Brits ‘having a serious re-think’ after having holidays wrecked | World | News
He says a record number of British holidaymakers are spoiled with excessive heat, fires, plastic weird beaches and dirty air. Spain, one of the most popular destinations of England, is at the center of this growing crisis. August 2025 has seen that Spain has been based on the most intense heat wave since registrations began. Temperatures in the regions of the country rose beyond 45C, and the State Meteorological Agency (AAM) confirmed that it was the hottest August that has been recorded so far.
In a month, more than 2,100 people died for heat -related reasons, which represents almost twice the number of deaths of the same period last year. Experts across Europe stole the alarm after roasting one million hectares of land this summer, which made it the worst forest fire season that broke it recorded.
According to new research from the Travel Insurer insurance company, more than 8 out of 10 British adults (84%) reported that this summer was directly affected by environmental problems while having a holiday abroad, and a sharp increase in 2022 from 76%.
The findings, which were the result of a Walr research on 2,000 British research in July, come because 2025 was officially announced by the Met Office of the text under the registration of the MET office, and in Europe, in July and August, a few deadly heat waves.
The most widely reported effect was extremely hot, more than half of all British holidaymakers (52%), this summer, in 2022, only 31% dangerous high temperatures, he says.
Many of them witnessed increased plastic pollution, 29% said they saw garbage in sea or beaches.
While the Mediterranean continues to be a favorite place, growing environmental concerns already affect the elections for 2026, many British are thinking of trips for more cool shoulder seasons or less climatic locations.
More than one -third of the people participating in the survey said it is likely that they are likely to make a holiday reservation in cool spring or autumn instead of summer.
Garry Nelson, the Head of Corporate Affairs at the Insurandgo Travel Insurance, said: “More people are seriously thinking about how, when and where they travel, after they experience the effect of climate change from first -hand or in the news.
“Already some of them start to think of future holidays at a time of a different time of the year, and others are thinking of places with more cool climates. We want to help people abroad in Insurandgo.
“We will encourage people to conduct target research before flying, and also to control what travel insurance covers in terms of cancellation and medical cover for those who have pre -existing conditions,” he said.
