States members travel destinations (FOI)States members travel destinations (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by States of Jersey and published on
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
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