Holidaymakers are looking across the Channel for their summer escape from work.

Europe is the number one holiday destination for travellers in Brighton and Hove, accounting for 48 per cent of all holidays taken last year.

The Continent is tempting people away from British shores, with only 20 per cent of Brighton and Hove residents planning a domestic holiday in 2006.

The research was conducted by the Post Office.

Monday, March 27, 2006