- On 11 October 2022, the date of the King’s Coronation was announced. Within 24 hours of the announcement, international flight bookings to the U.K. increased by 149% for trips taking place during Coronation weekend.
- International travellers from Ireland (580%+), Italy (355%+), and Spain (349%+) seemed most eager to attend, with searches for UK-bound flights for that weekend seeing triple-digit increases within the 24 hours of the announcement.
- Travellers from the United States booked the most flights to the UK for Coronation weekend followed by India (#2), Australia (#3), Canada (#4), and Italy (#5).
LANGLEY UK, 3 May 2023 – On 11 October 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that the Coronation of His Majesty the King would take place on Saturday, 6 May 2023. Nearly 70 years after the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953, this landmark event is expected to draw thousands of spectators from around the world to celebrate the new monarch. Travelport, a global technology company…