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Goals galore! easyJet Holidays Offer VIP Seats for Anxious Fans Abroad During the European Football Tournament

30th May 2024Our news
  • Three-quarters (77%) of fans are likely to watch the football while travelling abroad
  • Two in five (41%) admit to feeling anxious about where to watch the game
  • The package eliminates the stress of finding a place to watch matches, offering a premium viewing experience.
  • Book the Goal Getters’ package at www.easyjet.com/en/holidays

As this summer’s sports season approaches, a staggering 77% of football fans plan on watching the game while travelling abroad, but two in five (41%) admit to feeling anxious about where they will watch key games.

20.6 million* travellers from England and Scotland will be abroad for key games during the upcoming European football tournament. But for diehard fans planning is already underway.

Half (50%) of fans confess to researching local bars with big screens near the hotel and one in three (30%) even check bar reviews for reliability of their satellite TV service.

34% admit to having bagged bar tables over 3 hours before kick-off with 43% pre-ordering drinks or generously tipping bar owners in order to guarantee a table.

In response, easyJet Holidays is launching the ‘Goal Getters’ VIP package, ensuring that football fans from England and Scotland don’t miss a minute of the action during their vacation.

This offer includes an exclusive screening areas in hotels, with reserved seating and table service allowing fans to enjoy the matches without any hassle.

52% of those polled faced past frustration of obstructed views and standing room only in overcrowded bars across Europe adding unnecessary stress to their holiday.

With the Goal Getters’ VIP package, fans can cheer for their team in comfort and style, singing ‘It’s Coming Home’ as loudly as they wish with a dedicated area to watch the match and reserved seating.

The ‘Goal Getters’ VIP package will be available at:

Matt Callaghan, Chief Operating Officer at easyJet Holidays said: “This year's Euros summer is going to be a celebration across not only the country but Europe as well, and at easyJet Holidays we want to make sure all football fans are able to cheer on their teams to victory, whilst enjoying their brilliant holiday at unbeatable value.

“Our research found the majority of Brits (78%) prefer to watch the match in a local bar, but more than half are often unable to see the screen. Our new Goal Getters package will ensure holidaymakers have VIP access to watch key matches and cheer their nation on to victory”.

The new ‘Goal Getters’ VIP package guarantees travellers can watch the match in style and comfort.

Additional easyJet Holidays hotels that will have dedicated areas to screen all matches across this summer include:

With easyJet Holidays offering package deals to beach destinations including Spain, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, France and more, Brits can now enjoy the sun without the stress, kicking back and watching the match in peace. 

Brits can book a Goal Getters package holiday by visiting www.easyjet.com/en/holidays/

*Based on population of 2023 population of England and Scotland - https://www.statista.com/topics/755/uk/#topicOverview

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For more information, please contact the easyJet Holidays press office on easyjetholidays@taylorherring.com / 020 8206 5151

About easyJet holidays:

easyJet holidays, offers great-value beach, city and lakes holidays to over 7000 hotels, in more than 100 destinations across Europe, directly through its website and through over 5000 travel agent partners. Named Rising Brand of the Year  byTravolution following launch in 2019, having taken almost 2 million people away in 2023. The ATOL-protected holidays can be secured with a deposit of just £60 per person, including flights, hotel, 23kg luggage and transfers on beach holidays. easyJet holidays is a member of ABTA, and all packages are covered by its Ultimate Flexibility, offering freedom to change a booking, a refund guarantee, and best price guarantee. In 2024 the holiday provider will also start operating from Switzerland, France and Germany.

Winners of the Sustainable Future Award at the Globe Travel Awards, easyJet holidays has a sustainability strategy focusing on three key pillars – create better holiday choices which is about making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone; keep our holidays special which is maximising the benefits and minimising the negative impacts of travel and tourism, and transform travel for everyone which means embedding sustainability into business decisions and behaviours and driving meaningful change in the industry. The tour operator has partnered with the UNWTO to help develop the first environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework for tourism businesses, co-designing a measurement tool that is meaningful and feasible for better monitoring how tourism businesses impact, and depend on, people, planet and prosperity.

easyJet holidays has been named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 – being called out as one of the most loved employers and highly commended as a great place to work for LGBTQIA+ employees, as well as being named one of the Best Workplaces in Travel 2023.