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TABLE 3 - Holidays1 Abroad: by destination (per cent)

                                               1971                             1981                             1991                        1998

Spain2                                                    34.3                              21.7                             21.3                         27.5
France                                      15.9                              27.2                             25.8                         20.2
United States                              1.0                                5.5                               6.8                          7.0
Greece                                       4.5                                6.7                               7.6                          5.3
Italy                                           9.2                                5.8                               3.5                          4.0

Portugal                                     2.6                                2.8                               4.8                          3.6
Irish Republic                              ..                                   3.6                               3.0                          3.5
Turkey                                       ..                                   0.1                               0.7                          3.0
Netherlands                                3.6                                2.4                               3.5                          2.7
Cyprus                                       1.0                                0.7                               2.4                          2.6

Belgium                                     ..                                   2.1                               2.1                          2.3
Germany                                    3.4                                2.6                               2.7                          1.8
Malta                                         ..                                   2.6                               1.7                          1.3
Austria                                       5.5                                2.5                               2.4                          1.3
Other countries                         19.0                              13.7                             11.8                         13.9

All destinations (=100%)

   (thousands)                            4,201                           13,131                          20,788                     32,306

1. A Visit made for holiday purposes. Business trips and Visits to friends or relatives are excluded.
2. Excludes the Canary Islands prior to 1981.

Source:            International Passenger Survey, Office for National Statistics


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