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Belgians prefer holidays by car

13:37 17/04/2015

Compared to other European countries, Belgians are attached to their cars when they travel, reports De Standaard. About 47% of Belgians take the car to go on holiday, according to a survey by travel comparison website GoEuro.

GoEuro conducted the survey in 10 European countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) to determine the preferred mode of transport among Europeans when on holiday.

The results show that the Belgians and the Dutch prefer to travel on four wheels, with 47% of Belgians reporting they prefer to go on holiday by car, making them the biggest proponents of holidays by car, along with the Dutch.

More than four in ten Belgians (42%) prefer holidays by plane. The Italians, by comparison, prefer to fly to their holiday destination (74%), while only one in five (19%) takes the car.

Written by Robyn Boyle