Random question about travel

[Rach*]

Does anyone know what kind of percentage of people will never leave the uk? Thanks!

[fadeaway]

Google reckons 15%

(From a Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance survey from 2008)

Edited by fadeaway on Saturday 15th August 15:28

[Rach*]

Thanks very much! I knew ph would give me an answer. I'm sat in a filthy cafe with a greasy room booked in china, trying to kill time before bed. Does google give an answer to how many chinese people will never leave china?

[anonymous-user]

I would be absolutely sure it's more than 15%, Google is often wrong? The demographics of the UK suggest that we have a very ageing population, and I'm guessing most of them have not traveled abroad.

Enjoy your greasy cafe in China, I can assure you that the food you are/will be eating is a squillion times more tasty than what most people will be eating here in blighty.

I like greasy cafes in China. There is one in Shangai's suberbs that only serves intestines, and I go every time I visit. I am jealous.

[Famous Graham]

had ham said:

I would be absolutely sure it's more than 15%, Google is often wrong? The demographics of the UK suggest that we have a very ageing population, and I'm guessing most of them have not traveled abroad.

I dunno. A week/fortnight on the Costa is pretty much a staple. As are booze cruises.

Ireland probably counts in that statistic too.

[F i F]

I can't verify the accuracy or not of 15% but I only know of one person in my list of acquaintances, friends, family, enemies and colleagues who has never travelled outside UK shores, and that person has been to Jersey. If that counts as outside UK then I know of nobody.

be interesting for a comparative figure for USA, bet that is a LOT higher than 15%.

[rich_vw]

15% wouldn't supprise me sometimes...living up in North Wales I'm often shocked by how far some people don't travel, Anglesey comes to my mind, it about 30 miles square island with 2 bridges connecting to main land Wales (if you didn't know) and some of the older population have not come off the island since they were born!!!

[F i F]

There was one hill farmer up in the Yorkshire Dales who only went as far as the next dale, and even then it was only the once. Didn't laiik it moochly tha knows.