Interstat: 8.4% of Slovenes on holiday in the first half of July

Half of the citizens don’t mind if they can’t vote due to being on holidays

3. junij 2014 ob 13.11 • Ljubljana - MMC RTV SLO

The survey has shown that the majority of Slovenes will spend their summer holiday in Croatia or Slovenia this year, with most of them going on holiday in the second half of July or the first half of August. Foto: EPA

In the first half of July, when pre-term parliamentary elections are due to take place, 12% of those who plan on going on holiday this year will be vacationing, which represents 8.4% of the people who took Interstat’s online survey.

A good half (52.2 per cent) of those who will be on holidays don’t mind if they’re not home for the elections. Slightly less than a third (31.9%) would like to attend pre-term elections, and nearly a tenth 8.5%) would be willing to adapt their holiday plans in terms of the date due to the elections, Interstat’s survey has revealed.
The peak season for holidaymakers: 2nd half of July
In terms of when the Slovenes intend to go on holidays, the survey has shown that less than 15 per cent of all holidaymakers have chosen June, a good 40 per cent plan on going in July, and a little over 30 per cent in August. The majority of holidaymakers have made their plans either for the second half of July (29.7 per cent) or the first half of August (20 per cent).
Unsubscribed survey
531 adults participated in the survey, which was carried out between 22 May and 1 June. The Interstat agency was founded in 2008, evolving from a research department in SPEM agency owned by Božidar Novak. According to its CEO, Marko Divjak, the survey was not subscribed – the agency carried it out on its own initiative and at its own cost, since they wanted to get an insight into the current topic.
A quarter of Slovenes not on holiday
When asked where they plan on spending their holiday break this year, almost a quarter (23.4%) of the participants answered that they won’t be going on holidays this year, since they can’t afford them. Almost 40 per cent (39.1 per cent) will spend their summer holidays in Croatia and a good third on Slovenian coast (11.6 per cent) or elsewhere in Slovenia (12.9 per cent). The others plan on travelling to another country (15.8 per cent) or haven’t decided on their holiday destination for this year yet (14.8 per cent).

Typical spending up to 500 euros per person
Over a half (52.6 per cent) of the participants plan on spending 500 euros or less per person for the holidays, and nearly 30 per cent (27.7 per cent) between 500 and 1000 euros per person. The rest will spend more than 1000 euros (9.3 per cent) or haven’t planned out their spending for the holidays yet (9.3 per cent).