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Almost unsaleable’: slump in school trips to UK blamed on Brexit - Coggle…
Almost unsaleable’: slump in school trips to UK blamed on Brexit
Reasons slump in school trips
Pandemic
Covid restrictions NOT the problem
Requests are down for all destinations
But slump interest for UK due to Brexit = makes main destination almost unsaleable
Brexit
consequences slump
Deprive UK host families
Deprive Hotels
Deprive attractions of valuable income
Inflict longer-term damage
School trips
promoting intercultural exchange
formative experiences
forging greater mutual understanding
New immigration rules
Visa for non-EU students
Not accepting EU group passports or ID
biggest issue
4% pupils in Germany not EU nationals. They can’t afford a visa, teachers don’t like to leave them at home
unnecessary for under-18s on short, organised trips with teachers
Popular replacements for the UK
Ireland
only need an EU identity card
non-EU students ‘list of travellers’ is still accepted
Covid: EU health pass is sufficient
alternative EU destinations where English is widely spoken
French school considerate Normandy
British host families and youth hostels with native speakers offering immersive English stays
Netherlands (Amsterdam), Poland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Denmark (Copenhagen)
Numbers
French schools
2019: 11.000 students
Now: Between 0-100
Eurvoyages (French)
Schools have forgotten UK destination
only 1 request for UK trip
CTS Reisen in Lemgo (German)
2019: 1,200 school groups and 37,000 pupils
2022: No firm bookings
80% customers chose alternative destinations,
LinguaStay, (UK)
Continental schools sent about a million pupils to UK each year
France and Germany alone 850,000
for the February to June season
schools across the continent completely abandoned the UK
Verdié Voyages(French)
2019: 800 coachloads
Now :146 inquiries for UK next year = fall of 80%
inquiries trips Ireland down 40%
PG Trips (French)
normally 80% UK and 20% Ireland
now 10% UK and 90% Ireland
UK Providers
LinguaStay, a UK homestay accommodation provider
welcomes 10,000 continental schoolchildren a year into about 300 host families (chester)
Susan Jones (Linguastay)
sector pushing for EU nationals coming to UK on organised short school trips, allowed with ID card, and non-EU nationals travelling with them just a passport
small gesture compared to the benefits
Pupils learn English in host families
They mix with local community, take part in workshops
help many smaller UK towns and businesses outside peak season
Morag Anderson (ETSUK)
government’s stance shortsighted
Life cycle of non-UK pupil to love UK and get kids that will study and work in UK
Once this cycle is interrupted, there is no going back