Going on vacation with a partner and enjoying some quality time with each other is "really where it is at", according to one sector commentator.
In news that may be of interest to couples who share a credit card, travel journalist Russell Amerasekera, along with the marketing director from Marketing Birmingham Dave Hodgson, said people work very hard all week and want to enjoy their weekends by going on a short break to a major city.
Mr Hodgson added that Britons were culture buffs who enjoyed going to see interesting things.
"It's about variety and choice and you can do that with friends, you can do that with family, you can do that with couples. It's interesting that the UK is getting more romantic as it is developing," he explained.
Meanwhile, people searching for a new credit card may also be interested to hear that according to the United Kingdom Travel Survey, there were 32.9 million overnight trips made in the UK by residents between January and April 2008.
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