More low-income Dutch people on holiday

At least 67% of Dutch households will go on holiday this year. This year, 1 in 5 Dutch people will stay at home, while last year this was more than a quarter. More than half (1.500%) of households with an income of less than EUR 52 net per month go on holiday. That is considerably more than last year (32%), according to the Holiday Allowance Survey 2016 of the Nibud.

Two out of three households on holiday in 2016

There are more people going on holiday this year than last year. Only 22% of households are staying at home this year, compared to more than a quarter last year. On average, 67% of households will go on holiday this year and spend 2.483 euros on their longest holiday. More households with a below-average income will go on holiday this year and spend an average of 1.625 euros on this.

Holiday pay preferably once a year

Most people indicate that they receive their holiday pay in one go (1%). They are satisfied with this: 84% of them wouldn't want it any other way. 90% receive a part payment every month. But they would prefer it otherwise. Half of them would prefer it once a year, 13% would prefer it quarterly. Only 17% are satisfied with paying holiday pay in installments.

More than 71% of households calculate whether they can afford the holiday. Almost half (46%) also make a budget for a holiday. Families do this most often.

Self-employed persons use their holiday money in a planned way

Two out of five self-employed people reserve money for their holidays. 1 in 5 puts money aside every month for a holiday. Self-employed people wait longer to book their holiday than non-self-employed people. More than half of the self-employed do not save for holidays because they have enough money or will check whether there is enough money left by then.