Spending by Britons on weekend breaks away is set to dip next year, according to a survey.

British adults forked out £21.5 billion on weekend trips in the last 12 months, the poll by Santander Cards showed.

But travellers reckon their spending on similar breaks in the next 12 months is likely to fall more than four per cent, or £883 million.

The survey showed that in the last 12 months, the average spent on a weekend break was £719.

British adults took 11 million weekend breaks to visit friends or relatives and also had 2.4 million weekend wedding breaks, 2.4 million weekend shopping trips and around 1.5 million weekend stag or hen parties. London was the most popular domestic weekend destination, followed by Manchester, York, Edinburgh and the Lake District.

France was the most visited overseas weekend destination, followed by Ireland, Spain, Italy and Holland.

Around half the weekend breaks were taken with a spouse or partner.

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