Ukrainian tourists in the top five most Patriotic

People prefer to spend their vacation not abroad and at home. Ukraine is among the five European countries, citizens of which this year will bet on domestic tourism, reports the international payment system MasterCard.

Platinti that always made conclusions based on the volume of card payments, this time referred to the analysis of the research results Euromonitor. According to him, in 2014 the number of holidays at home will increase by 114% (compared to 2013). On the first place on "patriotism" there were tourists from France, followed by Sweden, Spain, UK and Ukraine. The researchers calculated that in their countries this year will rest 1.14 billion of Europeans.

In 2013, two out of five Europeans spent their main holiday in the homeland, and slightly less than one-fifth of all tourists traveled abroad in the EU. The study notes that citizens of the European Union the most preferred route took into account the recommendation of friends, colleagues and relatives (56%). And even after arriving at the place of rest they continue to choose proven and comfortable forms of entertainment: 46% of Europeans chose beach vacation more adventurous options