The Final Solution

[Dsg]

How many UK residents go on holiday each year ? How many times do they go ? Can I have a list of each individual (inc postcode) together with their destination and vegetarian inflight meal option ? Many thanks in anticipation.

[Pinotage]

The thing that shows this is a spoof of the monotonous requests for 'how many uk tourists' questions that litter this board is that you actually

1. Ask a specific and detailed question
2. Give thanks in advance

The real person doesn't even acknowledge answers

[mikewith]

Pinotage - I think you'll find that this question is posed by someone who, like you, is irritated by this particular line in questioning! Me too! I've answered several of them - there's a table available on the National Statistics website detailing the 'number of visits abroad by UK residents by main country visited'. Not hard to find. And I've also researched a few destinations that don't appear there - some of the cities or specific Caribbean islands that have been requested in the past.

But I also politely ask people to respond explaining why they're asking for such apparantly obscure information - is it class or coursework, and if so please to explain to their tutor that simply telling them to 'use the Answerbank' is not helping them or us! Sadly, none of them has ever had the grace or manneers to reply. They aren't being taught manners, it seems!

Incidentally, not sure the title of this question was in the best possible taste...?