States members travel destinations (FOI)States members travel destinations (FOI)
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14 February 2017.Request
A
How many out of island trips have States members made over the past five years?
B
Could you list year by year the top destinations to the least visited?
C
Could you list the most commonly used mode of transport used by States Members?
D
Could you list the most used airline and also the class of travel ie: standard, business class, first class.
E
Could you list the amount of times States members have used Business and First class travel over the past three years
Response
A
States members have made 589 out of island trips over the last five years.
B
The following tables give details of the top destinations to the least visited, year by year:
2012
England | 28 |
Guernsey | 20 |
Scotland | 5 |
Switzerland | 5 |
Sri Lanka | 3 |
Isle of Man | 2 |
Bahamas | 1 |
Belgium | 1 |
France | 1 |
Samoa | 1 |
Japan | 1 |
2013
England | 76 |
Guernsey | 15 |
France | 5 |
Northern Ireland | 3 |
China | 3 |
Isle of Man | 3 |
Switzerland | 2 |
Falkland Islands | 2 |
Moldovia | 2 |
South Africa | 2 |
Israel | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Alderney | 1 |
Bangladesh | 1 |
Madeira | 1 |
Scotland | 1 |
Ivory Coast | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Qatar | 1 |
United States | 1 |
2014
England | 84 |
Guernsey | 14 |
France | 7 |
Wales | 4 |
Scotland | 4 |
Isle of Man | 4 |
China | 3 |
Germany | 2 |
Ireland | 2 |
Malta | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Cameroon | 1 |
Qatar | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 |
Romania | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
Estonia | 1 |
2015
England | 102 |
Guernsey | 11 |
Switzerland | 4 |
France | 4 |
Germany | 3 |
Cyprus | 3 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 |
China | 2 |
Canada | 2 |
Armenia | 1 |
Hungary | 1 |
Bangladesh | 1 |
Ireland | 1 |
Scotland | 1 |
Isle of Man | 1 |
Peru | 1 |
Malta | 1 |
2016
England | 85 |
Guernsey | 10 |
Ireland | 6 |
Scotland | 4 |
France | 2 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Germany | 1 |
Australia | 1 |
Belgium | 1 |
Wales | 1 |
France | 1 |
Jordan | 1 |
Rwanda | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Oman | 1 |
Kenya | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
C
The most commonly used mode of transport by States members was aeroplane.
D
The most used airline was British Airways. The most used class of travel was economy Class.
E
States members have not used first class travel over the last three years and have used business class travel on ten trips over the last three years.
Notes:
- we have taken the ‘last five years’ to mean January 2012 to December 2016 and the ‘last three years’ to mean January 2014 to December 2016
- the above information has been identified and extracted to the best of our ability using information from our approved travel supplier (Hogg Robinson Group)
- where States members have been routed through connecting airports to international destinations we have classed this as one trip and have not included the connecting flights as a separate destination
- where States members have used rail journeys en route to their destination, these have not been included as separate trips
- for more information on travel guidelines and in particular Financial Direction 5.7 (Travel and Accommodation Expenditure) please see Appendix 3 of the Review of Travel Policy and Recommendations for Improvement, which is available here:
Review of Travel Policy and Recommendations for Improvement