Barriers to Going on Holiday: Aid Benefits Modest Households but Does Not Remove All Obstacles (Crédoc / ANCV)

Summary

• The share of people aged 15-69 going on holiday reached 63% in 2025, against 56% in 2009.p.1
• In 2025, 14% of 15-69 year-olds say they never go on holiday, against 18% in 2009.p.1
• In 2025, 37% of 15-69 year-olds received some form of aid for going on holiday.p.2
• 60% of French people report three or more reservations about using the internet for holidays.p.4
• 21% of low-income people never go on holiday, versus 14% of all 15-69 year-olds.p.4
• 43% of high-income people go away several times a year, versus 21% of 15-69 year-olds.p.4

Key insights

1. The holiday departure rate reached 63% in 2025, compared with 43% in 2021.p.1
2. Only 56% of 15-69 year-olds left on holiday in 2009, after the subprime crisis.p.1
3. 14% of 15-69 year-olds say they never go on holiday in 2025, against 18% in 2009.p.1
4. In 2025, 37% of 15-69 year-olds benefited from a holiday aid, including holiday vouchers.p.2
5. Financial constraints remain by far the main obstacle to going on holiday despite the aid available.p.3
6. 21% of low-income people never go on holiday, versus 14% of all 15-69 year-olds.p.4
7. 37% of senior managers and higher intellectual professions are in the habit of going on holiday several times a year.p.4