over-55s, 12 per cent had not had a holiday outside the UK, while 28 per cent had not ventured beyond Europe.
There were 22 per cent preferred Britain's South-West, while 20 per cent chose the South-East.
Of the Londoners questioned, 86 per cent opted for a long-haul destination, compared with 72 per cent in the North-East, East Midlands and Wales.
People from the West Midlands - 21 per cent - were the least likely to have had a holiday outside the UK.
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