Need My Protein!

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Chips por favor!

It seems half of British holidaymakers leave their hunger for adventure at the door when it comes to dining abroad. A survey of 2,000 people by Hotels.com reveals that 50% of Brits admit to choosing well-known fast food restaurants over local eateries when on holiday.

Don't Firget Your Teabags!

Brit’s heading abroad this summer are ensuring they don’t miss their home comfort food and drink by packing British Food brands alongside their sun cream.

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Food Decides

Travel search site momondo carried out an extensive survey of British travel habits and results show dining out is most often cited as a preferred holiday experience for Brits abroad.

In fact, ‘eating out at restaurants’ was mentioned the most times, when asked which of 12 cultural activities associated with going on holiday Brits most liked to do when on holiday with family, friends or a partner.*

The travel site also found that 63% of Brits questioned responded that 'good food' is crucial to whether they feel that they have experienced a good holiday.

And 29% of Brits only choose a hotel abroad, if it has its own restaurant.

Brits have a healthy appetite for the unknown
momondo found Brits are not afraid to try something new - whether it’s travel destinations, or what’s on their plates.

 The survey showed that 85% of Brits either ‘strongly agreed’ or ‘agreed’ they ‘prefer seeing new things when they travel’.

And whilst abroad, Brits are not afraid to try the local cuisine either. With 26% of Brits questioned citing they prefer to try unfamiliar, local dishes on holiday, and 45% preferring to distribute their appetite equally between new dishes and well-known favourites. Only 15% of Brits prefer only eating food they already know.

Brits don’t like their own grub

And Brits don’t appear to regard British food that highly.

Interestingly, when questioned what they most liked about the UK, only 8% of Brits answered they liked the food most. This was after being given six options, including the people, weather, culture & sights, and nature.

Find out about wheelchair accessible London restaurants here and add your own review. 

 

Tasty Train Food!

Do you travel by train often but avoid the stodgy food?

First Great Western has promised that 50 products in a newly launched on-board menu will be sourced from specialist producers within 15 miles of its railway lines, as part of its pledge to banish the memory of terrible food. This includes awarding-winning produce from a third generation family butcher, fourth generation family baker and fifth generation family cheese maker.

To celebrate this ‘50/15 pledge and make ‘food navigation’ easier for travellers,  a foodie version of its route map, replacing station names with those of its local food suppliers has been created. View it here.

 

Find out more about using the train in a wheelchair here.