MoneySaving Poll: Will you be going on holiday this summer?

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Poll started 3 June 2014
Will you be going on holiday this summer?
Summer’s here (or so they say), so for many it’s time to get your sunnies out and grab your bucket and spade for the big holiday getaway. Will you be going on holiday this year, or does the cost of travelling make you break out in a sweat?
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As for so many of us the cuts have hit so we can't even afford to travel to visit family where we just need to spend on fuel......now there is no chance of a holiday :-(
1. Why no 'we can't afford it option'.
I think there's a touch of confusion, while the intro shows the reason for the poll is about afforability, what we wante d to understand is more what people will do rather than the drivers for that action.
Therefore all the answers are about your plans, not your motivation. Thus those not going on holiday, for whatever reason, including 'cant afford it' should pick the 'not going on holiday' option.
2. Someone says the intro assumes the hard times are over.
Actually I wrote that line and was quite deliberate it says
"The recession’s over, or so we’re told, and the bounce back is starting. Does this mean you’ll be taking a holiday this summer?"
This is saying we're told the recession is over (and indeed it is, under the technical definition, but that's far from saying the bad times are gone, as I've written about many times). This poll is to test whether peoples actions are changing in terms of holidays.
I hope that clears it up
Martin
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