Airport spending plummets
Updated on 05 July 2009
The amount British holidaymakers have spent at UK airports has plummeted in recent months, figures revealed.
Spending has fallen from £1 billion in September 2007 to £378 million in May 2009, a survey by banking giant Santander revealed.
Over this 2007-09 period, the number of Britons indulging in last-minute spending at airports has only fallen from 36% to 35%.
But the average spend per person has gone down from £65 to £24, with perfume and aftershave sales being particularly badly hit.
Spending has increased in only four areas - food and drink, books, toiletries and clothes.
Santander cards director Callum Gibson said: "With holidaymakers trying to make their money go further this year, it's not surprising that non-essential spending at the airport has fallen dramatically in the last 12 months.
"Britons are resisting the lure of departure lounge shops and either sticking to their holiday budget or holding on to any leftover foreign currency for their next trip."
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