Saturday, January 22, 2011

Winter weather calls surge in holiday bookings

It has a growth spurt in people who book a holiday in the Sun after the bitterly cold last weeks tour operators according to.


The Spanish Islands, Mexico, Egypt and Thailand've all seen a rise in interest rates from British holidaymakers looking for a last minute Christmas break or a January holidays away from the below zero temperatures, many fear that continue to beat United Kingdom.


The more favourable exchange rate of euro and some cutting of prices has also encouraged people to look abroad.


The met Office has already confirmed so far this month is the coldest December since at least 1981. Forecasters have a return to very cold conditions later this week with the it widespread icy conditions and risk of further snowfall warning is given.


Travel Supermarket, a travel booking site, said that in the last few weeks searches for foreign holiday during the Christmas and had on your site by 35 percent increased a year ago.


Had the cooperative said travel Christmas and new year bookings for some areas in Spain, driven by interest in Lanzarote and Tenerife, increased by 12 percent compared to the previous year. Bookings to Fuerteventura rose 10 percent to 12 percent year on year and Tenerife.


Many Spanish coastal of resorts, after a hot year their prices have hotels with family offers a package for a week for four people for as little as £ 388 cut.


Despite the recent shark attacks, bookings are trembling in the UK snow to Sharm el Sheikh this winter to nine percent compared with the previous year as the guaranteed sunshine attracts those.


Christian cull, Thomson and first choice holidays, said: "one of the main reasons tourists choose is going abroad to escape the great British weather." The cold snap in the UK has seen an increase in the visits to our retail stores and Web sites like people looking to escape the doom and gloom for warmer climes.


"A trend we noticed is vacation; an increase in demand after three or four night"flexible duration"" Although people long to the play having in the run-up to Christmas, find some great value winter sun enjoy. "With the met Office more cold weather forecast to come we are anticipating a rush on our business in January as more customers, seeking some late winter sun book or, in most cases give yourself something to look forward to their most important summer book."


Travel experts warned that the interest in warmer destinations around the world was not evenly distributed, that not all potential travellers to book were supported by the weather.


Charlotte Cumming on a vacation warned that many potential tourists off reservation had been made by the heavy snow in early December, when flights severely affected from the United Kingdom with Gatwick closed for two days, to point out that risk will be those of a nervous disposition of a fresh bout snow at the airport was stranded.


From telegraph.co.uk

Cala Deià, Mallorca photo: PHOTOLIBRARY.COM


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