Online travel safer than ever

Travel news advice: More than 3/4 (75%) of holidaymakers have no fears, and believe their online travel bookings are safer than ever, when purchasing travel over the internet, according to a new study,

While people are MORE than happy with purchasing high value holidays online, as the holiday discounts available are huge. Only a small number just (5%) feel more comfortable making a booking offline.

Online bookings made online this month have in most cases been more than £100 cheaper than holidays sold through high-street retailers.

Half of those interviewed said they expect the UK to become a near cashless society by 2030.

The research also covered the future of payments within the travel industry, showing that consumers are already ‘future gazing’.

A third (29%) expect to soon pay for goods and services with automated face recognition and a quarter (24%) believe microdots will be inserted into hands to enable ‘wave and pay’.

The poll was based on the opinions of 110 decision makers and 1,000 consumers.

“This study clearly shows that consumers buying travel services and packages want to see changes in the way they pay – be it in speed or security, on or offline. Security fears could deter transactions, which often involve large sums of money.

“This is unnecessary when you consider that developments in card payment technology can give everyone peace of mind. Security shouldn’t be an issue for consumers or any travel business, regardless of size.”