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Confirmed - us Brits have terrible language skills [infographic]

April 21 2013 , Written by The Diverse Traveller Published on #Language skills, #Brits abroad, #travelling, #travel, #poll

UK tourists put off travelling to certain holiday destinations because they can’t speak the language. Travel company Skyscanner did a poll a few months ago, amongst travelling Brits, here are a few takeaways: 14% of travellers are put off by the language...

Sunday Travel Kitchen - Brits more likely to eat out on self-catering holiday

March 18 2012 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #British holiday makers, #Brits abroad, #eating foreign food, #eating out, #Eating out on holiday, #Family Travel, #food and culture, #food and travel, #self-catering, #travel consumer insight, #Travel Kitchen (recipes and food stories from around the world), #travel research

Many of us are prepared to try local dishes when on holiday When you book a self-catering holiday, are you really prepared to cater for yourself? Probably not, as according to a recent survey by villa rental specialists Owners Direct, 75% of us Brits...

Travel News: Travelling Brits happy to speak the lingo

December 17 2010 , Written by thediversetraveller Published on #Brits abroad, #gaffes, #holidays abroad, #languages, #ownersdirect, #tourists, #Travel News, #travelling

Perhaps it's the famous Brit reserve or that many of us, and yes I do include myself, fear ridicule, that makes us Brits notorious for only speaking English when abroad. N.B. my embrassing language gaffe is at the end of this post. But it seems times...